Bob Hassard

Bob Hassard
Born	(1929-03-26)March 26, 1929 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	December 30, 2010(2010-12-30) (aged 81) Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1948–1960

Robert Harry Hassard (March 26, 1929 – December 30, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 126 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks between 1949 and 1954. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1960, was spent in the minor leagues. Hassard was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He was a long-time resident and coach in Stouffville, Ontario. He died in December 2010 and was survived by his son Bill, a Leaf draft pick in 1974, and daughters Kim and Jacqui, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. His wife, Helen, died in 2009.

Playing career

Bob Hassard played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros and won the Allan Cup with the team in the 1949–50 season. The same year he broke into the NHL, playing a single game for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also a baseball player, the Brooklyn Dodgers offered him $100 a month to play for their farm team. Hassard turned down the offer, figuring he could earn more as a hockey player.

He shifted between the NHL and AHL throughout most of his career, winning a championship with the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets in 1951–1952, and again in 1954=1955. In 129 NHL games Hassard recorded 9 goals, 28 assists (37 points), and only 22 penalty minutes.

He won the Stanley Cup in 1951 with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1945–46	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		23	4	8	12	6		4	2	3	5	0
1946–47	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		17	9	16	25	7		2	1	1	2	0
1946–47	Toronto Dorsts	TMHL		12	14	16	30	2		12	14	15	29	8
1947–48	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		31	19	16	35	18		—	—	—	—	—
1947–48	Toronto Marlboros	OHA Sr		4	3	0	3	0		5	1	1	2	2
1948–49	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		35	33	36	69	28		1	1	0	1	0
1948–49	Toronto Marlboros	OHA Sr		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1949–50	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1949–50	Toronto Marlboros	OHA Sr		41	12	21	33	22		14	3	10	13	4
1949–50	Toronto Marlboros	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		17	7	16	23	14
1950–51	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		12	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Toronto Marlboros	OHA Sr		28	19	17	36	12		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		67	18	46	64	36		11	5	5	10	10
1952–53	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		70	8	23	31	14		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		26	1	4	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		46	15	24	39	44		5	3	1	4	8
1954–55	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		17	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		39	9	16	25	38		10	7	1	8	8
1955–56	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		64	22	48	70	47		4	1	3	4	4
1956–57	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		61	12	19	31	20		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		70	14	31	45	13		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Whitby Dunlops	OHA Sr		23	11	23	34	6		10	6	5	11	4
1958–69	Whitby Dunlops	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		12	5	4	9	4
1959–60	Whitby Dunlops	OHA Sr		43	15	23	38	16		11	2	4	6	2
AHL totals				347	90	184	274	198		30	16	10	26	30
NHL totals				126	9	28	37	22		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database