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Bob Stephenson (ice hockey)

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Bob Stephenson
Born (1954-02-01) February 1, 1954 (age 70)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Birmingham Bulls
Hartford Whalers
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1977–1981

Bob Stephenson (born February 1, 1954) is a Canadian politician and former professional ice hockey right winger.

Early life

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Stephenson was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was a member of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men at St. Francis Xavier University before turning professional.

Career

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Stephenson played in both the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1977 and 1980. He served as the mayor of Outlook, Saskatchewan, from 1998 to 2016.

Personal life

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Stephenson is the father of Shay Stephenson and Logan Stephenson and the first cousin once removed of Chandler Stephenson as Stephenson and Chandler's father Curt Stephenson are first cousins.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 St. Francis Xavier University CIAU 18 21 24 45 67
1975–76 St. Francis Xavier University CIAU 16 22 16 38 38
1976–77 St. Francis Xavier University CIAU 19 20 23 43 39
1977–78 Birmingham Bulls WHA 39 7 6 13 33
1977–78 Hampton Gulls AHL 1 0 0 0 0
1977–78 Flint Generals IHL 6 2 5 7 7
1977–78 Tulsa Oilers CHL 9 1 1 2 7
1978–79 Birmingham Bulls WHA 78 23 24 47 72
1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 4 0 1 1 0
1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL 28 10 18 28 40
1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 14 2 2 4 4
1979–80 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 10 6 2 8 4 12 2 1 3 0
1980–81 Springfield Indians AHL 27 5 2 7 43
WHA totals 117 30 30 60 105
NHL totals 18 2 3 5 4
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