Bob Pulford

Bob Pulford was born on March 31, 1936 in Newton Robinson, Ontario. He was raised in suburban Toronto and played his minor hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). His first pro-NHL season was 1956-57 where he scored 22 points in 65 games. Pulford was a hard working, two-way forward who excelled at checking the game's top scorers. He was a key player in the Leafs organization and helped them win four Stanley Cup championships in the 1960s. Bob Pulford scored one of the more important goals in Maple Leafs history, beating Rogie Vachon at 8:26 of the second overtime period to give the Leafs a 3-2 win over Montreal in game three of the 1967 Stanley Cup finals.

After spending 14 season in Toronto, he was traded to th Los Angeles Kings in 1970. After spending a couple of seasons on the west coast, he retired from playing hockey moved behind the bench with the Kings. By 1978 he was coaching the Chicago Blackhawks and spent seven years as coach in Chicago. His relationship with the Blackhawks was deep and Bob Pulford eventually worked his way up to the position of senior vice-president with the club - a job he currently holds. Pulford was elected in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991 in the players category.

Bob Pulford's Career Statistics

Year     Team                  GP   G   A   Pts   Pim
1956-57  Toronto Maple Leafs   65  11  11    22    32
1957-58  Toronto Maple Leafs   70  14  17    31    48
1958-59  Toronto Maple Leafs   70  23  14    37    53
1959-60  Toronto Maple Leafs   70  24  28    52    81
1960-61  Toronto Maple Leafs   40  11  18    29    41
1961-62  Toronto Maple Leafs   70  18  21    39    98
1962-63  Toronto Maple Leafs   70  19  25    44    49
1963-64  Toronto Maple Leafs   70  18  30    48    73
1964-65  Toronto Maple Leafs   65  19  20    39    46
1965-66  Toronto Maple Leafs   70  28  28    56    51
1966-67  Toronto Maple Leafs   67  17  28    45    28
1967-68  Toronto Maple Leafs   74  20  30    50    40
1968-69  Toronto Maple Leafs   72  11  23    34    20
1969-70  Toronto Maple Leafs   74  18  19    37    31
1970-71  Los-Angeles Kings     59  17  26    43    53
1971-72  Los-Angeles Kings     73  13  24    37    48
Career Totals                1079 281 362   643   792

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