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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bob Hess
Selected in second round
No.
26 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born May 19,
1955
 | Position:
Defense / Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Westminster (WCHL)
Birthplace: Middleton, Nova Scotia (Canada)
Hometown:
Edmonton, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Chilliwack | BCJHL |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | |
New Westminster | WCHL |
5 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | | 1972-73 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
67 |
6 | 13 |
19 | 29 | | 1973-74 |
New Westminster | WCHL |
68 |
10 | 30 |
40 | 104 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played for Edmonton (WCHL)
in its 1974 series vs. Moscow Selects. | | NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1974 (St. Louis at
California)
Numbers: 23 (St. Louis); 23
(Buffalo); 40 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1984 |
St. Louis, Buffalo, Hartford | 329 |
27 | 95 | 122 |
178 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1981 |
St. Louis, Buffalo | 4 |
1 | 1 | 2 |
2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Louis Rookie of Year:
1974-75
St. Louis Outstanding Defenseman: 1975-76
Miscellaneous: Was available in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft because of
league's decision to allow drafting of underage players that year. ... Set St.
Louis rookie record (since broken) with 30 assists in 1974-75. ... Finished
fourth in voting Calder Trophy as NHL's top 1974-75 rookie. ... Missed most of
1976 Stanley Cup playoffs after suffering hairline fracture of ankle in Game 1
of St. Louis' first-round series vs. Buffalo. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City (CHL); Salt
Lake (CHL); Rochester (AHL); Lugano (Switzerland); Maine (AHL); Kloten
(Switzerland); Indianapolis (CHL); Salt Lake (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1980 (Salt Lake)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1980-81
(Rochester)
1976-77: Played 10 games for Kansas
City team that won CHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with
team in postseason.
1978-79, 1979-80: Played on CHL regular-season
champ (Salt Lake).
Miscellaneous: Set Salt Lake (CHL) record for
consecutive hat tricks with two in 1979-80. ... Set Salt Lake (CHL) record by
scoring three times in one period during 1979-80 season. ... Played left wing
at Salt Lake in 1979-80 but returned to defense for 1980 Adams Cup run. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: St. Louis traded Hess and 1981
fourth-round pick (Anders Wickberg) to Buffalo in exchange for Bill Stewart on
Oct. 30, 1980. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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