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1976 NHL DRAFT PICK
Rob Flockhart
Selected in third round
No. 44 overall by Vancouver Canucks

Born February 6, 1956
Position: Left Wing / Right Wing
Height: 6-0   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Kamloops (WCHL)                           
Birthplace: Smithers, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown: Sicamous, British Columbia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1971-72 RevelstokeKIJHL 44 4147 8854
1972-73 The PassAJHL44 3545 8092
1973-74 KamloopsWCHL 6713 1629 49
1974-75 KamloopsWCHL 3619 2039 52
1975-76 KamloopsWCHL 7251 4798 91

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships:
1975 (silver) (unofficial tournament)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as WCHL's No. 11 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Played in second World Junior Championships in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba, an unofficial tournament that helped set stage for first official World Juniors in 1977. ... Missed part of 1974-75 season with knee injury that required surgery.
NHL CAREER
Debut: February 24, 1977 (Vancouver at Los Angeles)
Numbers:  12, 18, 28 (Vancouver); 20 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1985
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1977-1981 Vancouver, Minnesota55 257 14
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1980Minnesota 110 12

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1980-81:
Played two games for Minnesota team that went on to 1981 Stanley Cup finals, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of Vancouver's 1977 training camp with bruised chest. ... Scored goal for Minnesota in his only NHL playoff game on May 8, 1980 at Philadelphia. ... Signed with Chicago as free agent on Dec. 1, 1982, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL); Dallas (CHL); Oklahoma City, Nashville (CHL); Springfield (AHL); Toledo (IHL); New Haven (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup:
1979 (Dallas)
CHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Oklahoma City)
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Cleveland, No. 63 overall in Round 6)
CHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1979 (Dallas) (34 PIM)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1976-77 season with separated shoulder.
Personal: Full name is Robert Walker Flockhart. ... Older brother of former NHL player Ron Flockhart.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
FREE AGENCY: Vancouver did not offer Flockhart a contract after the 1978-79 season, and he became an unrestricted free agent. He signed with Minnesota on October 12, 1979.

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SNAPSHOT '76
Total Selected: 135
Forwards: 83
Defense: 39
Goaltenders: 13
Major Junior: 97
College Players: 26
Canadian: 103
Euro-Canadian: 1
USA Citizens: 23
U.S.-Born: 23
European: 8
Reached NHL: 73
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 12
Year-end All-Star: 2
Olympians: 6
Picks Traded: 15
 
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