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1982 NHL DRAFT PICK
Bob Sweeney
Selected in sixth round
No. 123 overall by Boston Bruins

Born January 25, 1964
Position: Center
Height: 6-3   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Acton-Boxborough (Mass. H.S.)       
Birthplace: Concord, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown: Boxborough, Massachusetts
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 Acton-BoxboroughMass. H.S. ---- ---- --
1980-81 Acton-BoxboroughMass. H.S. ---- ---- --
1981-82 Acton-BoxboroughMass. H.S. 4644 3680 --

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Mass. High School All-State First Team:
1980-81, 1981-82 (A-B)
Mass. Dual County League All-Star First Team: 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82 (Acton-Boxborough)
Acton-Boxborough Captain: 1981-82
Mass. High School Points Leader: 1981-82 (Acton-Boxborough)
NHL CAREER
Debut: January 24, 1987 (Calgary at Boston)
Numbers:  42, 20 (Boston); 20 (Buffalo); 20 (NYI); 17 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 2001
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1987-1996 BOS, BUF, NYI, CGY639 125163 288799
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1987-1996 Boston, Buffalo, Calgary 10315 1833 197

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost):
1988, 1990 (Boston)
Boston Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1992 (25)
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game, which he played in his hometown arena, the Boston Garden. ... Scored his first NHL goal against former Acton-Boxborough High School teammate Tom Barrasso, who was playing for Buffalo, on Jan. 26, 1987. ... Was only Boston player to appear in all 80 games in 1987-88 season. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with back spasms, an injury suffered in November 1988. ... Began playing right wing, as well as center, for Boston during 1989-90 season. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with strained, an injury suffered in December 1989, and with shoulder injury, suffered in February 1990. The shoulder injury required off-season surgery during the summer of 1990. ... Missed part of 1991 playoffs with left shoulder injury, suffered during Game 4 of Boston's second-round series at Montreal on April 23, 1991. ... Scored for Boston on his first NHL penalty shot when he beat goaltender Peter Sidorkiewicz during Boston's Dec. 12, 1990 game at Hartford. It was the first time a Bruins player had scored on a penalty shot since Rick Middleton achieved feat on Feb. 27, 1979. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered during Boston's Feb. 6, 1992, game at Philadelphia. The injury required surgery on Feb. 10, 1992, and Sweeney did not return to action until Boston's March 5, 1992, game vs. Vancouver. ... Scored two goals in his first game with Buffalo on Oct. 10, 1992, at Hartford. ... Tied NHL record (since broken) for career regular-season overtime goals with his seventh goal -- scored for Buffalo at Philadelphia on Jan. 26, 1993. ... Suspended three games by NHL for coming off the bench to join on-ice brawl at the end of Buffalo's Oct. 9, 1993, game at Montreal. He got a game misconduct on the play, and the NHL announced his suspension two days later on Oct. 11, 1993. Initially, he was going to be suspended 10 game for leaving the bench, but a review found that he was coming onto the ice for a line change when the fight started, and the NHL reduced his mandatory suspension to three games. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with rib injury, suffered in Buffalo's Nov. 7, 1993, game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with right knee injury, suffered during Buffalo's March 9, 1994, game at Anaheim. He did not return to action until Buffalo's April 14, 1994, game vs. Washington. ...  Missed part of 1995 season with bruised shoulder, suffered during Buffalo's Jan. 22, 1995, game at Tampa Bay. ... Left unprotected by Buffalo for 1995 NHL Waiver Draft. He was claimed by N.Y. Islanders on Oct. 2, 1995. ... Never missed playoffs during his NHL career.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Boston College (ECAC/HE); Moncton (AHL); Maine (AHL); Quebec (IHL); Ratingen, Frankfurt, Munich (Germany)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Germany Championship:
2000 (Munich)
NCAA All-America East Second Team: 1984-85 (Boston College)
Beanpot Tournament Most Valuable Player: 1983 (Boston Coll.)
Hockey East All-Star Second Team: 1984-85 (Boston College)
New England All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (Boston College)
Acton-Boxborough Colonial Club (Hall of Fame): Inducted 1993
Education: Majored in marketing at Boston College.
Miscellaneous: Demoted by Boston to Maine (AHL) for one game in 1991-92 season, which he played on Nov. 4, 1991, scoring a goal. He was recalled on Nov. 9 and never again demoted during NHL career. ... Helped found Madeline A. Sweeney Foundation after the Sept. 11, 2001, death of his sister-in-law. ... Became active in Oldtimers charity hockey after his retirement, playing on Boston Bruins Alumni team. ... Acton-Boxborough High School retired Sweeney's jersey.
Personal: Full name is Robert Emmett Sweeney. ... One of seven children, five of whom were girls. ... Brother-in-law of Madeline Amy Sweeney, an American Airlines flight attendant killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. She was married to Bob's brother Michael.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
WAIVERS: Boston waived Sweeney, and he was claimed by Buffalo on October 9, 1992. The Sabres won Sweeney's rights after a dispute with Calgary, which had also tried to claim him off waivers. The dispute arose over the order in which teams were eligible to choose players on the waiver wire. Since the season had not yet begun when Sweeney was waived, there was no set claim order based on reverse position in the standings. Thus, claim order was based on the 1991-92 season's finish, when both Buffalo and Calgary had 31 wins and 74 points. Based on a tiebreaker procedure, the NHL ruled that the Sabres had finished below the Flames and were entitled to claim Sweeney first.

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SNAPSHOT '82
Total Selected: 252
Forwards: 152
Defense: 82
Goaltenders: 18
Major Junior: 129
Tier II/Jr. B: 27/4
College Players: 20
High School: 37
Canadian: 152
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 62
U.S.-Born: 62
European: 35
Reached NHL: 109
Stanley Cup: 18
Hall of Fame: 0
All-Star Game: 14
Year-end All-Star: 4
Olympians: 37
Picks Traded: 50
 
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