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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bob Halkidis
Selected in fourth
round
No. 81 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born
March 5, 1966
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OHL)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: North York, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Toronto | MTJHL |
40 | 9 |
27 | 36 |
54 | | 1982-83 |
London | OHL |
37 | 3 |
12 | 15 |
52 | | 1983-84 |
London | OHL |
51 | 9 |
22 | 31 |
123 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was London's first-round pick, No. 9 overall, in 1982 OHL
priority selection. ... Missed start of 1982-83 season with broken ankle, suffered during London's training camp in September 1982. He did not
make his 1982-83 OHL debut until November 1982. ... Missed
part of 1982-83 season with re-aggravation of ankle injury, suffered during
his first game of 1982-83 season in November 1982. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 11, 1985 (Buffalo at Quebec)
(playoff game)
Numbers: 19, 18 (Buffalo); 22
(L.A.); 33 (Toronto); 21 (Detroit);
21 (Tampa Bay); 3, 36 (N.Y.
Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2001 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985-1996 |
Buffalo, L.A., Toronto,
Detroit, Tampa Bay, NYI | 256 |
8 | 32 |
40 | 825 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1985-1994 |
Buffalo, L.A., Detroit |
20 | 0 | 1 |
1 | 51 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Toronto Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1991-92 (145)
1995: Played four regular-season games for Detroit team that went to
1995 Stanley Cup Finals, but was traded away before postseason.
Miscellaneous: Attended Buffalo's 1984 training camp, but did not make
roster and returned to London (OHL). ... Made his NHL debut in Game 2 of Buffalo's first-round
playoff series at Quebec. ... Made NHL regular-season debut in Buffalo's
Oct. 18, 1985, game vs. Washington. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with
dislocated right shoulder, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Dec. 4, 1985,
game at St. Louis. He did not return to action until Buffalo's Jan. 10,
1986, game vs. Toronto.
... Missed part of 1987-88 season with ankle injury, suffered in
Buffalo's Dec. 5, 1987, game at Hartford. He did not return until Buffalo's
Dec. 31, 1987, game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with left
shoulder injury, suffered in Buffalo's Dec. 3, 1988, game at
Montreal. He remained out with the injury until the Sabres sent him to
Rochester (AHL) in Jan. 23, 1989. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with
cervical strain, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Feb. 28, 1990, game
vs. Edmonton. He did not return until Los Angeles' March 5, 1990, game at
Calgary. ... Missed part of 1990 playoffs with re-aggravation of chronic
left shoulder dislocation, an injury suffered in Game 3 of Los Angeles'
first-round series vs. Calgary on April 8, 1990. He did not return
until Game 6 of the series in Los Angeles on April 14, 1990. The injury
required postseason surgery on May 11, 1990. ... Missed start of 1990-91
season recovering from off-season shoulder surgery and then having surgery
to remove a screw from the first surgery on Oct. 16, 1990. He broke the screw taking a slap shot during a
Los Angeles practice in October 1990. He did not return to action until Los
Angeles assigned him to New Haven (AHL) for a conditioning stint on Nov. 13,
1990. He did not make his 1990-91 NHL regular-season debut until Los
Angeles' Dec. 5, 1990, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Signed with Toronto as an
unrestricted free agent on July 24, 1991. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season
with pulled groin, an injury suffered during Toronto's Nov. 20, 1991, game
at St. Louis. He did not return to action until Toronto's Nov. 30, 1991,
game vs. Minnesota. ... Signed with Detroit as an
unrestricted free agent on Sept. 1, 1993. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season
with torn MCL in left knee, an injury suffered in Detroit's Dec. 21,
1993, game vs. Chicago. He did not return until he was assigned to
Adirondack (AHL) for a two-week conditioning stint on Feb. 5, 1994. ... Waived by Detroit and claimed
by Tampa Bay on Feb. 9, 1995. ... Waived by Tampa Bay and claimed by
Chicago on Dec. 11, 1995, but never played for parent team. ... Signed with
Florida as unrestricted free agent on Aug. 6, 1996, but never played for
parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
London (OHL); Rochester (AHL); New Haven (AHL); Phoenix (IHL); St. John's (AHL);
Milwaukee (IHL); Adirondack (AHL); Atlanta (IHL); Indianapolis (IHL); Utah (IHL);
Carolina (AHL); Winston-Salem (UHL); Helsinki IFK (Finland); Cologne
(Germany); Newcastle (Great Britain); Greensboro (ECHL); St. Petersburg
(Russia)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1987
(Rochester)
IHL Turner Cup: 1996 (Utah)
Finland Championship:
1998 (Helsinki IFK)
OHL Kaminsky Trophy (Outstanding Defenseman): 1984-85 (Lon.)
OHL All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (London)
Finland Playoffs Plus-Minus Leader: 1998 (Helsinki IFK) (plus-14)
Miscellaneous: Also played left
wing for London in 1984-85. ... Suspended by AHL for six games during
1987-88 season (automatic suspension) for leaving bench to join a fight during Rochester's Oct. 23, 1987, game
vs. Utica. He became the first player in AHL history to receive the
automatic six-game suspension for leaving the bench after AHL instituted the
rule prior to the 1987-88 season. ... Missed remainder of 1996-97 season
with torn ACL in knee, an injury suffered in February 1997. The injury
required season-ending surgery in March 1997. ... Did not play organized hockey during the 1999-00
season. ... Produced retail workout video called Off-Ice Training with
the Pros with former Buffalo teammate Mike Hartman in 2003.
Personal:
Full name is Robert Halkidis. ... Uncle of former minor-leaguer George
Halkidis. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Buffalo traded Halkidis and future considerations to Los Angeles in exchange
for Dale DeGray and future considerations on November 24, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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