Bob Brooke
Bob Brooke | |||
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Born |
Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S. | December 18, 1960||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
New York Rangers Minnesota North Stars New Jersey Devils | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
75th overall, 1980 St. Louis Blues | ||
Playing career | 1983–1990 |
Robert Wesley Brooke (born December 18, 1960) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils between 1984 and 1990. Internationally Brooke played for the American national team at several tournaments, including the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1984 and 1987 Canada Cups, as well as three World Championships.
Playing career
[edit]Brooke was the first of the "AB Pros," the handful of NHL players that grew up through the Acton-Boxborough youth hockey program of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s (Tom Barrasso, Ted Crowley, Bob Sweeney, Ian Moran, and Jeff Norton). He graduated from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in 1979. After graduation, Brooke played for the Yale University men's ice hockey team graduating in 1983. He played international hockey as a member of the United States national team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He also played baseball for Yale alongside future New York Mets' pitcher Ron Darling.[1]
In the NHL, he played for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and New Jersey Devils. After joining the NHL, he also played for US team in the 1984 Canada Cup, 1985 and 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 1987 Canada Cup.
After his playing career, he went to Harvard Business School for his MBA.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1978–79 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Yale University | ECAC | 24 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Yale University | ECAC | 27 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Yale University | ECAC | 25 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Yale University | ECAC | 25 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | United States National Team | Intl | 54 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
1984–85 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 111 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | ||
1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 65 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 77 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 57 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 38 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 35 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
NHL totals | 447 | 69 | 97 | 166 | 520 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 59 |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1980 | United States | WJC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
1983 | United States | WC B | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | |
1984 | United States | OG | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
1984 | United States | CC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
1985 | United States | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
1987 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
1987 | United States | CC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Senior totals | 43 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — |
Awards and honors
[edit]Award | Year | |
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All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1982–83 | [3] |
AHCA East All-American | 1982–83 | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ Zach Schonbrun (1981-05-21). "Darling-Viola Pitcher's Duel Lives On in St. John's Baseball Lore - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Hedgeye Risk Management | Hedgeye names Bob Brooke as Managing Director of New Business Development". 5 January 2011.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Brooke's profile @ hockeydraftcentral.com
- 1960 births
- Living people
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- American men's ice hockey centers
- Ice hockey players from Massachusetts
- Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Minnesota North Stars players
- New York Rangers players
- New Jersey Devils players
- Olympic ice hockey players for the United States
- People from Acton, Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Melrose, Massachusetts
- Ice hockey people from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
- Harvard Business School alumni