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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bob Errey
Selected in first round
No.
15 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
September 21, 1964
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OHL)
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Peterborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-90 |
Peterborough | Jr. B |
29 | 13 |
11 | 24 |
12 | | 1980-81 |
Peterborough | Jr. B |
42 | 28 |
42 | 70 |
93 | | |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
6 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1981-82 |
Peterborough | OHL |
68 | 29 |
31 | 60 |
39 | | 1982-83 |
Peterborough | OHL |
67 | 53 |
47 | 100 |
74 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Star First Team: 1982-83 (Peterborough)
OHL All-Star
Game: 1983 (Peterborough)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 15 overall
prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 15 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Also played center prior to
entering major junior hockey. ... Was Peterborough's fourth-round pick, No.
46 overall, in 1981 OHL priority selection. ... Played on line with Steve
Yzerman for Peterborough in 1982-83. ... Led Peterborough with 53
goals in 1982-83. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 4, 1983 (Pittsburgh at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 10, 12 (Pittsburgh); 12
(Buffalo); 12 (S.J.); 21, 12 (Detroit); 12 (Dallas); 12 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup:
1991, 1992.
Status:
Retired September 27, 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1998 |
Pitt., Buffalo, S.J.,
Detroit, Dallas, NYR | 895 |
170 | 212 |
382 | 1,005 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1989-1996 |
PIT, BUF, SJ, DET | 99 |
13 | 16 |
29 | 109 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1995 (Detroit)
San Jose Captain: Oct. 6, 1993, until Feb. 27, 1995
Broadcasting Career: Named Pittsburgh radio color commentator on
Sept. 27, 1999, and remained in position until August 2003. ...
Named Pittsburgh TV color commentator in August 2003 and remained
in that position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game on his second shot on
goal. The power-play goal beat
St. Louis goaltender Rick Heinz at 19:53 of the second period, giving the
Penguins a 2-2 tie in a game the Blues went on to win 5-3. ... Missed part
of 1983-84 season with hip pointer injury, suffered during Pittsburgh's Dec.
18, 1983, game at Toronto. He did not return to action until Pittsburgh's
Jan. 7, 1984, game vs. New Jersey. ... Missed remainder of 1983-84 season
with laceration on neck, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's March 28,
1984, game vs. Philadelphia. The injury required off-season plastic surgery.
... Was one of Mario Lemieux's first professional teammates
with Pittsburgh in 1984-85. ... Missed remainder of 1986-87 season with
sprained right knee, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's March 18, 1987,
game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed first three quarters of 1987-88 season with broken right
wrist, an injury suffered in Pittsburgh's Oct. 2, 1987, preseason game vs.
Montreal.
The injury was initially thought to be a sprain, but subsequent X-rays
revealed the break, and Errey did not make his 1987-88 season debut until
Pittsburgh's Feb. 25, 1988, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed parts of
1988-89 season with the flu, an illness contracted in January 1989, and with
bruised foot, an injury suffered in Pittsburgh's Feb. 26, 1989, game at
Hartford. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with bruised left shoulder, an
injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Oct. 26, 1989, game at Detroit, and with
bruised left leg, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Dec. 8, 1989, game
at New Jersey. ... Played on line with Troy Loney and Phil Bourque for
Pittsburgh in 1990-91 and 1991-92. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with foot injury, suffered
during Pittsburgh's Nov. 8, 1991, game at Winnipeg, and with
hamstring injury, suffered during Pittsburgh's Feb. 20, 1992, game vs.
Quebec. ... Missed part of 1992 playoffs with shoulder injury, suffered
during Game 4 of Pittsburgh's second-round series vs. N.Y. Rangers on May
9, 1992. He did not return until Game 1 of Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup Finals
series vs. Chicago on May 26, 1992. ... Missed start of 1992-93 season with
sprained left ankle, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Sept. 29, 1992,
preseason game at Hartford. He did not make his 1992-93 season debut until
Pittsburgh's Nov. 7, 1992, game at Toronto. ... Missed part of 1992-93
season with bruised tailbone, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Feb.
27, 1993, game vs. Tampa Bay. ... Missed remainder of 1992-93 regular season
with torn ligaments in left ankle, an injury suffered during Buffalo's April
4, 1993, game vs. Boston. He did not return to action until Buffalo's April
15, 1993, regular-season finale vs. Philadelphia. ... Missed part of 1993
playoffs with hip injury, suffered during Game 1 of Buffalo's first-round
series at Boston on April 18, 1993. He did not return to action until Game 2
of Buffalo's second-round series vs. Montreal on May 4, 1993. ... Signed
with San Jose as a Group V unrestricted free agent on Aug. 17, 1993. ...
Missed parts of 1993-94 season with rib injury, suffered during San Jose's
Oct. 10, 1993, game at Los Angeles, and with the flu, an illness contracted
in late October 1993. ... Suspended two games and fined $500 by NHL during
1993-94 season for checking Frantisek Musil from behind and into the boards
during San Jose's Dec. 28, 1993, game vs. Calgary. Errey received a
five-minute major and a game misconduct on the play, which injured Musil.
Errey, who argued that the contact was incidental and not deliberate, sat
out San Jose's games on Dec. 31, 1993, and Jan. 2, 1994. ... Missed parts of
1993-94 season with hyper-extended knee, an injury suffered in San
Jose's Feb. 1, 1994, game at N.Y. Islanders, and with sprained knee, suffered during San Jose's March 22, 1994, game at Pittsburgh. He did
not return from the second knee injury until San Jose's April 2, 1994, game
vs. Vancouver. He re-aggravated the injury in that game and missed the
remainder of the 1993-94 regular season. He returned for Game 1 of
San Jose's first-round playoff series at Detroit on April 18, 1994. ...
Missed part of 1995 season with ankle injury, suffered in San Jose's Feb. 6,
1995, game at Toronto and re-aggravated during San Jose's Feb. 17, 1995,
game at Los Angeles. ... Missed parts of 1995-96 season with bruised
sternum, an injury suffered during Detroit's Jan. 30, 1996, game vs.
Toronto, with right foot injury, suffered in Detroit's March 12, 1996,
game vs. Winnipeg, and with broken bone in left foot, an injury suffered
during Detroit's March 20, 1996, game vs. Toronto. ... Suspended two games,
including first game of 1996 playoffs, and fined $1,000 by NHL for slashing
Denis Savard during Detroit's April 12, 1996, game vs. Chicago. ... Waived
by Detroit and claimed by San Jose on Feb. 8, 1997. ... Signed with Dallas
as a Group III unrestricted free agent on July 17, 1997. ... Missed part of
1997-98 season with concussion, an injury suffered during Dallas' March 11,
1998, game at Phoenix. ... Attended Pittsburgh's 1999 training camp, but
retired to pursue a broadcasting career when it became clear he would not
make roster. ... Attempted to come out of retirement just before his 37th
birthday by attending Pittsburgh's training camp in September 2001, but
aborted his comeback bid after suffering two groin injuries during preseason
and later being cut by the Penguins on Sept. 29, 2001. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Baltimore (AHL); Hartford (AHL)
World Championships: 1997 (gold
medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Took real estate
courses during off-seasons of his playing days in Pittsburgh.
Personal: Full name is Robert Errey.
... Third cousin of former NHL player and Hockey Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Pittsburgh traded Errey to Buffalo in exchange for Mike Ramsey on March 22,
1993. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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