| Round | Overall |
| 5 | 65 |
Bob Sykes
Selected by
Toronto from Sudbury (NOJHL)
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6-foot-0, 200 pounds
Left-hand shot
Left Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Sudbury | NOJHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1969-70 | Sudbury | NOJHL | 45 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 79 |
| 1970-71 | Sudbury | NOJHL | 48 | 48 | 59 | 107 | 26 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Shared NOJHL's Most Gentlemanly Player Award with Sudbury in 1970-71.
Canadian • Born
September 26, 1951 in Sudbury, Ontario • Hometown:
Sudbury, Ontario
Career Vitals
| First contract: | July 3, 1973 |
| Debut: | February 12, 1975 (Toronto vs. Montreal) |
| Final NHL game: | February 15, 1975 (Toronto vs. Pittsburgh) |
| Retired: | 1977 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Number: | 25 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: Toronto
Year: 1975. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 1 year | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Scored hat trick for Saint Louis (CCHA) on Nov. 4, 1972, at Lake Superior. ... Played on 1973-74 Oklahoma City team that won CHL regular-season title.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Robert
John William Sykes
Other Post-Draft Teams: Saint Louis (CCHA); Oklahoma City (CHL); Saginaw (IHL); Orillia (OHA Sr.)
Education: Attended Saint Louis
University from 1971 to 1973.
Significant Injuries
Missed second half of 1972-73 season with knee injury, suffered during Saint Louis' Dec. 28, 1972, home game vs. Minnesota in the St. Louis Holiday Tournament. The injury required season-ending surgery. ... Missed part of 1973-74 season with broken jaw, an injury suffered playing for Oklahoma City (CHL).
Miscellaneous:
| Finished second in NOJHL with 59 assists for Sudbury in 1970-71 season. | Finished third in NOJHL scoring race with 107 points for Sudbury in 1970-71. | Shared left wing spot on 1970-71 NOJHL All-Star First Team with John Campbell. | Played as freshman for Saint Louis Billikens in CCHA's inaugural 1971-72 season. |
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971