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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rob Palmer
Selected in
fifth round
No. 85 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born
September 10, 1956
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Michigan (WCHA)
Birthplace: Sarnia, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Don Mills, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Toronto | OPJHL | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1973-74 |
Michigan | WCHA |
36 | 3 |
12 | 15 |
14 | | 1974-75 |
Michigan | WCHA |
40 | 5 |
15 | 20 |
26 | | 1975-76 |
Michigan | WCHA |
42 | 5 |
16 | 21 |
58 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Turned down scholarship offer from Michigan Tech because he
preferred the academic offerings at Michigan. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 15, 1977 (Detroit at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 6 (Los Angeles); 22, 6 (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1984 |
Los Angeles, New Jersey | 320 |
9 | 101 | 110 |
115 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1980 |
Los Angeles | 8 |
1 | 2 | 3 |
6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Los Angeles Unsung Hero: 1978-79
New Jersey Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader): 1982-83 (minus-6)
1982-83: Played on first New Jersey Devils team.
Miscellaneous: Paired on defense with Larry Brown for Los Angeles in
1977-78. ... Set Los Angeles single-season record (since broken) for
assists by a defenseman with 41 in 1978-79. ... Led all NHL defenseman with
plus-29 rating for Los Angeles in 1979-80. ... Was roommate and close friend
of Kings teammate Dave Taylor during his years in Los Angeles. ... Missed most
of 1981-82 season with broken right ankle, an injury suffered in January 1982.
... Attended New Jersey's 1982 training camp on tryout basis and won spot on
roster. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan (WCHA); Fort Worth
(CHL); Springfield (AHL); Houston, Indianapolis (CHL); New Haven (AHL); Maine
(AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1984 (Maine)
Michigan
Isacson Award (Top Hockey Scholar-Athlete): 1974-75 (first winner), 1976-77
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Calgary,
No. 102 overall in Round 9)
Coaching Career: Named Michigan (CCHA) graduate assistant coach prior to
1986-87 season and remained in that position through 1987-88 season.
Education: Graduated from
University of Michigan with 3.1 GPA and degree in business administration.
Miscellaneous: Member of Michigan
Dekers Blue Line Club Hall of Fame. ... Joined Fort Worth (CHL) for remainder
of 1976-77 season after completing his NCAA eligibility at University of
Michigan. ... Played right wing for Fort Worth during 1977 CHL playoffs. ... Was on Houston (CHL) team that folded on Jan. 8, 1981.
... Became active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his retirement, playing
for Detroit Red Wings alumni and University of Michigan alumni teams.
Personal: Full name is Robert Ross
Palmer. ... Also known as Robert Palmer during his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Los Angeles did not offer Palmer
a contract after the 1981-82 season, and he became an unrestricted free agent.
He signed with New Jersey on September 13, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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