Bob Dawes

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1924–2003)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| caption =

| position = Defence

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 170

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1924|11|29}}

| birth_place = Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2003|05|26|1924|11|29}}

| death_place = Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

| career_start = 1945

| career_end = 1967

}}

Robert James "Bobby" Dawes (November 29, 1924 – May 26, 2003) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played 32 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens between 1947 and 1951. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1945 to 1967, was spent in various minor leagues. He won the Stanley Cup in 1949 with the Maple Leafs.

Playing career

Dawes began his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1947. He would also play for the Montreal Canadiens. He left the NHL following the 1951 season and played in the minor leagues until 1961–62 before retiring from hockey. He won the Stanley Cup in 1949 with the Maple Leafs.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1942–43

| Saskatoon Quakers

| N-SJHL

| 7

761320

| 3

114
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| 1942–43

| Saskatoon Quakers

| M-Cup

| —

| 8

48124
1943–44

| Oshawa Generals

| OHA

| 26

8192732

| 10

2464
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1943–44

| Oshawa Generals

| M-Cup

| —

| 9

571214
1944–45

| Saskatoon Falcons

| N-SJHL

| 2

2350

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1945–46

| New Haven Eagles

| AHL

| 57

9182733

| —

1946–47

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 1

0000

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1946–47

| Springfield Indians

| AHL

| 42

4172127

| 2

0220
1947–48

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 68

13314435

| 2

1125
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1948–49

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 5

1010

| 9

0002
1948–49

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 55

16255131

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1949–50

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 11

1232

| —

1949–50

| Cleveland Barons

| AHL

| 47

3192241

| 9

13410
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1950–51

| Buffalo Bisons

| AHL

| 10

2356

| —

1950–51

| Cincinnati Mohawks

| AHL

| 15

4374

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1950–51

| Seattle Ironmen

| PCHL

| 20

2111310

| —

1950–51

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 15

0554

| 1

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1951–52

| Montreal Royals

| QSHL

| 5

0002

| —

1951–52

| Buffalo Bisons

| AHL

| 2

0330

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1952–53

| Montreal Royals

| QSHL

| —

| —

1953–54

| Sudbury Wolves

| NOHA

| 19

210124

| 10

0554
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| 1954–55

| New Westminster Royals

| WHL

| 12

3362

| —

1954–55

| Kelowna Packers

| OSHL

| 51

12233534

| 4

1340
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1955–56

| New Westminster Royals

| WHL

| 56

8253347

| 4

2130
1956–57

| Kamloops Chiefs

| OSHL

| 54

4424652

| 12

561115
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1957–58

| Kamloops Chiefs

| OSHL

| 48

11354636

| 15

0552
1958–59

| Johnstown Jets

| EHL

| 37

14233724

| 12

46108
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1959–60

| Johnstown Jets

| EHL

| 50

1940598

| 13

012129
1960–61

| Johnstown Jets

| EHL

| 56

12263812

| 11

47112
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1961–62

| Johnstown Jets

| EHL

| 68

16304624

| 13

68142
1962–63

| Saskatoon Quakers

| SSHL

| 27

12233514

| 6

2792
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1963–64

| Saskatoon Quakers

| SSHL

| 8

812200

| 11

4484
1963–64

| Saskatoon Quakers

| Al-Cup

| —

| 6

0114
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1964–65

| Yorkton Terriers

| SSHL

| 2

0222

| 11

03312
1965–66

| Yorkton Terriers

| SSHL

| —

| —

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| 1966–67

| Saskatoon Quakers

| SSHL

| 16

211134

| 14

19102
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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 296 !! 51 !! 129 !! 180 !! 177

! 13 !! 2 !! 6 !! 8 !! 15

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 32 !! 2 !! 7 !! 9 !! 6

! 10 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2