Bob Hassard

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Bhh-233.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Black Hawks

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 170

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|3|26|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|12|30|1929|3|26}}

| death_place = Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Canada

| career_start = 1948

| career_end = 1960

}}

Robert Harry Hassard (March 26, 1929 – December 30, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 126 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks between 1949 and 1954. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1960, was spent in the minor leagues. Hassard was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He was a long-time resident and coach in Stouffville, Ontario. He died in December 2010 and was survived by his son Bill, a Leaf draft pick in 1974, and daughters Kim and Jacqui, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. His wife, Helen, died in 2009.{{cite web| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?pid=147511895| title = Robert Hassard Obituary (2011) - Toronto Star| website = Legacy.com}}

Playing career

Bob Hassard played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros and won the Allan Cup with the team in the 1949–50 season. The same year he broke into the NHL, playing a single game for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also a baseball player, the Brooklyn Dodgers offered him $100 a month to play for their farm team. Hassard turned down the offer, figuring he could earn more as a hockey player.

He shifted between the NHL and AHL throughout most of his career, winning a championship with the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets in 1951–1952,{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0002301952.html |title=Pittsburgh Hornets 1951-52 roster and statistics |website=hockeydb.com}} and again in 1954=1955.{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/minhockeyroster.php?team=10346&year=1954| title = 1954 Pittsburgh Hornets minor league hockey Roster on StatsCrew.com}} In 129 NHL games Hassard recorded 9 goals, 28 assists (37 points), and only 22 penalty minutes.

He won the Stanley Cup in 1951 with the Toronto 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

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

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

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

1945–46

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA

| 23

48126

| 4

2350
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| 1946–47

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA

| 17

916257

| 2

1120
1946–47

| Toronto Dorsts

| TMHL

| 12

1416302

| 12

1415298
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| 1947–48

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA

| 31

19163518

| —

1947–48

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA Sr

| 4

3030

| 5

1122
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1948–49

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA

| 35

33366928

| 1

1010
1948–49

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA Sr

| 1

0110

| —

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| 1949–50

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 1

0000

| —

1949–50

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA Sr

| 41

12213322

| 14

310134
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| 1949–50

| Toronto Marlboros

| Al-Cup

| —

| 17

7162314
1950–51

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 12

0110

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1950–51

| Toronto Marlboros

| OHA Sr

| 28

19173612

| —

1951–52

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 67

18466436

| 11

551010
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| 1952–53

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 70

8233114

| —

1953–54

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 26

1454

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1953–54

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 46

15243944

| 5

3148
1954–55

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 17

0004

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1954–55

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 39

9162538

| 10

7188
1955–56

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 64

22487047

| 4

1344
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1956–57

| Buffalo Bisons

| AHL

| 61

12193120

| —

1957–58

| Buffalo Bisons

| AHL

| 70

14314513

| —

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| 1958–59

| Whitby Dunlops

| OHA Sr

| 23

1123346

| 10

65114
1958–69

| Whitby Dunlops

| Al-Cup

| —

| 12

5494
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| 1959–60

| Whitby Dunlops

| OHA Sr

| 43

15233816

| 11

2462
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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 347 !! 90 !! 184 !! 274 !! 198

! 30 !! 16 !! 10 !! 26 !! 30

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 126 !! 9 !! 28 !! 37 !! 22

! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

References