Bobby Kirk (ice hockey)

{{About|the Irish ice hockey player|the Scottish footballer|Bobby Kirk (footballer)}}

{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1909|8|8}}

| birth_place = Doagh, Ireland, United Kingdom

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1970|7|11|1909|8|8}}

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 180

| position = Right Wing

| shoots = Right

| played_for = New York Rangers

| career_start = 1928

| career_end = 1942

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Robert Hunter "Cagey" Kirk (8 August 1909 – 11 July 1970) was an Irish-born ice hockey player. He played 39 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1937–38 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1928 to 1942, was spent in the minor leagues.

Early life

Kirk was born in Doagh, Ireland, United Kingdom, and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He played junior hockey in Manitoba.

Career

Kirk played for the Elmwood Millionaires and competed in the 1929 Memorial Cup. Kirk made his National Hockey League debut with the New York Rangers in 1938 and played 39 games with the team.{{Cite book |last1=Rosenman |first1=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HzKCDwAAQBAJ&dq=Bobby+Kirk+Rangers+hockey&pg=PT338 |title=New York Rangers by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Broadway Blueshirts by Uniform Number |last2=Karpin |first2=Howie |date=2018-01-23 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-68358-178-9 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Halligan |first1=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wP4JV0bOUIC&dq=Bobby+Kirk+Rangers+hockey&pg=PA14 |title=Game of My Life: New York Rangers |last2=Kreiser |first2=John |date=2006 |publisher=Sports Publishing LLC |isbn=978-1-58261-956-9 |language=en}} He was later a coach for the Flin Flon Bombers and Buffalo Bisons.{{Cite web |title=Kirk, Bobby {{!}} Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame |url=http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/people/bobby-kirk/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=mbhockeyhalloffame.ca}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! 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
1927–28 \| Elmwood Millionaires \| WJrHL \| 1	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1928–29 \| Elmwood Millionaires \| WJrHL \| 8	6	1	7	— \| 3	0	1	1	4
1928–29 \| Winnipeg CPR \| MSrHL \| 5	0	1	1	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1928–29 \| Elmwood Millionaires \| M-Cup \| —	—	—	—	— \| 7	5	2	7	11
1929–30 \| Elmwood Millionaires \| WJrHL \| 5	8	1	9	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1930–31 \| St. Louis Flyers \| AHA \| 32	9	3	12	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
1931–32 \| St. Louis Flyers \| AHA \| 39	1	4	5	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1932–33 \| Vancouver Maroons \| WCHL \| 29	10	2	12	14 \| 2	0	0	0	0
1933–34 \| Vancouver Lions \| NWHL \| 34	9	2	11	28 \| 7	3	0	3	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1934–35 \| Vancouver Lions \| NWHL \| 37	26	11	37	30 \| 8	4	2	6	8
1935–36 \| Philadelphia Ramblers \| Can-Am \| 48	22	29	51	16 \| 4	0	1	1	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1936–37 \| Philadelphia Ramblers \| IAHL \| 36	7	15	22	8 \| 6	2	1	3	0
1937–38 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 39	4	8	12	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1937–38 \| Philadelphia Ramblers \| IAHL \| 11	7	1	8	4 \| 5	1	2	3	2
1938–39 \| Philadelphia Ramblers \| IAHL \| 49	14	36	50	12 \| 9	2	6	8	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1939–40 \| Philadelphia Ramblers \| IAHL \| 11	0	4	4	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1939–40 \| Hershey Bears \| IAHL \| 43	16	12	26	6 \| 6	0	1	1	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1940–41 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 52	19	26	45	6 \| 10	4	2	6	4
1941–42 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 53	14	27	41	18 \| 10	1	4	5	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1941–42 \| Philadelphia Rockets \| AHL \| 4	3	2	5	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| IAHL/AHL totals ! 259 !! 80 !! 123 !! 203 !! 54 ! 46 !! 10 !! 16 !! 26 !! 12
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 39 !! 4 !! 8 !! 12 !! 14 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —