Phil Roberto

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Phil Roberto

| image =

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| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 190

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings
Kansas City Scouts
Colorado Rockies
Cleveland Barons
Birmingham Bulls

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1949|1|1}}

| birth_place = Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2025|4|30|1949|1|1}}

| death_place = Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

| career_start = 1969

| career_end = 1978

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Phillip Joseph Roberto (January 1, 1949 – April 30, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Kansas City Scouts, Colorado Rockies, and Cleveland Barons between 1969 and 1978. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Birmingham Bulls.

NHL career

Roberto won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1971. That same year, Roberto assisted Canadiens legend Jean Béliveau's landmark 500th goal.{{Cite web |title=Jean Béliveau: By the Numbers |url=https://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/montreal-canadiens/article530979.html}}

In 385 NHL games, Roberto recorded 75 goals and 106 assists for a total of 181 points.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-30 |title=Phil Roberto Passes Away |url=https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2025/04/phil-roberto-passes-away.html |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Pro Hockey Rumors |language=en-US}}

Roberto's 1973-74 hockey card depicts him fighting with New York Islanders goalie Billy Smith, marking the first time a player was shown in a fight on a card.{{Cite web |last=Duff |first=Bob |date=2025-05-01 |title=Former Red Wings Forward Roberto Remembered For Groundbreaking Trading Card |url=https://detroithockeynow.com/2025/05/01/former-red-wings-forward-roberto-remembered-for-groundbreaking-trading-card/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Detroit Hockey Now |language=en-US}}

Coaching career

Roberto coached the ECHL's Birmingham Bulls from 1993-96.{{Cite web |title=Phil Roberto (b.1949) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=4595 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=www.hockeydb.com}} He then served as general manager of the ECHL's Columbus (Ga.) Cottonmouths for several seasons before coaching the team for the latter half of the 2002-03 season.{{Cite web |title=Columbus Cottonmouths history |url=http://www.georgiahockeymuseum.com/cottonmouths |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=www.georgiahockeymuseum.com}}

Death

Roberto died on April 30, 2025, at the age of 76.[https://www.tvasports.ca/2025/04/30/lancien-du-ch-phil-roberto-est-decede L'ancien du CH Phil Roberto est décédé] {{in lang|fr}}

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
1965–66 \| Niagara Falls Flyers \| OHA \| 2	2	0	2	0 \| 6	1	1	2	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1965–66 \| Niagara Falls Canucks \| OHA-B \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
1966–67 \| Niagara Falls Flyers \| OHA \| 14	1	0	1	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1966–67 \| Niagara Falls Canucks \| OHA-B \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
1967–68 \| Niagara Falls Flyers \| OHA \| 53	19	20	39	92 \| 19	13	14	27	71
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1968–69 \| Niagara Falls Flyers \| OHA \| 52	29	65	94	152 \| 14	7	15	22	38
1969–70 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| 8	0	1	1	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1969–70 \| Montreal Voyageurs \| AHL \| 54	20	19	39	160 \| 8	3	1	4	19
1970–71 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| 39	14	7	21	76 \| 15	0	1	1	36
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1970–71 \| Montreal Voyageurs \| AHL \| 32	19	22	41	127 \| —	—	—	—	—
1971–72 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| 27	3	2	5	22 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| St. Louis Blues \| NHL \| 49	12	13	25	76 \| 11	7	6	13	29
1972–73 \| St. Louis Blues \| NHL \| 77	20	22	42	99 \| 5	2	1	3	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1973–74 \| St. Louis Blues \| NHL \| 15	1	1	2	10 \| —	—	—	—	—
1973–74 \| Denver Spurs \| WHL \| 8	5	4	9	40 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1974–75 \| St. Louis Blues \| NHL \| 7	0	2	2	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
1974–75 \| Denver Spurs \| CHL \| 8	3	2	5	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1974–75 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 46	13	27	40	30 \| —	—	—	—	—
1975–76 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 37	1	7	8	68 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1975–76 \| Kansas City Scouts \| NHL \| 37	7	15	22	42 \| —	—	—	—	—
1976–77 \| Colorado Rockies \| NHL \| 22	1	5	6	23 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1976–77 \| Cleveland Barons \| NHL \| 21	3	4	7	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
1977–78 \| Birmingham Bulls \| WHA \| 53	8	20	28	91 \| 4	1	0	1	20
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\| WHA totals ! 53 !! 8 !! 20 !! 28 !! 91 ! 4 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 20
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\| NHL totals ! 385 !! 75 !! 106 !! 181 !! 464 ! 31 !! 9 !! 8 !! 17 !! 69

References

External links

{{IMDb name| 12971325}}
{{icehockeystats}}
[https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/hockey-cards/1973-o-pee-chee/phil-roberto-3/142418 Roberto's 1973-74 hockey card].

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Category:2025 deaths

Category:Birmingham Bulls (WHA) players

Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards

Category:Cleveland Barons (NHL) players

Category:Colorado Rockies (NHL) players

Category:Denver Spurs players

Category:Denver Spurs (WHL) players

Category:Detroit Red Wings players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Ice hockey people from Niagara Falls, Ontario

Category:Kansas City Scouts players

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:Montreal Canadiens players

Category:Montreal Voyageurs players

Category:Niagara Falls Flyers (1960–1972) players

Category:St. Louis Blues players

Category:Stanley Cup champions