Rob Pearson

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1971)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size =

| position = Right Wing

| played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington Capitals
St. Louis Blues

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 198

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|8|3|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

| career_start = 1990

| career_end = 2002

| draft = 12th overall

| draft_year = 1989

| draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs

}}

Robert Gordon Pearson (born August 3, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).,{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=4204 |title = Rob Pearson (b.1971) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com}} and is now general manager and head coach of Pickering Panthers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Biography

Pearson was born in Oshawa, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-20}}

Pearson was drafted 12th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 269 career NHL games, scoring 56 goals and 54 assists for 110 points. Pearson also played for the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

On April 24, 2006, Pearson signed on as an assistant coach for the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks in Oshawa, Ontario,{{cite journal |title=FORMER NHLER ROB PEARSON JOINS UOIT HOCKEY STAFF |url=http://oua.ca/sports/mice/2006-07/releases/180.html |website=oua.ca |accessdate=July 2, 2018 |date=April 24, 2006}} but later resigned from that position. In 2017, he was named the new head coach of Whitby Fury.{{cite web |title=Rob Pearson new head coach of Whitby Fury |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/sports-story/7201727-rob-pearson-new-head-coach-of-whitby-fury/ |website=durhamregion.com |accessdate=July 2, 2018 |date=March 21, 2017}}

Career statistics

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

! colspan="5" | Regular season

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! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1987–88

| Oshawa Kiwanis AAA

| 72

| 68

| 65

| 133

| 188

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Belleville Bulls

| 26

| 8

| 12

| 20

| 51

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Belleville Bulls

| OHL

| 58

| 48

| 40

| 88

| 174

| 11

| 5

| 5

| 10

| 26

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| Belleville Bulls

| OHL

| 10

| 6

| 3

| 9

| 27

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1990–91

| Oshawa Generals

| OHL

| 41

| 57

| 52

| 109

| 76

| 16

| 16

| 17

| 33

| 39

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| Newmarket Saints

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 29

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| 47

| 14

| 10

| 24

| 58

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| St. John's Maple Leafs

| AHL

| 27

| 15

| 14

| 29

| 107

| 13

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 40

| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 78

| 23

| 14

| 37

| 211

| 14

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 31

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| Toronto Maple Leafs

| NHL

| 67

| 12

| 18

| 30

| 189

| 14

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 32

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 32

| 0

| 6

| 6

| 96

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 17

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| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 44

| 18

| 24

| 42

| 143

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 27

| 6

| 4

| 10

| 54

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 14

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| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 18

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 37

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Worcester IceCats

| AHL

| 46

| 11

| 16

| 27

| 199

| 5

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 16

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| Cleveland Lumberjacks

| 46

| 17

| 14

| 31

| 118

| 10

| 6

| 4

| 10

| 43

| Cleveland Lumberjacks

| IHL

| 20

| 3

| 10

| 13

| 27

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 1998–99

| Orlando Solar Bears

| IHL

| 11

| 6

| 2

| 8

| 41

| 17

| 8

| 6

| 14

| 24

| Long Beach Ice Dogs

| IHL

| 60

| 17

| 23

| 40

| 145

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8

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| Frankfurt Lions

| 33

| 5

| 16

| 21

| 125

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 120

! 44

! 54

! 98

! 478

! 18

! 8

! 4

! 12

! 56

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 269

! 56

! 54

! 110

! 645

! 33

! 4

! 2

! 6

! 94

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

[http://www.uoitridgebacks.com/news/april21-06.htm UOIT Athletics Media Release]
{{Ice hockey stats}}

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{{succession box | before = Scott Thornton | title = Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick | years = 1989 | after = Steve Bancroft}}

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Category:1971 births

Category:Living people

Category:Belleville Bulls players

Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers

Category:Cleveland Lumberjacks players

Category:Frankfurt Lions players

Category:Ice hockey people from Oshawa

Category:Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) players

Category:NHL first-round draft picks

Category:Newmarket Saints players

Category:Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) players

Category:Oshawa Generals players

Category:Portland Pirates players

Category:St. John's Maple Leafs players

Category:St. Louis Blues players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players

Category:Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks

Category:Washington Capitals players

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