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| birth_place = [[Lloydminster]], [[Saskatchewan|SK]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| birth_place = [[Lloydminster]], [[Saskatchewan|SK]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| career_start = 1949
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'''Robert Harry "Bob" Hassard ''' (born March 16, 1929 in [[Lloydminster]], [[Saskatchewan]]) was an [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[Centre (ice hockey)|centre]] in the 1950s.
'''Robert Harry Hassard ''' (born March 16, 1929 in [[Lloydminster]], [[Saskatchewan]]) was an [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[Centre (ice hockey)|centre]] in the 1950s.


==Playing career==
==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 just 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.
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 just 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 [[American Hockey League|AHL]] throughout most of his career, winning a championship with the AHL's [[Pittsburgh Hornets]] in 1951–52. In 129 NHL games Hassard recorded 9 goals, 28 assists (37 points), and only 22 penalty minutes.
He shifted between the NHL and [[American Hockey League|AHL]] throughout most of his career, winning a championship with the AHL's [[Pittsburgh Hornets]] in 1951–52. In 129 NHL games Hassard recorded 9 goals, 28 assists (37 points), and only 22 penalty minutes.


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[[Category:Pittsburgh Hornets players]]
[[Category:Stanley Cup champions]]
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Revision as of 02:35, 27 March 2010

Bob Hassard
Born (1929-03-16) March 16, 1929 (age 95)
Lloydminster, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
Toronto Marlboros
Pittsburgh Hornets
Buffalo Bisons
Whitby Dunlops
Playing career 1949–1955

Robert Harry Hassard (born March 16, 1929 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) was an NHL centre in the 1950s.

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 just 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 1951–52. 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.

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