Bob Hess

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Bob Hess
Born	(1955-05-19) May 19, 1955 Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada Siblings: Pauline Veitch
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL St. Louis Blues Buffalo Sabres Hartford Whalers AHL Rochester Americans Maine Mariners
NHL Draft	26th overall, 1974 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1974–1985

Robert George Hess (born May 19, 1955 in Middleton, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, and Hartford Whalers. Between 1982 and 1984 Hess played in Switzerland's Nationalliga A for HC Lugano and EHC Kloten.

Playing career

Hess was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL amateur draft.

He appeared in 329 NHL games scoring 27 goals and 95 assists for 122 points. He is a member of the St. Louis Blues Alumni Association.

Transactions

• October 30, 1980 - Traded by the St. Louis Blues with the 4th round pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft (Anders Wikberg) to the Buffalo Sabres for Bill Stewart
• December, 1984 - Signed as a free agent with the Hartford Whalers

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL		67	6	13	19	29		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	New Westminster Bruins	WCHL		68	10	30	40	104		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	St. Louis Blues	NHL		76	9	30	39	58		1	0	0	0	2
1975–76	St. Louis Blues	NHL		78	9	23	32	58		1	0	1	1	0
1976–77	St. Louis Blues	NHL		53	4	18	22	14		1	0	0	0	0
1976–77	Kansas City Blues	CHL		10	1	8	9	16		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	St. Louis Blues	NHL		55	2	12	14	16		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		7	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	St. Louis Blues	NHL		27	3	4	7	14		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		45	19	29	48	22		9	4	6	10	9
1979–80	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		79	32	42	74	71		13	0	8	8	14
1980–81	St. Louis Blues	NHL		4	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	1	0	1	0
1980–81	Rochester Americans	AHL		70	17	58	75	95		1	1	0	1	0
1981–82	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		33	0	8	8	14		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Rochester Americans	AHL		22	6	13	19	10		9	1	3	4	2
1982–83	Maine Mariners	AHL		13	5	3	8	10		17	0	9	9	15
1983–84	Hartford Whalers	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL		9	2	6	8	10		9	2	4	6	6
1984–85	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL		48	9	21	30	25		7	0	7	7	2
AHL totals				105	28	74	102	115		26	1	12	13	17
NHL totals				329	27	95	122	178		4	1	1	2	2

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database