Bob Collyard

Robert Leander Collyard (born October 16, 1949) is an American former professional ice hockey center. He played 10 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues during the 1973–74 season. After the season, he was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft with the 30th pick in the draft, but he never played for Washington. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1971 to 1983, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. Internationally Collyard played for the American national team at the 1978 and 1979 World Championships.

Bob Collyard
Born (1949-10-16) October 16, 1949 (age 74)
Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
PositionCenter
ShotLeft
Played forSt. Louis Blues
VfL Bad Nauheim
National team United States
NHL draft73rd overall, 1969
St. Louis Blues
Playing career1971–1983

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1966–67Hibbing/Chisholm High SchoolHS-MN
1968–69Colorado CollegeWCHA2531174846
1969–70Colorado CollegeWCHA3018395736
1970–71Colorado CollegeWCHA302037576
1970–71Kansas City BluesCHL20000
1971–72Kansas City BluesCHL5913223514
1972–73Fort Worth WingsCHL671750675342352
1973–74St. Louis BluesNHL101344
1973–74Denver SpursWHL6527477422
1974–75Philadelphia FirebirdsNAHL72426110378433612
1975–76Philadelphia FirebirdsNAHL734584129821612253710
1976–77Philadelphia FirebirdsNAHL7131851167643257
1977–78Philadelphia FirebirdsAHL792862904240110
1978–79Philadelphia FirebirdsAHL6921355632
1979–80VfL Bad NauheimGER3719345356
1980–81VfL Bad NauheimGER4429255423522428
1981–82Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL772446703252249
1982–83Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL100440
1982–83Kalamazoo WingsIHL50660
NAHL totals2161182303482362418304829
NHL totals101344

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1978United StatesWC101562
1979United StatesWC82028
Senior totals1835810

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Second Team1968–69[1]
AHCA West All-American1968–69
All-WCHA First Team1969–70[1]
AHCA West All-American1969–70
All-WCHA First Team1970–71[1]
  • CHL Second All-Star Team (1972–73)
  • NAHL Second All-Star Team (1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77)

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