Robert C. Shearer (born October 19, 1976 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey player, who last played for EC VSV in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). In 1995 he was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Avalanche and he played 2 games for the team in 2000–01. After 10 seasons abroad in Europe, Shearer returned to North America for the 2011–12 season, signing a one-year contract with the Reading Royals of the ECHL.[1] After scoring 15 point in 34 games, on January 13, 2012, Shearer returned to Austria signing for the remainder of the year with Villacher SV.[2]
| Rob Shearer | |||
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| Born | October 19, 1976 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Colorado Avalanche TPS Turku Eisbären Berlin EHC Black Wings Linz Villacher SV | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2012 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 66 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 59 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 63 | 40 | 53 | 93 | 74 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 78 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 88 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 79 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 77 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 70 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 73 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | TPS | SM-l | 56 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2002–03 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 49 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 51 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 51 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 48 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 56 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 46 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 48 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 67 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 51 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 42 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Villacher SV | EBEL | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 377 | 105 | 168 | 273 | 294 | 59 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 31 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Rob Shearer's profile at Colorado Avalanche Database