René Robert

René Robert
Robert in 1980
Born	December 31, 1948 Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	NHL Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres Colorado Rockies AHL Rochester Americans
National team	Canada
Playing career	1968–1982

René Paul Robert (born December 31, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played 12 seasons in the NHL between 1970 and 1982. Robert was selected to 2 National Hockey League All-Star Games (1972–73, 1974–75) and was selected as the Second NHL All-Star Team right wing in 1974–75.^[1]

Robert played 744 career NHL games, scoring 284 goals and 418 assists for 702 points. His best offensive season was the 1974–75 season while with the Buffalo Sabres, when he scored 40 goals and 60 assists for 100 points, the club's first 100 point season by an individual.^[1] Robert's best years were when he played on The French Connection line in Buffalo with Gilbert Perreault and Rick Martin. On October 5, 1979, Scotty Bowman sent Robert to the Colorado Rockies for defenceman John Van Boxmeer, effectively ending the French Connection line forever. He was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame along with Perreault and Martin in 1989.^[2] His number, 14, was retired from the Buffalo Sabres on November 15, 1995 along with Rick Martin. They were reunited with Perreault whose number was retired in a 1990 ceremony.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1965–66	Trois-Rivieres Leafs	QJHL		42	13	38	51	31		5	0	2	2	7
1966–67	Trois-Rivieres Leafs	QJHL		41	34	32	66	73		11	5	12	17	15
1967–68	Trois-Rivieres Leafs	QJHL		49	69	74	143	—		4	3	5	8	4
1967–68	Tulsa Oilers	CPHL		3	0	2	2	0		2	0	4	4	14
1968–69	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		59	21	30	51	57		7	4	3	7	2
1969–70	Vancouver Canucks	WHL		5	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Rochester Americans	AHL		49	23	40	63	57		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		58	26	36	62	85		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Phoenix Roadrunners	WHL		7	4	3	7	6		10	5	3	8	7
1971–72	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		49	7	11	18	42		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		12	6	3	9	2		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		75	40	43	83	83		6	5	3	8	2
1973–74	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		76	21	44	65	71		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		74	40	60	100	75		16	5	8	13	16
1975–76	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		72	35	52	87	53		9	3	2	5	6
1976–77	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		80	33	40	73	46		6	5	2	7	20
1977–78	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		67	25	48	73	25		7	2	0	2	23
1978–79	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		68	22	40	62	46		3	2	2	4	4
1979–80	Colorado Rockies	NHL		69	28	35	63	79		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Colorado Rockies	NHL		28	8	11	19	30		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		14	6	7	13	8		3	0	2	2	2
1981–82	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		55	13	24	37	37		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				744	284	418	702	597		50	22	19	41	73

References

1. "History" (PDF). Buffalo Sabres and the National Hockey League. 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
2. "Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2012-07-18.

External links

• René Robert's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• René Robert's biography at Legends of Hockey