ROBERT PULford — Wikipedia

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Robert Jesse Pulford ,, that Bob Pulford , (born the In Newton Robinson, in the province of Ontario in Canada) is a professional player, a head coach as well as a retired director of ice hockey. He currently acts as an assistant to the National Hockey League Commissioner.

Having grown up in the suburbs of Toronto, Bob Pulford is taken at young age under the protection of the Toronto Maple Leafs who then sees his development at the Junior B level with the Dukes of Weston then with the Toronto Marlboros of the Hockey Association of Ontario. The team is led by the former star player of Leafs Turk Broda. The Broda troop wins two consecutive Memorial Cups during the two seasons where Pulford aligns for them.

Becoming a professional player in 1956, he joined the Maple Leafs and stayed with them during the fourteen seasons that follow, winning the Stanley Cup four times. Continuing his part -time studies for nine years, he obtained a baccalaureate in art in 1964.

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Exchanged by the Maple Leafs at the Kings of Los Angeles in 1970, he stayed with them for two seasons before withdrawing from the competition [ first ] .

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It is not long out of the world of hockey, accepting in the summer of 1972 the job of Kings head coach. He remains at the helm of these for five seasons, seeing his team bowing in the last two in the second round of the playoffs. In 1975 he won the Jack-Adams trophy given to the par excellence coach in the League.

Pulford joined in 1977 the organization of the Black Hawks of Chicago where he won the job coach positions and director-general of the training. There are two seasons in office behind the team bench before focusing on his DG job. Subsequently appointed senior vice-president of Hawks And also assistant to the Governor of the NHL, he made a temporary return as a coach in 1981-1982 then resumed the post from 1984 to 87. Finally, he returned one last time in 1999-2000.

He left his DG and Senior Blackhawks VP posts in 2007, then accepting the post of Wirtz Corporation Vice-President [ 2 ] , the same owners of the Blackhawks. He then serves as a liaison agent between the Blackhawks and the NHL business office. In addition, he retains his position as assistant to the Governor of the League.

Although he spent 25 years in the Blackhawks organization, it is as a player that Pulford is inducted into the temple of renown of hockey in 1991.

Statistics per season [ 3 ] , [ 4 ]
Season Crew League Regular season Summary series
PJ  B   A  Pts Even PJ  B   A  Pts Even
1953-1954 Marlboros de Toronto I am 17 5 9 14 twelfth 15 4 7 11 twelfth
1954-1955 Marlboros de Toronto I am 47 24 22 forty six 43 13 7 ten 17 29
1955 Marlboros de Toronto Memorial 11 5 4 9 15
1955-1956 Marlboros de Toronto I am 48 30 25 55 eighty seven 11 16 8 24 2
1956 Marlboros de Toronto Memorial 13 13 8 21 16
1956-1957 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 65 11 11 22 32
1957-1958 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 70 14 17 thirty first 48
1958-1959 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 70 23 14 37 53 twelfth 4 4 8 8
1959-1960 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 70 24 28 52 81 ten 4 first 5 ten
1960-1961 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 40 11 18 29 41 5 0 0 0 8
1961-1962 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 70 18 21 39 98 twelfth 7 first 8 24
1962-1963 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 70 19 25 44 49 ten 2 5 7 14
1963-1964 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 70 18 30 48 seventy three 14 5 3 8 20
1964-1965 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 65 19 20 39 forty six 6 first first 2 16
1965-1966 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 70 28 28 56 51 4 first first 2 twelfth
1966-1967 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh sixty seven 17 28 45 28 twelfth first ten 11 twelfth
1967-1968 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 74 20 30 50 40
1968-1969 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 72 11 23 34 20 4 0 0 0 2
1969-1970 Maple Leafs de Toronto Lnh 74 18 19 37 thirty first
1970-1971 Kings of Los Angeles Lnh 59 17 26 43 53
1971-1972 Kings of Los Angeles Lnh seventy three 13 24 37 48
TOTALS LNH 1 079 281 362 643 792 89 25 26 51 126

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As a player :

as a coach :

  • National Hockey League

He is the stepfather of Dean Lombardi, former director-general of the Sharks of San José and current CEO of the Kings of Los Angeles.

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