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30. Bob Pulford

30. Bob Pulford

Bob Pulford played his junior hockey for the Toronto Marlboros, where he helped them win two Memorial Cups.  The winning ways would continue in the same city when he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team he played the first 14 of his 16 NHL seasons.

Pulford played at Left Wing, where he proved to be a consistent presence on the lower lines.  Pulford had four 20-Goal seasons, three of which saw him exceed 50 Points.  His greatest asset to the Leafs was his penalty killing, as few in the 1960s were better at playing hockey a man down than Pulford.  Leading the NHL in Short-Handed Goals three times, Pulford had 28 of his 251 Goals with the Buds, with his team at a disadvantage.  His efforts helped Toronto win four Stanley Cups in the 1960s, and he led all skaters in Assists (10) in the 1967 Playoffs.

After he stopped playing, he would become a successful coach and executive for the Chicago Blackhawks, winning the Jack Adams Award as the Coach of the Year in 1975.

Pulford was chosen for the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Left Wing
  • Acquired: Signed before the 1956-57 Season.
  • Departed:

    Traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Garry Monahan and Brian Murphy 9/3/70.

  • Games Played: 947
  • Notable Statistics:

    251 Goals
    312 Assists 
    563 Points 
    692 PIM 
    0.59 PPG 
    +19 Plus/Minus*
    47.8 Point Shares 

    89 Playoff Games
    25 Goals
    26 Assists 
    51 Points 
    126 PIM 
    0.57 PPG 
    -3 Plus/Minus*

    *Plus/Minus was not a stat until the 1959/60 Season.

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    Stanley Cup Champion (1962, 1963, 1964 & 1967)
    All-Star (1960, 1962, 1963, 1964 & 1968)
    Most Short-Handed Goals (1958-59, 1959-60 & 1963-64)

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