Bob MacMillan

Bob MacMillan
Born (1952-12-03) December 3, 1952 (age 71)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Occupations
  • athlete
  • politician
  • businessperson
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Ice hockey career
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota Fighting Saints
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Atlanta Flames
Calgary Flames
Colorado Rockies
New Jersey Devils
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL draft 15th overall, 1972
New York Rangers
Playing career 1972–1985
MLA for Charlottetown-Kings Square
In office
2000–2003
Preceded byRichard Brown
Succeeded byRichard Brown

Robert Lea MacMillan (born December 3, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward and a former politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. During his hockey career, he played two seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA), followed by eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), from 1974–75 until 1984–85. He helped the Calgary Flames reach the NHL playoff semifinals for the first time in 1981.

Hockey career

As a youth, MacMillan played in the 1964 and 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Charlottetown.[1] He was drafted 15th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.[2] He was traded along with Dick Redmond, Yves Bélanger and a second-round selection in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (23rd overall–Mike Perovich) from the St. Louis Blues to the Atlanta Flames for Phil Myre, Curt Bennett and Barry Gibbs on December 12, 1977.[3] Upon his retirement, MacMillan returned to Charlottetown to coach senior hockey. After two years behind the bench he made a brief comeback to the ice when he dressed for two games with the Charlottetown Islanders in the 1987–88 season and scored four points.

Political career

MacMillan served in the Prince Edward Island legislature from 2000–2003, as part of Pat Binns's Progressive Conservative government.[4]

Personal life

MacMillan is the brother of former player and coach Bill MacMillan. MacMillan is the father of Logan MacMillan, the first-round pick (19th overall) of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Brad MacMillan, owner of 'Chuck Hatchets', and 'The Whiskey Pub and Kitchen', and Cole MacMillan, who most recently played hockey at University of Prince Edward Island. He currently owns and operates The Sport Page Club, a sports bar in downtown Charlottetown.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 Charlottetown Islanders MJrHL 40 33 35 68 38 15 12 8 20 13
1969–70 Charlottetown Islanders M-Cup — — — — — 15 7 14 21 11
1970–71 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 59 41 62 103 93 15 9 14 23 24
1971–72 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 39 12 41 53 41 5 1 1 2 14
1972–73 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 75 13 27 40 48 5 0 3 3 0
1973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 78 14 34 48 81 11 2 3 5 4
1974–75 Providence Reds AHL 46 18 29 47 58 6 3 2 5 17
1974–75 New York Rangers NHL 22 1 2 3 4 — — — — —
1975–76 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 20 32 52 41 3 0 1 1 0
1976–77 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 19 39 58 11 4 0 1 1 0
1977–78 St. Louis Blues NHL 28 7 12 19 23 — — — — —
1977–78 Atlanta Flames NHL 52 31 21 52 26 2 0 2 2 0
1978–79 Atlanta Flames NHL 77 37 71 108 14 2 0 1 1 0
1979–80 Atlanta Flames NHL 77 22 39 61 10 4 0 0 0 9
1980–81 Calgary Flames NHL 77 28 35 63 47 16 8 6 14 7
1981–82 Calgary Flames NHL 23 4 7 11 14 — — — — —
1981–82 Colorado Rockies NHL 57 18 32 50 27 — — — — —
1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL 71 19 29 48 8 — — — — —
1983–84 New Jersey Devils NHL 71 17 23 40 23 — — — — —
1984–85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 36 5 7 12 12 — — — — —
1984–85 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 8 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
1985–86 Charlottetown Islanders NBSHL — — — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Charlottetown Islanders NBSHL — — — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Charlottetown Islanders NBSHL 2 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
WHA totals 153 27 61 88 129 16 2 6 8 4
NHL totals 753 228 349 577 260 31 8 11 19 16

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References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  2. ^ "Bob MacMillan's hockey statistics profile at hockeydb.com". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  3. ^ "Sports News Briefs," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 13, 1977. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Islanders temper Tory majority". CBC News. September 30, 2003. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  5. ^ "Bob MacMillan Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
Preceded by New York Rangers first round draft pick
1972 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy
1979 		Succeeded by