Robert Harry "Bob" Hassard
(born March 16, 1929 in Lloydminster
, Saskatchewan
) was an NHL
centre in the
1950s.
Playing career
Bob Hassard played junior hockey with the
Toronto Marlboros and won the
Allan Cup with the team in the 1949–50 season. The
same year he broke into the NHL, playing just a single game for the
Toronto Maple Leafs. Also a
baseball player, the
Brooklyn
Dodgers offered him $100 a month to play for their farm team.
Hassard turned down the offer, figuring he could earn more as a
hockey player.He shifted between the NHL and
AHL throughout most of his career,
winning a championship with the AHL's
Pittsburgh Hornets in 1951–52. In 129 NHL
games Hassard recorded 9 goals, 28 assists (37 points), and only 22
penalty minutes.
He won the
Stanley Cup in
1951 with the
Toronto Maple Leafs.
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