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Canada Bob Plager

a.k.a. "Bobby Plager"

Salt Lake Golden Eagles / CHL - 77/78

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Bob Plager Facts

Date of Birth
Mar 11, 1943
Position
D
Age
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

Plager, 78, died on March 24, 2021, in an automobile accident, in St. Louis, Mo.
Brothers: Barclay Plager & Bill Plager
Nephew: Kevin Plager

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Bob Plager Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1958-59 Kirkland Lake Legion 87s U18 NOHA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1959-60 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 44* 0* 1* 1* 37* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -
1960-61 Guelph Royals OHA-Jr. 43* 3* 12* 15* 99* -* | Playoffs 14 3 8 11 73 -
1961-62 Guelph Royals OHA-Jr. 50* 5* 22* 27* 161* -* |
Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1962-63 Guelph Royals OHA-Jr. 45* 11* 28* 39* 97* -* |
Baltimore Clippers AHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 10 -
1963-64 St. Paul Rangers CPHL 61* 13* 35* 48* 158* -* | Playoffs 8 3 6 9 21 -
1964-65 New York Rangers NHL 10* 0* 0* 0* 18* -* |
Vancouver Canucks WHL-Sr. 31* 5* 12* 17* 103* -* |
Baltimore Clippers AHL 19* 2* 12* 14* 27* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 -
1965-66 New York Rangers NHL 18* 0* 5* 5* 22* -* |
Minnesota Rangers CPHL 44* 7* 12* 19* 145* -* |
1966-67 New York Rangers NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Baltimore Clippers AHL 63* 3* 16* 19* 169* -* | Playoffs 9 0 5 5 15 -
1967-68 St. Louis Blues NHL 53* 2* 5* 7* 86* -10* | Playoffs 18 1 2 3 69 -9
1968-69 St. Louis Blues NHL 32* 0* 7* 7* 43* 11* | Playoffs 9 0 4 4 47 7
Kansas City Blues CHL 5* 1* 3* 4* 16* -* |
1969-70 St. Louis Blues NHL 64* 3* 11* 14* 113* 1* | Playoffs 16 0 3 3 46 -5
1970-71 St. Louis Blues NHL 70* 1* 19* 20* 114* 11* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 4 -1
1971-72 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 50* 4* 7* 11* 81* -2* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 5 -7
1972-73 St. Louis Blues NHL 77* 2* 31* 33* 107* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -5
1973-74 St. Louis Blues NHL 61* 3* 10* 13* 48* 8* |
1974-75 St. Louis Blues NHL 73* 1* 14* 15* 53* 10* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 20 -1
1975-76 St. Louis Blues NHL 63* 3* 8* 11* 90* 18* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -1
1976-77 St. Louis Blues NHL 54* 1* 9* 10* 23* -8* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -4
Kansas City Blues CHL 4* 0* 2* 2* 15* -* |
1977-78 St. Louis Blues NHL 18* 0* 0* 0* 4* -8* |
Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 11* 0* 3* 3* 52* -* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 6 -
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1977-78 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL Head Coach Replaced Barclay Plager midseason
1978-79 St. Louis Blues NHL Scout
1979-80 St. Louis Blues NHL Scout
1980-81 St. Louis Blues NHL Scout
1981-82 St. Louis Blues NHL Scout
1982-83 St. Louis Blues NHL Scout
1983-84 St. Louis Blues NHL Scout
1984-85 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager
1985-86 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager
1986-87 St. Louis Blues NHL Asst. General Manager
1987-88 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Player Development
1988-89 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Player Development
1989-90 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Player Development
1990-91 Peoria Rivermen IHL Head Coach
1991-92 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Player Development
St. Louis Blues NHL VP. of Hockey Operations
1992-93 St. Louis Blues NHL Head Coach Replaced by Bob Berry midseason
St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Player Development
St. Louis Blues NHL VP. of Hockey Operations
1996-97 St. Louis Blues NHL Pro Scout
1999-00 St. Louis Blues NHL Dir. of Professional Scouting
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Bob Plager Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 86* 5* 28* 33* 0.38* 202* -* | 3 16 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.31 * 31 * - *
CHL 3 20* 1* 8* 9* 0.45* 83* -* | 1 6 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.50 * 6 * - *
CPHL 2 105* 20* 47* 67* 0.64* 303* -* | 1 8 3 * 6 * 9 * 1.13 * 21 * - *
EPHL 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 644* 20* 126* 146* 0.23* 802* 29* | 9 74 2 * 17 * 19 * 0.26 * 195 * -26 *
NOHA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHA-Jr. 4 182* 19* 63* 82* 0.45* 394* -* | 2 19 3 * 9 * 12 * 0.63 * 77 * - *
WHL-Sr. 1 31* 5* 12* 17* 0.55* 103* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Bob Plager Connections

Player Period Teams
Barclay Plager (D) 1967-1978 11 Kansas City Blues, Salt Lake Golden Eagles, St. Louis Blues
Gary Sabourin (F) 1962-1974 10 Guelph Royals, Minnesota Rangers, St. Louis Blues, St. Paul Rangers
Red Berenson (F) 1966-1978 9 New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues
Garry Unger (F) 1970-1978 8 St. Louis Blues

Bob Plager Biography and Trivia

Number 5 retired by St. Louis Blues

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