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Canada René Robert
#14 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 81/82
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Dec 31, 1948
Position
C
Age
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

Robert, 72, died on June 22, 2021, of a heart attack, in Punta Gorda, Fla.

Use/Embed statistics

René Robert Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1965-66 Trois-Rivières Leafs QJHL-old 42* 13* 38* 51* 31* -* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 7 -
1966-67 Trois-Rivières Leafs QJHL-old 41* 34* 32* 66* 73* -* | Playoffs 11 5 12 17 15 -
1967-68 Trois-Rivières Leafs QJHL-old 49* 69* 74* 143* -* -* | Playoffs 4 3 5 8 4 -
Tulsa Oilers CPHL 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 4 4 14 -
1968-69 Tulsa Oilers CHL 59* 21* 30* 51* 57* -* | Playoffs 7 4 3 7 2 -
1969-70 Rochester Americans AHL 49* 23* 40* 63* 57* -* |
Vancouver Canucks WHL-Sr. 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1970-71 Tulsa Oilers CHL 58* 26* 36* 62* 85* -* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Phoenix Roadrunners WHL-Sr. 7* 4* 3* 7* 6* -* | Playoffs 10 5 3 8 7 -
1971-72 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 49* 7* 11* 18* 42* -11* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 12* 6* 3* 9* 2* -5* |
1972-73 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75* 40* 43* 83* 83* 16* | Playoffs 6 5 3 8 2 -
1973-74 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76* 21* 44* 65* 71* -16* |
1974-75 Buffalo Sabres NHL 74* 40* 60* 100* 75* 6* | Playoffs 16 5 8 13 16 -
1975-76 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72* 35* 52* 87* 53* 17* | Playoffs 9 3 2 5 6 -
1976-77 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80* 33* 40* 73* 46* 27* | Playoffs 6 5 2 7 20 -
1977-78 Buffalo Sabres NHL 67* 25* 48* 73* 25* 19* | Playoffs 7 2 0 2 23 -
1978-79 Buffalo Sabres NHL 68* 22* 40* 62* 46* -12* | Playoffs 3 2 2 4 4 -
1979-80 Colorado Rockies NHL 69* 28* 35* 63* 79* -20* |
1980-81 Colorado Rockies “C” NHL 28* 8* 11* 19* 30* -13* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 14* 6* 7* 13* 8* 5* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 -
1981-82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55* 13* 24* 37* 37* -11* |

René Robert Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1960-61 Trois-Rivières Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

René Robert Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 49* 23* 40* 63* 1.29* 57* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL 2 117* 47* 66* 113* 0.97* 142* -* | 1 7 4 * 3 * 7 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
CPHL 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 0* -* | 1 2 0 * 4 * 4 * 2.00 * 14 * - *
NHL 12 744* 284* 418* 702* 0.94* 597* 0* | 7 50 22 * 19 * 41 * 0.82 * 73 * - *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QJHL-old 3 132* 116* 144* 260* 1.97* 104* -* | 3 20 8 * 19 * 27 * 1.35 * 26 * - *
WHL-Sr. 2 12* 4* 3* 7* 0.58* 8* -* | 1 10 5 * 3 * 8 * 0.80 * 7 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

René Robert Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Number 14 retired by Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

René Robert played on Buffalo's "French Connection" line with Gilbert Perreault and Rick Martin. He was a 2x 40-goal scorer and set a career-high in 1975 with 100 points. The 2x All-Star retired in 1982 with 284 goals and 702 points in 744 games.