Bob MacMillan

Robert Lea "Bob" MacMillan ( born September 3, 1952 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Iceland ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player ( Right Wing ) and coach, respectively from 1972 to 1985 for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Atlanta Flames played. Calgary Flames, Colorado Rockies and New Jersey Devils and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League and the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association. His son Logan MacMillan is also a professional hockey player.

Career

MacMillan played during his junior time at the St. Catharines Black Hawks in the OHA, along with Marcel Dionne. Although it chose the New York Rangers in the NHL Amateur Draft 1972 already in the first round as the 15th, he preferred to play in the newly formed World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

After two ordinary years in Minnesota, he tried it but in the NHL, but in the season 1974/75 he received only 22 applications in which he could not have the desired power. He played mostly in the AHL with the Providence Reds. After the season they gave him away to the St. Louis Blues. Here he managed to work out a regular place. After an ordinary year, he was in his second season 1976/77 the best scorer of the blues. However, over the following season he was transferred to the Atlanta Flames.

Already in the 52 games he played in 1977/ 78 for the Flames, he showed with 52 points his dangerousness. After the end of the season he played for the Canadian national team at the 1978 World Cup and took his team to third place. The 1978/79 season was the most successful year of his career. In a forward line with Guy Chouinard, who scored 50 goals this season, he brought it to 108 points scorer and finished fifth in the NHL scorers list. Since he had to serve only 14 penalty minutes this, he was awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. After another season in Atlanta, the team came around and played from now on as Calgary Flames. MacMillan remaining on a goal threat, but was unable to repeat the performance in Atlanta.

He was released in November 1981 along with Don Lever in exchange for Lanny McDonald to the Colorado Rockies. After the end of the 1981/82 season and this team moved to. Even with the New Jersey Devils, he and Lever were among the best scorers. With Bill MacMillan his nine- year older brother was the first year in New Jersey his coach. The Chicago Blackhawks gave two players and a second-round draft law from the Devils, with this Eric Weinrich outdated. But MacMillan played only 38 games for Chicago before he finished his NHL career.

The unterklassigen Charlottetown Islanders, a ice hockey team from his native town, he took over after the end of active career as coach. In 1987 he went to the team even for two games on the ice.

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Sporting successes

Personal Awards

  • Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: 1979
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