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Robert George Hess (born May 19, 1955 in Middleton, Nova Scotia and raised in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, and Hartford Whalers. Between 1982 and 1984 Hess played in Switzerland's Nationalliga A for HC Lugano and EHC Kloten.
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Playing career
Hess was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.
He appeared in 329 NHL games scoring 27 goals and 95 assists for 122 points. He is a member of the St. Louis Blues Alumni Association.
Transactions
- October 30, 1980 - Traded by the St. Louis Blues with the 4th round pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft (Anders Wikberg) to the Buffalo Sabres for Bill Stewart
- December, 1984 - Signed as a free agent with the Hartford Whalers
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971-72 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972-73 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973-74 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 68 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974-75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 76 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1975-76 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976-77 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 53 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976-77 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977-78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 55 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977-78 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978-79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978-79 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 45 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1979-80 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 79 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 71 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 1980-81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980-81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980-81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1981-82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 33 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981-82 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 22 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1982-83 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1983-84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983-84 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1984-85 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 48 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 105 | 28 | 74 | 102 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 17 | ||||
| NHL totals | 329 | 27 | 95 | 122 | 178 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
[ Source: Wikipedia ]
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