Bob McGill

Bob McGill
Bob McGill was born on April 27, 1962 in Edmonton, Alberta. He played his junior hockey with the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Thanks to a draft day trade with the Washington Capitals, the defenseman was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2nd, 26th overall in the 1980 NHL entry draft. Between 1981 and 1984, McGill split his time between the Maple Leafs and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the St.-Catharines Saints. In September of 1987, Bob McGill was traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs along with with Steve Thomas and Rick Vaive to the Chicago Blackhawks for Ed Olczyk and Al Secord.

He was a regular on the Blackhawks blueline, providing toughness and defensive play. In 1991 Bob was claimed by the expansion San Jose Sharks though his stint in California only lasted 62 games before he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings along with a draft choice for Johan Garpenlov and a Red Wing draft pick. The following season, the Red Wings did not protect McGill and the Tampa Bay Lightning claimed him in the expansion draft. He never played a regular season game with the Lightning and was claimed on waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs at the beginning of the 1992-93 season. His NHL career by now was in some jeopardy as he wasn't able to stick around in the big league. After signing as a free agent with the New York Islanders, Bob McGill continued to move around - playing with the Springfield Indians of the AHL, the Hartford Whalers and the Chicago Wolves of the International Hockey League (IHL). After retiring as a player, he went into coaching as an assistant with the Hershey Bears of the AHL, headcoach of the Baton Rouge Kingfish of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).


Bob McGill's Career Statistics

Year      Team                League  GP   G   A  Pts   Pim
1979-80 Victoria Cougars        WHL   70   3  18   21   230
1980-81 Victoria Cougars        WHL   66   5  36   41   295
1981-82 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   68   1  10   11   263
1982-83 St. Catharines Saints   AHL   32   2   5    7    95
1982-83 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   30   0   0    0   146
1983-84 St. Catharines Saints   AHL   55   1  15   16   217
1983-84 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   11   0   2    2    51
1984-85 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   72   0   5    5   250
1985-86 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   61   1   4    5   141
1986-87 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   56   1   4    5   103
1987-88 Chicago Blackhawks      NHL   67   4   7   11   131
1988-89 Chicago Blackhawks      NHL   68   0   4    4   155
1989-90 Chicago Blackhawks      NHL   69   2  10   12   204
1990-91 Chicago Blackhawks      NHL   77   4   5    9   153
1991-92 San Jose Sharks         NHL   62   3   1    4    70
1991-92 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   12   0   0    0    21
1992-93 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   19   1   0    1    34
1993-94 Springfield Indians     AHL    5   0   0    0    24 
1993-94 New-York Islanders      NHL    3   0   0    0     5 
1993-94 Hartford Whalers        NHL   30   0   3    3    41
1995-96 Chicago Wolves          IHL    8   0   0    0     6
NHL Totals                           705  17  55   72  1768 

Bob McGill's Hockey Goon Stat - 1.88

Bob McGill Pictures

Bob McGill