Bob Brooke

Robert Wesley Brooke (born December 18, 1960) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils between 1984 and 1990. Internationally Brooke played for the American national team at several tournaments, including the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1984 and 1987 Canada Cups, as well as three World Championships.

Bob Brooke
Born (1960-12-18) December 18, 1960
Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Minnesota North Stars
New Jersey Devils
National team  United States
NHL Draft 75th overall, 1980
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19831990

Playing career

Brooke was the first of the "AB Pros," the handful of NHL players that grew up through the Acton-Boxborough youth hockey program of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s (Tom Barrasso, Ted Crowley, Bob Sweeney, Ian Moran, and Jeff Norton). He graduated from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in 1979. After graduation, Brooke played for the Yale University men's ice hockey team graduating in 1983. He played international hockey as a member of the United States national team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He also played baseball for Yale alongside future New York Mets' pitcher Ron Darling.[1]

In the NHL, he played for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and New Jersey Devils. After joining the NHL, he also played for US team in the 1984 Canada Cup, 1985 and 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 1987 Canada Cup.

After his playing career, he went to Harvard Business School for his MBA.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79 Acton-Boxborough Regional High School HS-MA
1979–80 Yale University ECAC 247222938
1980–81 Yale University ECAC 2712304259
1981–82 Yale University ECAC 2512304260
1982–83 Yale University ECAC 2510304048
1983–84 United States National Team Intl 547182575
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 91234 50007
1984–85 New York Rangers NHL 72791679 30008
1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 79242044111 16691528
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 1535820
1986–87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 6510182878
1987–88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 7752025108
1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 57791657 53032
1989–90 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3844833
1989–90 New Jersey Devils NHL 358101830 500014
NHL totals 4476997166520 34991859

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1980 United States WJC 53258
1983 United States WC B 7448
1984 United States OG 611210
1984 United States CC 50114
1985 United States WC 1001114
1987 United States WC 1021310
1987 United States CC 51014
Senior totals 438816

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1982–83 [3]
AHCA East All-American 1982–83 [4]

References

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