| Bob Whitelaw | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1916-10-05)October 5, 1916 Motherwell, Scotland, U.K. | ||
| Died | October 6, 1972(1972-10-06) (aged 56) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Harringay Racers Wembley Lions | ||
| Playing career | 1936–1948 | ||
Robert Whitelaw (October 5, 1916 – October 6, 1972) was a Scottish-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 32 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1940–41 and 1941–42 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 to 1948, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. Whitelaw was born in Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1934–35 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1936–37 | Harringay Racers | ENL | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Harringay Racers | ENL | — | 8 | 4 | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Pittsburgh Hornets | IAHL | 50 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Indianapolis Capitals | IAHL | 67 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Providence Reds | AHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Providence Reds | AHL | 55 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg RCAF | WNDHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Wembley Lions | EHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Providence Reds | AHL | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Winnipeg Nationals | WSRHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IAHL/AHL totals | 284 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
See also
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1916 births
- 1972 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Harringay Racers players
- Indianapolis Capitals players
- Pittsburgh Hornets players
- Providence Reds players
- Ice hockey people from Winnipeg
- Wembley Lions players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1910s births stubs