Bob Errey

Robert Errey (born September 21, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left wing and former sportscaster for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 15th overall by Pittsburgh in the 1983 NHL entry draft and played 895 NHL games over the course of his career.

Playing career

Errey was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario.

Errey played junior ice hockey with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League from 1980 to 1983. During that time he teamed with Steve Yzerman to form the top line, and led the team in goals with 53 in 1983. Errey would eventually reunite with Yzerman in Detroit for one full season and two half seasons in the mid 1990s.

Errey played most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but also played for the Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks, Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars and New York Rangers. He won two Stanley Cups as a member of the Penguins in 1991 and 1992. He was also a member of Team Canada in 1997 winning a gold medal at the World Championships and appeared in the 1995 Stanley Cup Final with Detroit. With the Penguins, he originally wore jersey #10 then settled with #12. He retired in 1999 after playing the entire 1998–99 season with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.

Errey served as the captain of the San Jose Sharks for the 1993–94 NHL season and part of the 1994–95 season.

Broadcast career Errey is a former TV colour analyst for the Pittsburgh Penguins broadcasts on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh alongside Steve Mears. He also appeared as an analyst on the NHL Network's nightly highlight show, NHL on the Fly during the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He occasionally appears on TSN as an analyst during the network's coverage of the IIHF World Hockey Championships.

Personal life

Errey was born in Montreal, grew up in Peterborough, Ontario, and attended Crestwood Secondary School.

Errey and his wife Tracy have two sons, Connor and Chad.

Errey is a cousin of the Indy Champ, Tom Geoghegan of the Kinloch racing team and a third cousin to hockey legend Ted Lindsay.

Awards Stanley Cup Pittsburgh Penguins – 1991, 1992

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1979–80 Peterborough Oilers MetJHL 29 13 11 24 12 — — — — — 1980–81 Peterborough Lumber Petes MetJHL 42 28 42 70 93 — — — — — 1980–81 Peterborough Petes OHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1981–82 Peterborough Petes OHL 68 29 31 60 39 9 3 1 4 9 1982–83 Peterborough Petes OHL 67 53 47 100 74 4 1 3 4 7 1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 65 9 13 22 29 — — — — — 1984–85 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 59 17 24 41 14 8 3 4 7 11 1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 16 0 2 2 7 — — — — — 1985–86 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 18 8 7 15 28 — — — — — 1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 37 11 6 17 8 — — — — — 1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 16 18 34 46 — — — — — 1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 17 3 6 9 18 — — — — — 1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 26 32 58 124 11 1 2 3 12 1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 20 19 39 109 — — — — — 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 20 22 42 115 24 5 2 7 29 1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 19 16 35 119 14 3 0 3 10 1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 54 8 6 14 76 — — — — — 1992–93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 8 1 3 4 4 4 0 1 1 10 1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 64 12 18 30 126 14 3 2 5 10 1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 13 2 2 4 27 — — — — — 1994–95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 30 6 11 17 31 18 1 5 6 30 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 11 21 32 66 14 0 4 4 8 1996–97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 36 1 2 3 27 — — — — — 1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 30 3 6 9 20 — — — — — 1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 59 2 9 11 46 — — — — — 1997–98 New York Rangers NHL 12 0 0 0 7 — — — — — 1998–99 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 69 18 27 45 59 7 0 3 3 8 NHL totals 895 170 212 382 1,005 99 13 16 29 109

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1997 Canada WC 11 2 1 3 6 Senior totals 11 2 1 3 6