Bob Halkidis

Robert H. Halkidis (born March 5, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Playing career As a youth, Halkidis played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.

After a junior hockey career with the London Knights in which he won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as outstanding defenceman in 1984–85, Halkidis joined the Buffalo Sabres. During his career he also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders and HIFK. In 1998 Halkidis won the Finnish championship with HIFK and was very popular among fans due to his rough and uncompromising style of play. Known more as a defensive defenceman, Halkidis recorded 8 goals and 32 assists over 256 NHL games.

Personal life

He retired in 2001, and now runs a hockey training and coaching development business. He is currently a pro scout for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

His son, Beau, is an NHL/AHL referee. He made his NHL debut on April 1, 2019.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 London Knights OHL 37 3 12 15 52 3 0 1 1 8 1983–84 London Knights OHL 51 9 22 31 123 8 0 2 2 27 1984–85 London Knights OHL 62 14 50 64 154 8 3 6 9 22 1984–85 Buffalo Sabres NHL — — — — — 4 0 0 0 19 1985–86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 37 1 9 10 115 — — — — — 1986–87 Rochester Americans AHL 59 1 8 9 144 8 0 0 0 43 1986–87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 1 1 2 19 — — — — — 1987–88 Rochester Americans AHL 15 2 5 7 50 — — — — — 1987–88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 30 0 3 3 115 4 0 0 0 22 1988–89 Rochester Americans AHL 16 0 6 6 64 — — — — — 1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 16 0 1 1 66 — — — — — 1989–90 Rochester Americans AHL 18 1 13 14 70 — — — — — 1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 30 3 17 20 67 — — — — — 1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 20 0 4 4 56 8 0 1 1 8 1990–91 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 4 1 5 6 6 — — — — — 1990–91 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 7 1 3 4 10 — — — — — 1990–91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 34 1 3 4 133 — — — — — 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 46 3 3 6 145 — — — — — 1992–93 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 26 0 9 9 79 5 0 1 1 27 1992–93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 29 2 13 15 61 — — — — — 1993–94 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 15 0 6 6 46 — — — — — 1993–94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 28 1 4 5 93 1 0 0 0 2 1994–95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 27 1 3 4 40 — — — — — 1995–96 Atlanta Knights IHL 21 1 7 8 62 — — — — — 1995–96 Indianapolis Ice IHL 3 0 2 2 8 — — — — — 1995–96 Utah Grizzlies IHL 27 0 7 7 72 12 1 1 2 36 1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 3 0 0 0 7 — — — — — 1995–96 New York Islanders NHL 5 0 0 0 30 — — — — — 1996–97 Carolina Monarchs AHL 41 5 13 18 47 — — — — — 1997–98 HIFK Helsinki SM-l 29 1 6 7 133 9 0 2 2 14 1997–98 Winston-Salem IceHawks UHL 3 0 1 1 15 — — — — — 1998–99 Cologne Sharks DEL 49 7 14 21 103 — — — — — 2000–01 Greensboro Generals ECHL 33 1 6 7 50 — — — — — 2000–01 Newcastle Jesters BISL 49 7 14 21 103 — — — — — 2000–01 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 9 0 2 2 10 — — — — — NHL totals 256 8 32 40 825 20 0 1 1 51