Bob McGill

Robert Paul McGill (born April 27, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. McGill played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1981 until 1994.

Early life McGill began playing hockey when he moved to Leduc with his family in 1970. He left Leduc to play for the BCJHL’s Abbotsford Flyers in 1978. McGill joined the WHL’s Victoria Cougars from 1979 to 1981, winning the WHL championship in 1981.

Playing career McGill started his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1981–82 after he was selected 26th overall by the Leafs in the 1980 NHL entry draft.

He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks, San Jose Sharks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, and Hartford Whalers.

McGill was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft. He retired from the NHL after the 1993–94 season.

Coaching career McGill has coached in both the American Hockey League, becoming the assistant coach of the AHL’s Hershey Bears from 1996 to 1998, who won the 1997 Calder Cup. He then went on to become the head coach of the Baton Rouge Kingfish from 1998 to 2000 in the East Coast Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1978–79 Abbotsford Flyers BCHL 46 3 20 23 242 — — — — — 1979–80 Victoria Cougars WHL 70 3 18 21 230 15 0 5 5 64 1980–81 Victoria Cougars WHL 66 5 36 41 295 11 1 5 6 67 1981–82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 68 1 10 11 263 — — — — — 1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30 0 0 0 146 — — — — — 1982–83 St. Catharines Saints AHL 32 2 5 7 95 — — — — — 1983–84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 0 2 2 51 — — — — — 1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 55 1 15 16 217 — — — — — 1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72 0 5 5 250 — — — — — 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 61 1 4 5 141 9 0 0 0 35 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56 1 4 5 103 3 0 0 0 0 1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 67 4 7 11 131 3 0 0 0 2 1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 68 0 4 4 155 16 0 0 0 33 1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 69 2 10 12 204 5 0 0 0 2 1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 77 4 5 9 151 5 0 0 0 2 1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 62 3 1 4 70 — — — — — 1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 12 0 0 0 21 8 0 0 0 14 1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 19 1 0 1 34 — — — — — 1993–94 New York Islanders NHL 3 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 30 0 3 3 41 — — — — — 1993–94 Springfield Indians AHL 5 0 0 0 24 — — — — — 1995–96 Chicago Wolves IHL 8 0 0 0 6 — — — — — NHL totals 705 17 55 72 1766 49 0 0 0 88