Bob Sirois

Robert Sirois (born February 6, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played 286 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals from 1974 to 1980. Sirois is the author of Discrimination In The NHL: Quebec Hockey Players Sidelined, a 2013 book on racial bias against Quebec-born hockey players.

Playing career Born in Montreal, Quebec, Sirois was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974. Sirois played in only four games with the Flyers in over two seasons before he was traded to the Washington Capitals. He spent five seasons with the Capitals before leaving the NHL to play one season in Switzerland, and then in the AHL the year after that before retiring from active play in 1982.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1969–70 Rosemont National QMJHL 3 0 0 0 7 — — — — — 1970–71 Rosemont National QMJHL 59 24 30 54 37 — — — — — 1971–72 Laval National QMJHL 59 20 44 64 58 — — — — — 1972–73 Laval National QMJHL 6 5 3 8 10 — — — — — 1972–73 Montréal Bleu Blanc Rouge QMJHL 58 46 51 97 55 4 4 2 6 2 1973–74 Montréal Juniors QMJHL 67 72 81 153 77 7 6 1 7 0 1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 1974–75 Richmond Robins AHL 53 26 23 49 38 — — — — — 1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Richmond Robins AHL 26 14 18 32 10 — — — — — 1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 43 10 19 29 6 — — — — — 1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 45 13 22 35 2 — — — — — 1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 72 24 37 61 6 — — — — — 1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 73 29 25 54 6 — — — — — 1979–80 Washington Capitals NHL 49 15 17 32 18 — — — — — 1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL 2 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1980–81 HC Lausanne NDA — — — — — — — — — — 1981–82 HC Lugano NLB — — — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Hershey Bears AHL 13 2 6 8 0 — — — — — NHL totals 286 92 120 212 42 — — — — —