Rob Palmer

Robert Ross Palmer (September 10, 1956 – June 26, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 320 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils between 1977 and 1984. As a youth, he played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Toronto.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 University of Michigan CCHA 36 3 12 15 14 — — — — — 1974–75 University of Michigan CCHA 40 5 15 20 26 — — — — — 1975–76 University of Michigan CCHA 42 5 16 21 58 — — — — — 1976–77 University of Michigan CCHA 45 5 37 42 32 — — — — — 1976–77 Fort Worth Texans CHL 3 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1977–78 Los Angeles Kings NHL 48 0 3 3 27 2 0 0 0 0 1977–78 Springfield Indians AHL 19 1 7 8 18 — — — — — 1978–79 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 4 41 45 26 2 0 0 0 2 1979–80 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 4 36 40 18 4 1 2 3 4 1980–81 Los Angeles Kings NHL 13 0 4 4 13 — — — — — 1980–81 Houston Apollos CHL 28 3 10 13 23 — — — — — 1980–81 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 27 1 9 10 16 5 1 1 2 0 1981–82 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1981–82 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 41 2 23 25 22 4 1 4 5 2 1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL 60 1 10 11 21 — — — — — 1983–84 New Jersey Devils NHL 38 0 5 5 10 — — — — — 1983–84 Maine Mariners AHL 33 5 10 15 10 17 3 10 13 8 1984–85 Maine Mariners AHL 79 1 23 24 22 11 0 3 3 2 1985–86 Maine Mariners AHL 73 2 10 12 18 5 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 320 9 101 110 115 8 1 2 3 6