Rob Pearson

Robert Gordon Pearson (born August 3, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is now general manager and head coach of Pickering Panthers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Biography Pearson was born in Oshawa, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa.

Pearson was drafted 12th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1989 NHL entry draft. He played in 269 career NHL games, scoring 56 goals and 54 assists for 110 points. Pearson also played for the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals.

On April 24, 2006, Pearson signed on as an assistant coach for the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks in Oshawa, Ontario, but later resigned from that position. In 2017, he was named the new head coach of Whitby Fury.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 Oshawa Kiwanis AAA Midget 72 68 65 133 188 — — — — — 1988–89 Belleville Bulls OHL 26 8 12 20 51 — — — — — 1989–90 Belleville Bulls OHL 58 48 40 88 174 11 5 5 10 26 1990–91 Belleville Bulls OHL 10 6 3 9 27 — — — — — 1990–91 Oshawa Generals OHL 41 57 52 109 76 16 16 17 33 39 1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 3 0 0 0 29 — — — — — 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 47 14 10 24 58 — — — — — 1991–92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 27 15 14 29 107 13 5 4 9 40 1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78 23 14 37 211 14 2 2 4 31 1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 67 12 18 30 189 14 1 0 1 32 1994–95 Washington Capitals NHL 32 0 6 6 96 3 1 0 1 17 1995–96 Portland Pirates AHL 44 18 24 42 143 — — — — — 1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 27 6 4 10 54 2 0 0 0 14 1996–97 St. Louis Blues NHL 18 1 2 3 37 — — — — — 1996–97 Worcester IceCats AHL 46 11 16 27 199 5 3 0 3 16 1997–98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 46 17 14 31 118 10 6 4 10 43 1998–99 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 20 3 10 13 27 — — — — — 1998–99 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 11 6 2 8 41 17 8 6 14 24 1999–2000 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 60 17 23 40 145 4 0 0 0 8 2001–02 Frankfurt Lions DEL 33 5 16 21 125 — — — — — AHL totals 120 44 54 98 478 18 8 4 12 56 NHL totals 269 56 54 110 645 33 4 2 6 94