Rob Tallas

Robert Wayne "Robbie" Tallas (born March 20, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks between 1996 and 2001.

Playing career Tallas played in 99 NHL games and compiled a record of 28 wins, 42 losses, and 10 ties. He has been serving as the goaltending coach for the Florida Panthers since August 2009.

He came out of retirement for one game on March 3, 2013, as a backup goalie for the Florida Panthers. Then, exactly two years later, on March 3, 2015, during a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, both Panthers goaltenders (Roberto Luongo and Al Montoya) were injured during play. Montoya stayed in the game, and Tallas quickly went to the dressing room to dress as his emergency backup. He warmed up in the tunnel, but Luongo was able to re-dress and return to the game, sparing Tallas from action. In both instances, Tallas had suited up, registered on the official team roster, and could have been called on the ice as a replacement but ended up not playing because the originally planned goaltender returned before a replacement was needed.

Tallas was also part of the coaching staff of Italy men's national ice hockey team during the 2019 IIHF World Championship.

Tallas won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships as a goaltending coach with the Panthers in 2024 and 2025.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1990–91 Penticton Panthers BCJHL 37 6 26 0 2055 196 0 5.72 .860 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 14 4 7 0 708 52 0 4.41 .854 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Surrey Eagles BCJHL 19 6 12 0 1043 112 1 6.44 .844 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 58 23 21 3 3151 194 2 3.69 .893 5 1 4 333 18 0 3.24 .912 1993–94 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 51 23 21 3 2849 188 0 3.96 .885 9 5 4 567 40 0 4.23 .885 1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 2 1 0 0 82 4 1 2.90 .867 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 36 21 9 3 2011 114 0 3.40 .882 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Providence Bruins AHL 37 12 16 7 2136 117 1 3.29 .906 2 0 2 135 9 0 4.01 .900 1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 1 1 0 0 60 3 0 3.00 .897 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Providence Bruins AHL 24 9 14 1 1424 83 0 3.50 .900 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL 28 8 12 1 1244 69 1 3.33 .882 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Providence Bruins AHL 10 1 8 1 575 39 0 4.07 .882 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Boston Bruins NHL 14 6 3 3 788 24 1 1.83 .926 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Boston Bruins NHL 17 7 7 2 987 43 1 2.61 .898 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Boston Bruins NHL 27 4 13 4 1363 72 0 2.61 .885 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 3 0 1 0 87 6 0 4.13 .850 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 12 2 7 0 627 35 0 3.35 .868 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Norfolk Admirals AHL 6 2 2 2 333 12 0 2.16 .915 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 38 6 25 5 2183 126 0 3.46 .901 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 33 14 11 3 1763 99 0 3.37 .898 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 HPK Hameenlinna FIN 22 8 8 44 1326 44 1 1.99 .922 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Salzburg EC AUT 15 1 10 0 640 47 0 4.40 .862 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 Florida Panthers NHL 0 — — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Florida Panthers NHL 0 — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 99 28 42 10 5069 246 3 2.91 .891 — — — — — — — —