Rob Whistle

Robert Douglas Whistle (born April 30, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Whistle was signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers on August 13, 1985. He played 32 games for the Rangers before getting traded to St. Louis for Tony McKegney and Bruce Bell. After playing 19 games for the Blues, he was traded to the Washington Capitals. However, he played for their farm club the whole season, and he retired at the end of that season.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Thunder Bay Flyers TBJHL 28 10 21 31 — — — — — — 1977–78 Thunder Bay Flyers TBJHL 28 28 30 58 — — — — — — 1978–79 Thunder Bay Flyers TBJHL 18 10 12 22 22 — — — — — 1979–80 Kitchener Rangers OMJHL 55 2 5 7 68 — — — — — 1980–81 Kitchener Rangers OHL 33 4 0 4 47 — — — — — 1982–83 Wilfrid Laurier University CIAU 24 6 14 20 12 — — — — — 1983–84 Wilfrid Laurier University CIAU 24 9 15 24 42 — — — — — 1984–85 Wilfrid Laurier University CIAU 24 5 22 27 31 — — — — — 1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 32 4 2 6 10 3 0 0 0 2 1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 20 1 4 5 5 — — — — — 1986–87 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 55 4 12 16 30 7 1 1 2 7 1987–88 St. Louis Blues NHL 19 3 3 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 39 5 21 26 21 — — — — — 1988–89 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 61 2 24 26 30 — — — — — 1988–89 Peoria Rivermen IHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — — NHL totals 51 7 5 12 16 4 0 0 0 2 AHL totals 136 7 40 47 65 7 1 1 2 7