Bob Sweeney (ice hockey)
Robert Emmett Sweeney (born January 25, 1964) is an American former professional ice hockey center.
| Bob Sweeney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 25, 1964 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Center/Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders Calgary Flames | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
123rd overall, 1982 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1986–2001 | ||
Career
Sweeney was born in Concord, Massachusetts, but grew up in Boxborough, Massachusetts. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Assabet Valley.[1] He was drafted out of high school by the Boston Bruins in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, and went on to play four years at Boston College. He made his NHL debut in the 1986–87 season, but spent most of the year with the Bruins AHL affiliate the Moncton Golden Flames. The 1987–88 season was Sweeney's first full year, a season where Boston traveled to the Stanley Cup Finals only to be swept by the Edmonton Oilers.
Following six seasons with Boston, Sweeney was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Sabres in 1992 and then by the New York Islanders in 1995. After being traded to the Calgary Flames during the 1995–96 season Sweeney retired from the NHL. He spent the next season in the IHL before traveling across the Atlantic to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 1997 until 2001. He is currently the Executive Director of the Boston Bruins Foundation.
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Second Team | 1984–85 | [2] |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1984–85 | [3] |
- Bob Sweeney Named Director of Development for the Boston Bruins Foundation - 2007
Personal
Bob Sweeney is the brother-in-law of Madeline Amy Sweeney, one of the flight attendants on American Airlines Flight 11, which hit the north tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | HS-MA | 46 | 44 | 36 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Boston College | ECAC | 30 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston College | ECAC | 23 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston College | HE | 44 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston College | HE | 41 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 58 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 73 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 66 | ||
| 1988–89 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 75 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 99 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | ||
| 1989–90 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 93 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | ||
| 1990–91 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 115 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 45 | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 103 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 80 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 118 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 60 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 45 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 66 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Québec Rafales | IHL | 69 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 120 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1997–98 | Revierlöwen Oberhausen | DEL | 27 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 20 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 46 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | München Barons | DEL | 37 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 2000–01 | München Barons | DEL | 33 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 639 | 125 | 163 | 288 | 799 | 103 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 197 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | United States | WC Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- Rosen, Dan (September 9, 2011). "Ten years later, 9/11 still resonates in hockey". NHL.com. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database