Bob Plager
Encyclopedia
Robert Bryant Plager is a retired professional ice hockey
defenceman who played in the National Hockey League
for fourteen seasons from 1964–65 until 1977–78. He had two brothers, Bill
and Barclay
, who also played in the NHL.
! || || || colspan = "5" |Regular Season || colspan = "5" |Playoffs
|-
! Season !! Team !! League !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
! 1961–62
| Kitchener-Waterloo || EPHL || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
! 1962–63
| Baltimore Clippers || AHL || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10
|-
! 1963–64
| St. Paul Rangers || CPHL || 61 || 13 || 35 || 48 || 158 || 8 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 21
|-
! rowspan = "3" | 1964–65
| Vancouver Canucks || WHL || 31 || 5 || 12 || 17 || 103 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| Baltimore Clippers || AHL || 19 || 2 || 12 || 14 || 27 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-
| New York Rangers || NHL || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
! rowspan = "2" | 1965–66
| Minnesota Rangers || CPHL || 44 || 7 || 12 || 19 || 145 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| New York Rangers || NHL || 18 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 22 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
! 1967–68
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 53 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 86 || 18 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 69
|-
! rowspan = "2" | 1968–69
| Kansas City Blues || CHL || 5 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 16 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 32 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 43 || 9 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 47
|-
! 1969–70
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 64 || 3 || 11 || 14 || 113 || 16 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 46
|-
! 1970–71
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 70 || 1 || 19 || 20 || 114 || 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4
|-
! 1971–72
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 50 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 81 || 11 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 5
|-
! 1972–73
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 77 || 2 || 31 || 33 || 107 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
! 1973–74
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 61 || 3 || 10 || 13 || 48 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
! 1974–75
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 73 || 1 || 14 || 15 || 53 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20
|-
! 1975–76
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 63 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 90 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
! rowspan = "2" | 1976–77
| Kansas City Blues || CHL || 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 15 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 54 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 23 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! rowspan = "2" | 1977–78
| Salt Lake Golden Eagles || CHL || 11 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 52 || 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 6
|-
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 18 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
|-
! NHL Totals
| || || 644 || 20 || 126 || 146 || 802 || 74 || 2 || 17 || 19 || 195
|}
although he joked that that job may come soon.
He is credited with developing the process of advance scouting and he has coached the Blues as well as their minor-league affiliates. He is presently the Vice President of Player Development with the club.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman who played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
for fourteen seasons from 1964–65 until 1977–78. He had two brothers, Bill
Bill Plager
William Ronald Plager is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Plager started his National Hockey League career with the Minnesota North Stars in 1967. He also played for the St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Flames...
and Barclay
Barclay Plager
Barclay Graham Plager , was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach for the St. Louis Blues.-Playing career:...
, who also played in the NHL.
Career statistics
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"! || || || colspan = "5" |Regular Season || colspan = "5" |Playoffs
|-
! Season !! Team !! League !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
! 1961–62
| Kitchener-Waterloo || EPHL || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
! 1962–63
| Baltimore Clippers || AHL || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10
|-
! 1963–64
| St. Paul Rangers || CPHL || 61 || 13 || 35 || 48 || 158 || 8 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 21
|-
! rowspan = "3" | 1964–65
| Vancouver Canucks || WHL || 31 || 5 || 12 || 17 || 103 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| Baltimore Clippers || AHL || 19 || 2 || 12 || 14 || 27 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-
| New York Rangers || NHL || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
! rowspan = "2" | 1965–66
| Minnesota Rangers || CPHL || 44 || 7 || 12 || 19 || 145 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| New York Rangers || NHL || 18 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 22 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
! 1967–68
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 53 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 86 || 18 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 69
|-
! rowspan = "2" | 1968–69
| Kansas City Blues || CHL || 5 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 16 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 32 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 43 || 9 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 47
|-
! 1969–70
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 64 || 3 || 11 || 14 || 113 || 16 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 46
|-
! 1970–71
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 70 || 1 || 19 || 20 || 114 || 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4
|-
! 1971–72
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 50 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 81 || 11 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 5
|-
! 1972–73
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 77 || 2 || 31 || 33 || 107 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
! 1973–74
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 61 || 3 || 10 || 13 || 48 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
! 1974–75
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 73 || 1 || 14 || 15 || 53 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20
|-
! 1975–76
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 63 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 90 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
! rowspan = "2" | 1976–77
| Kansas City Blues || CHL || 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 15 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 54 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 23 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! rowspan = "2" | 1977–78
| Salt Lake Golden Eagles || CHL || 11 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 52 || 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 6
|-
| St. Louis Blues || NHL || 18 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || - || - || - || - || -
|-
|-
! NHL Totals
| || || 644 || 20 || 126 || 146 || 802 || 74 || 2 || 17 || 19 || 195
|}
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Retirement
Plager retired from on-ice action in 1978 to move into the ranks of the Blues management. Over the years since then, he has performed just about every task except to drive the ZamboniIce resurfacer
An ice resurfacer is a truck-like vehicle or smaller device used to clean and smooth the surface of an ice rink. The first ice resurfacer was developed by Frank J. Zamboni in 1949 in the city of Paramount, California...
although he joked that that job may come soon.
He is credited with developing the process of advance scouting and he has coached the Blues as well as their minor-league affiliates. He is presently the Vice President of Player Development with the club.