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Bob Brooke

Bob Brooke
Born December 18, 1960
Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Minnesota North Stars
New Jersey Devils
National team United States
NHL Draft 75th overall, 1980
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1983–1990

Robert William Brooke (born December 18, 1960 in Melrose, Massachusetts and raised in West Acton, Massachusetts) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1984 and 1990.

Brooke was the first of the "AB Pros," the handful of NHL players that grew up through the Acton-Boxborough youth hockey program of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s (Tom Barrasso, Ted Crowley, Bob Sweeney, Ian Moran, and Jeff Norton). He graduated from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in 1979. After graduation, Brooke played for the Yale University men's ice hockey team graduating in 1984 due to his hiatus to play international hockey as a member of the United States national team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He also played baseball for Yale alongside future New York Mets' pitcher Ron Darling.[1]

In the NHL, he played for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and New Jersey Devils. After joining the NHL, he also played for US team in the 1984 Canada Cup, 1985 and 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 1987 Canada Cup.

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1982–83 [2]
AHCA East All-American 1982–83 [3]

References

  1. ^ Zach Schonbrun (1981-05-21). "Darling-Viola Pitcher's Duel Lives On in St. John's Baseball Lore - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

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