Bob Nevin
Encyclopedia
Robert Frank Nevin is a former professional ice hockey
right wing
who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League
between 1957–58 and 1975–76.
in 1960–61, and finished second in the Calder Memorial Trophy
voting to teammate Dave Keon
. He shared a line with Red Kelly
and Frank Mahovlich
helping the Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup
in 1962 and 1963. In 1964 Nevin was traded to the New York Rangers
alongside four other players in exchange for Andy Bathgate
and Don McKenney
. He served the Rangers for seven years until he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars
for Bobby Rousseau
. He also played for the Los Angeles Kings
where he recorded a personal best 72 point season and led the Kings to a franchise record 105 points. Following his time with the Kings, Nevin would head to the Edmonton Oilers
of the WHA
. He retired following thirteen games with the Oilers after breaking his collarbone. Nevin played 1128 career NHL games, recording 307 goals and 419 assists for 726 points.
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...
right wing
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played 18 seasons 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...
between 1957–58 and 1975–76.
Career
Nevin scored 21 goals as a rookie with the Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in 1960–61, and finished second in the Calder Memorial Trophy
Calder Memorial Trophy
The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season...
voting to teammate Dave Keon
Dave Keon
David Michael Keon is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played professionally from 1960–61 to 1981–82, including 15 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986....
. He shared a line with Red Kelly
Red Kelly
Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, CM is a retired Canadian ice hockey player in the NHL. He played on more Stanley Cup winning teams than any player who never played for the Montreal Canadiens, and is the only player to be part of two of the nine dynasties recognized by the NHL in its history...
and Frank Mahovlich
Frank Mahovlich
Francis William "The Big M" Mahovlich, CM is a Canadian Senator, and a retired NHL ice hockey player, nicknamed the "Big M." He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame.-Playing career:...
helping the Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1962 and 1963. In 1964 Nevin was traded to the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
alongside four other players in exchange for Andy Bathgate
Andy Bathgate
Andrew James Bathgate is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins.-Playing career:...
and Don McKenney
Don McKenney
Donald Hamilton McKenney is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward...
. He served the Rangers for seven years until he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
for Bobby Rousseau
Bobby Rousseau
Joseph Jean-Paul Robert Rousseau is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.-Early career:...
. He also played for the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
where he recorded a personal best 72 point season and led the Kings to a franchise record 105 points. Following his time with the Kings, Nevin would head to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
of the WHA
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
. He retired following thirteen games with the Oilers after breaking his collarbone. Nevin played 1128 career NHL games, recording 307 goals and 419 assists for 726 points.
Legacy
- In 2009, Nevin was ranked No. 51 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
).
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... | Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... | A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... | Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... | PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1957–58 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 68 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1961–62 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1962–63 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 58 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 49 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... | NHL | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 64 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | New York Rangers | NHL | 67 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | New York Rangers | NHL | 74 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1968–69 | New York Rangers | NHL | 71 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1970–71 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... | NHL | 72 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 66 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... | NHL | 78 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 77 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... | WHA World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926... | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 20 NHL seasons | NHL total | 1128 | 307 | 419 | 726 | 211 | 84 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 24 | |||
| 1 WHA season | WHA totals | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||