Bobby Schmautz

Bobby Schmautz
Born	(1945-03-28) March 28, 1945 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Chicago Black Hawks Vancouver Canucks Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers Colorado Rockies
Playing career	1967–1981

Robert James Schmautz (born March 28, 1945) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward.

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Schmautz started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1968. Schmautz played the majority of his NHL career with the Boston Bruins, and also played for the Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Rockies, and Edmonton Oilers.

Bobby is the brother of Cliff Schmautz and Arnie Schmautz.

Schmautz scored the overtime goal for Boston in Game Four of the 1978 Stanley Cup final versus Montreal to level the series at two games apiece. A photograph of Schmautz celebrating his goal was used as the cover photo for the Bruins' 1978-79 media guide. In his years with the Bruins, Schmautz proved to be a valuable and consistent offensive threat at critical times. Overall, Schmautz scored 26 playoff goals for Boston--the same total as Bobby Orr.

A fan favorite in Boston, Schmautz was known for his fearsome slapshot and perhaps just as fearsome wrist shot. With both, he scored an unusual percentage of his goals in the top corners, and when he missed he tended to miss high, creating a thunderous strike on the boards behind the goaltender's head. He also seemed to have a knack for hitting crossbars.

Playing under Bruin coach Don Cherry, Schmautz developed fairly late in his career into an accomplished forechecker and backchecker. For the Bruins he usually played right wing on a line with hall-of-famer Johnny Bucyk and versatile center Gregg Sheppard.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1962–63	Saskatoon Quakers	SJHL		54	28	31	59	42		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Saskatoon Quakers	SSHL		—	—	—	—	—		7	1	1	2	0
1963–64	Saskatoon Quakers	SJHL		60	55	43	98	114		12	12	12	24	20
1964–65	Saskatoon Blades	SJHL		44	45	34	79	113		5	4	4	8	10
1964–65	Los Angeles Blades	WHL		5	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Los Angeles Blades	WHL		70	7	16	23	27		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Los Angeles Blades	WHL		37	3	7	10	19		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		13	3	2	5	6		11	2	3	5	2
1967–68	Dallas Black Hawks	CPHL		54	23	23	46	83		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		63	9	7	16	37		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	WHL		12	5	7	12	17		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Seattle Totems	WHL		66	32	27	59	89		3	0	2	2	5
1970–71	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		26	5	5	10	14		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		60	12	13	25	82		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Rochester Americans	AHL		7	7	8	15	8		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		77	38	33	71	137		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		49	26	19	45	58		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Boston Bruins	NHL		27	7	13	20	31		16	3	6	9	44
1974–75	Boston Bruins	NHL		56	21	30	51	63		3	1	5	6	6
1975–76	Boston Bruins	NHL		75	28	34	62	116		11	2	8	10	13
1976–77	Boston Bruins	NHL		57	23	29	52	62		14	11	1	12	10
1977–78	Boston Bruins	NHL		54	27	27	54	87		15	7	8	15	11
1978–79	Boston Bruins	NHL		65	20	22	42	77		11	2	2	4	6
1979–80	Boston Bruins	NHL		20	8	6	14	8		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		29	8	8	16	20		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Colorado Rockies	NHL		20	9	4	13	53		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		73	27	34	61	137		3	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				764	271	286	557	988		84	28	33	61	92

External links

• Bobby Schmautz player profile at NHL.com
• Bobby Schmautz career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database