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This article is about the Irish ice hockey player. For the Scottish footballer, see Bobby Kirk (footballer).

Bobby Kirk
Born (1909-08-08)8 August 1909
Doagh, Ireland, United Kingdom
Died 11 July 1970(1970-07-11) (aged 60)
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Playing career 1928–1942

Robert Hunter "Cagey" Kirk (8 August 1909 – 11 July 1970) was an Irish-born ice hockey player. He played 39 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1937–38 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1928 to 1942, was spent in the minor leagues.

Early life

Kirk was born in Doagh, Ireland, United Kingdom, and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He played junior hockey in Manitoba.

Career

Kirk played for the Elmwood Millionaires and competed in the 1929 Memorial Cup. Kirk made his National Hockey League debut with the New York Rangers in 1938 and played 39 games with the team.[1][2] He was later a coach for the Flin Flon Bombers and Buffalo Bisons.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1927–28 Elmwood Millionaires WJrHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1928–29 Elmwood Millionaires WJrHL 8 6 1 7 — 3 0 1 1 4
1928–29 Winnipeg CPR MSrHL 5 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
1928–29 Elmwood Millionaires M-Cup — — — — — 7 5 2 7 11
1929–30 Elmwood Millionaires WJrHL 5 8 1 9 12 — — — — —
1930–31 St. Louis Flyers AHA 32 9 3 12 12 — — — — —
1931–32 St. Louis Flyers AHA 39 1 4 5 16 — — — — —
1932–33 Vancouver Maroons WCHL 29 10 2 12 14 2 0 0 0 0
1933–34 Vancouver Lions NWHL 34 9 2 11 28 7 3 0 3 4
1934–35 Vancouver Lions NWHL 37 26 11 37 30 8 4 2 6 8
1935–36 Philadelphia Ramblers Can-Am 48 22 29 51 16 4 0 1 1 0
1936–37 Philadelphia Ramblers IAHL 36 7 15 22 8 6 2 1 3 0
1937–38 New York Rangers NHL 39 4 8 12 14 — — — — —
1937–38 Philadelphia Ramblers IAHL 11 7 1 8 4 5 1 2 3 2
1938–39 Philadelphia Ramblers IAHL 49 14 36 50 12 9 2 6 8 2
1939–40 Philadelphia Ramblers IAHL 11 0 4 4 0 — — — — —
1939–40 Hershey Bears IAHL 43 16 12 26 6 6 0 1 1 4
1940–41 Hershey Bears AHL 52 19 26 45 6 10 4 2 6 4
1941–42 Hershey Bears AHL 53 14 27 41 18 10 1 4 5 0
1941–42 Philadelphia Rockets AHL 4 3 2 5 0 — — — — —
IAHL/AHL totals 259 80 123 203 54 46 10 16 26 12
NHL totals 39 4 8 12 14 — — — — —

Awards and achievements

  • NWHL First All-Star Team (1936)

References

  1. ^ Rosenman, Mark; Karpin, Howie (23 January 2018). New York Rangers by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Broadway Blueshirts by Uniform Number. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-68358-178-9.
  2. ^ Halligan, John; Kreiser, John (2006). Game of My Life: New York Rangers. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1-58261-956-9.
  3. ^ "Kirk, Bobby | Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame". www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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