Robert Edward Leiter (born March 22, 1941 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired professional ice hockey player, most notably for the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Atlanta Flames were a professional Ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America
Playing career
After a junior career that saw him playing on a Memorial Cup winner with the Winnipeg Braves in 1959, Leiter -- whose rights were owned by the Boston Bruins -- spent most of the next decade in the minor leagues. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL The Winnipeg Braves were a Canadian Junior Hockey Team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, affiliated with the Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro of the Western Hockey League The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. Derailed by a bout of tuberculosis, occasional injuries and the perception that he would serve better as a defensive player, he served two seasons for the Kingston Frontenacs of the Eastern Professional Hockey League and six with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, playing only large sections of the 1963 and 1964 seasons with the Bruins. The Kingston Frontenacs are a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston Ontario, Canada at the K-Rock Centre For information about the EPHL beginning play in 2008 please see Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008 The Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL was a The Hershey Bears are a professional Ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The 1962–63 NHL season was the 46th season of the National Hockey League. The 1963–64 NHL season was the 47th season of the National Hockey League.
By 1967 there was no place on the newly powerful Bruins for Leiter, and he was a fixture on the Bears, where he was a scoring leader his final four seasons. The 1967-68 AHL season was the 32nd season of the American Hockey League. 1971, his final year in Hershey, was his best, leading the team in scoring and being named to the AHL's Second All-Star Team. The 1970-71 AHL season was the 35th season of the American Hockey League.
Following that season, the Pittsburgh Penguins bought Leiter from the Bruins, and he became a NHL regular at last. The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When expansion came in 1972, Leiter was chosen by the Atlanta Flames in the expansion draft as its 17th pick. The 1972–73 NHL season was the 56th season of the National Hockey League. The Atlanta Flames were a professional Ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The 1972 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1972. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 1972–73 season Despite being chosen inauspiciously low, Leiter led the team in scoring in its inaugural year and was a mainstay with his two-way play. He finished second in team scoring the following season.
However, injuries and age eroded his scoring skills, and he was released by the Flames early in the 1976 season. The 1975–76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. Leiter signed with the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association to finish the season, after which he retired. The Calgary Cowboys were an Ice hockey team that played two seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA from 1975 – 1977. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972
Awards & Achievements
- Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1959)
- Memorial Cup Championship (1959)
- AHL Second All-Star Team (1971)
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
External links
- Bob Leiter's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Bob Leiter's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Bob Leiter's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame