Bob Halkidis
# Bob Halkidis

Robert H. Halkidis (born March 5, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

## Playing career

As a youth, Halkidis played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.

After a junior hockey career with the London Knights in which he won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as outstanding defenceman in 1984–85, Halkidis joined the Buffalo Sabres. During his career he also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders and HIFK. In 1998 Halkidis won the Finnish championship with HIFK and was very popular among fans due to his rough and uncompromising style of play. Known more as a defensive defenceman, Halkidis recorded 8 goals and 32 assists over 256 NHL games.

## Personal life

He retired in 2001, and now runs a hockey training and coaching development business. He is currently a pro scout for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

His son, Beau, is an NHL/AHL referee. He made his NHL debut on April 1, 2019.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1982–83 | London Knights | OHL | 37 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1983–84 | London Knights | OHL | 51 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 123 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 1984–85 | London Knights | OHL | 62 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 154 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| 1984–85 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 144 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1988–89 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 18 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 30 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1990–91 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 26 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 1992–93 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 29 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994–95 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| 1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-l | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 133 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 1997–98 | Winston-Salem IceHawks | UHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Cologne Sharks | DEL | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Greensboro Generals | ECHL | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Newcastle Jesters | BISL | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | SKA Saint Petersburg | RSL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 256 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 825 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
