Bruce Hamilton (ice hockey)
# Bruce Hamilton (ice hockey)

Bruce Hamilton (born June 30, 1957) is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former player. He is the current owner, president and general manager of the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

## Career

Hamilton was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the fifth round (81st overall) of the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft.

Hamilton played four seasons of professional ice hockey, including 81 games in the International Hockey League (IHL) with the Port Huron Flags, Milwaukee Admirals, and Flint Generals.

Following his playing career, Hamilton worked as a scout, first in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Saskatoon Blades (1981–1984), and then in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Hartford Whalers (1987–1989) and Washington Capitals (1989–1991). In 1991, he entered the WHL as the owner of the Tacoma Rockets franchise, which moved to Kelowna in 1995.

## Personal life

Hamilton's son, Curtis, played with the Edmonton Oilers during the 2014–15 NHL season.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1974–75 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 40 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 1975–76 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 68 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 64 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 28 |
| 1976–77 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 70 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 1977–78 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 37 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Flint Generals | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 32 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979–80 | Spokane Flyers | WIHL | — | 43 | 30 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Baltimore Skipjacks | EHL-Pro | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 81 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
