Bob Dailey

Bob Dailey (born May 3, 1953 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired a professional ice hockey defenceman who spent 9 years in the National Hockey League between 1973 and 1982.

Playing career
The league's tallest player until the arrival of Willie Huber in 1978, Dailey was a tremendous combination of size and skill on the blueline. He was selected ninth overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft from the Toronto Marlboros, where he had won the Memorial Cup as a junior. He immediately stepped into the Canucks roster as one of their top defenders, registering 7 goals and 24 points as a rookie in 1973–74.

In 1974–75, Dailey registered 12 goals and 48 points to lead Canuck defenders and was named the club's top blueliner. He had another fine season in 1975–76, notching 15 goals despite missing time to injury. However, the Canucks would deal him to the Philadelphia Flyers mid-way through the 1976–77 season in exchange for Jack McIlhargey and Larry Goodenough. The deal would prove a lopsided one as McIlhargey and Goodenough were never more than bit players for the Canucks while Dailey would be the Flyers' top defender for the next 5 years.

In 1977–78, Dailey emerged as a star for the Flyers. His 21 goals and 57 points would set club records (now broken) for a defender, and he was selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game. In 1979–80 he would register 39 points in just 61 games, and then add 17 more points in the playoffs in helping the Flyers reach the Stanley Cup Finals. In 1980–81 he was again named the Flyers' top defender and was selected to play in his second All-Star Game, but his season was ended prematurely due to a knee injury which required surgery.

12 games into the 1981–82 season, Dailey shattered his ankle catching a rut in the ice in a game in Buffalo. The injury required 3 screws to repair and forced his retirement at the age of only 28. He attempted a comeback with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League in 1985, but found he could not compete and retired for good after only five games.

Dailey finished his career with 94 goals and 231 assists for 325 points in 561 NHL games, along with 814 penalty minutes.

Awards and achievements

 * 1975: Named Vancouver Canucks' top defenceman
 * 1978: Played in NHL All-Star Game
 * 1979: Named Philadelphia Flyers' top defenceman
 * 1981: Played in NHL All-Star Game
 * 1981: Named Philadelphia Flyers' top defenceman

Career statistics
--- Regular Season ---  Playoffs Season  Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -- 1970-71 Toronto Marlboros           OHA    36    2    3    5   36  --  --  --  --  -- 1971-72 Toronto Marlboros           OHA    62   11   39   50  135  --  --  --  --  -- 1972-73 Toronto Marlboros           OHA    60    9   55   64  200  --  --  --  --  -- 1973-74 Vancouver Canucks           NHL    76    7   17   24  143  --  --  --  --  -- 1974-75 Vancouver Canucks           NHL    70   12   36   48  103   5   1   3   4  14 1975-76 Vancouver Canucks           NHL    67   15   24   39  119   2   1   1   2   0 1976-77 Vancouver Canucks           NHL    44    4   16   20   52  --  --  --  --  -- 1976-77 Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    32    5   14   19   38  10   4   9  13  15 1977-78 Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    76   21   36   57   62  12   1   5   6  22 1978-79 Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    70    9   30   39   63   8   1   2   3  14 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    61   13   26   39   71  19   4  13  17  22 1980-81 Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    53    7   27   34  141   7   0   1   1  18 1981-82 Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    12    1    5    6   22  --  --  --  --  -- 1985-86 Hershey Bears               AHL     5    0    0    0    8  --  --  --  --  -- --        NHL Totals                        561   94  231  325  814  63  12  34  46 105