Bob Kudelski

Bob Kudelski
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Teams	Los Angeles Kings Ottawa Senators Florida Panthers
Nationality	American
Born	(1964-03-03)March 3, 1964, Springfield, MA, U.S.
Pro Career	1987 – 1996

Robert Kudelski (born March 3, 1964, in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.) is a retired National Hockey League center. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1986 NHL Supplemental Draft.

After playing three seasons at Yale University, where he was an ECAC First All-Star in 1987, Kudelski made his professional debut with the American Hockey League's New Haven Nighthawks in the 1987–88 season. He also made his NHL debut with the Kings that same season, appearing in 26 games and recording one assist. Kudelski led the Nighthawks to the Calder Cup finals the following season, before making the Kings for good in 1989, scoring at least twenty goals in the next three years.

Kudelski was traded to the Ottawa Senators during their inaugural season of 1992–93, and made an immediate scoring impact, finishing only four goals behind Sylvain Turgeon for the team lead despite playing 25 fewer games for the Senators.

The following season his scoring pace was more prolific yet, and was on track to become Ottawa's first fifty-goal scorer, but was dealt midseason to the more defensively-oriented Florida Panthers. He finished that season scoring a career high 40 goals, and was selected to play in the 1994 All Star Game. The Panthers had played fewer games at the time of the trade than the Senators, and in consequence Kudelski tied Jimmy Carson for the NHL record for games played in a single season with 86.

Unfortunately, with the lockout the following season, Kudelski never again managed to recapture his scoring touch. He played just thirteen games in the 1995–96 season, during which he retired. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Florida Panthers Alumni Association.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	Yale	ECAC		21	14	12	26	12		-	-	-	-	-
1984–85	Yale	ECAC		32	21	23	44	38		-	-	-	-	-
1985–86	Yale	ECAC		31	18	23	41	48		-	-	-	-	-
1986–87	Yale	ECAC		30	25	22	47	34		-	-	-	-	-
1987–88	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		26	0	1	1	8		-	-	-	-	-
1987–88	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		50	15	19	34	41		-	-	-	-	-
1988–89	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		14	1	3	4	17		-	-	-	-	-
1988–89	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		60	32	19	51	43		17	8	5	13	12
1989–90	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		62	23	13	36	49		8	1	2	3	2
1990–91	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		72	23	13	36	46		8	3	2	5	2
1991–92	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		80	22	21	43	42		6	0	0	0	0
1992–93	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		15	3	3	6	8		-	-	-	-	-
1992–93	Ottawa Senators	NHL		48	21	14	35	22		-	-	-	-	-
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL		42	26	15	41	14		-	-	-	-	-
1993–94	Florida Panthers	NHL		44	14	15	29	10		-	-	-	-	-
1994–95	Florida Panthers	NHL		26	6	3	9	2		-	-	-	-	-
1995–96	Carolina Monarchs	AHL		4	1	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
1995–96	Florida Panthers	NHL		13	0	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
NHL totals				442	139	102	241	218		22	4	4	8	4

Awards

• ECAC First All-Star Team (1987)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1994)

Transactions

• Traded to Ottawa by Los Angeles with Shawn McCosh for Marc Fortier and Jim Thomson, December 19, 1992.
• Traded to Florida by Ottawa for Evgeny Davydov, Scott Levins, Florida's 6th round choice (Mike Gaffney) in 1994 NHL Entry Draft, and Dallas' 4th round choice (previously acquired, Ottawa selected Kevin Bolibruck) in 1995 Entry Draft, January 6, 1994.

External links

• Bob Kudelski's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Bob Kudelski's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Bob Kudelski's NHL player profile