Robert Edward "Solly" Solinger (born December 23, 1925) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 99 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Star City, Saskatchewan, he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. He was the first winner of the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (1947-48) as rookie of the year in the American Hockey League.
He played in pro hockey through the 1963-64 season. He then played five seasons for Alberta senior teams before retiring in 1969.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1944–45 | Prince Albert Black Hawks | SJHL | 12 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1945–46 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Philadelphia Falcons | EAHL | 44 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 1946–47 | Minneapolis Millers | USHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Edmonton Flyers | WCSHL | 38 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 72 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1947–48 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 67 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 68 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1949–50 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 44 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 69 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 1951–52 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 44 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1952–53 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 42 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | ||
| 1953–54 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 22 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1954–55 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 46 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1955–56 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 63 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1957–58 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1958–59 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 69 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | ||
| 1959–60 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 45 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 21 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 67 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 70 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 67 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 59 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 707 | 241 | 349 | 590 | 435 | 97 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 92 | ||||
| WHL totals | 284 | 109 | 146 | 255 | 81 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 99 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links[]
- Bob Solinger's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Bob Solinger's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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