Robert John Ash (born September 29, 1943) is a Canadian former professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the l ...

.National Hockey League Guide and Record Book 1974-75, pg. 246 He played 200 games in the

World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association () was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972–73 WHA season, 1972 to 1978–79 WHA season, 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (N ...

with the

Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The te ...

and

Indianapolis Racers The Indianapolis Racers were a major league ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1974 to 1978. They competed in four full seasons before folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square ...

, scoring six goals and 46 assists.

Awards and achievements

MJHL The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a Junior ice hockey, Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The MJHL consists of thirt ...

First All-Star Team (1964) *Turnbull Cup

Championship (1962, 1963, & 1964)

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* 1943 births Brandon Wheat Kings players Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Indianapolis Racers players Living people Omaha Knights (CHL) players Providence Reds players Seattle Totems (WHL) players Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1940s-stub