Robert George Hess (born May 19, 1955) is a

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former professional

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. He played in the

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for the

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Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Con ...

, and

Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1 ...

. Between 1982 and 1984 Hess played in Switzerland's Nationalliga A for

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and

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Playing career

Hess was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the

in the

1974 NHL amateur draft The 1974 NHL amateur draft was the 12th NHL entry draft. It was held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. In an effort to prevent the WHA from poaching players, the draft was conducted early and in secret. This failed to ...

. He appeared in 329 NHL games scoring 27 goals and 95 assists for 122 points. He is a member of the St. Louis Blues Alumni Association.

Transactions

*October 30, 1980 - Traded by the St. Louis Blues with the 4th round pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft (Anders Wikberg) to the Buffalo Sabres for Bill Stewart *December, 1984 - Signed as a free agent with the Hartford Whalers

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

* 1955 births Living people Buffalo Sabres players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Hartford Whalers players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia Indianapolis Checkers (CHL) players Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players Maine Mariners (AHL) players New Westminster Bruins players People from Middleton, Nova Scotia Rochester Americans players St. Louis Blues announcers St. Louis Blues draft picks St. Louis Blues players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub