Bob MacMillan

Bob MacMillan
Bob MacMillan
Born	December 3, 1952 (age 72); Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Occupations	athlete; politician; businessperson;
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Height
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Minnesota Fighting Saints; New York Rangers; St. Louis Blues; Atlanta Flames; Calgary Flames; Colorado Rockies; New Jersey Devils; Chicago Black Hawks
NHL draft	15th overall, 1972; New York Rangers
Playing career	1972–1985
MLA for Charlottetown-Kings Square
	In office; 2000–2003
Preceded by	Richard Brown
Succeeded by	Richard Brown

Robert Lea MacMillan (born December 3, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward and a former politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. During his hockey career, he played two seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA), followed by eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), from 1974–75 until 1984–85. He helped the Calgary Flames reach the NHL playoff semifinals for the first time in 1981.

Hockey career

As a youth, MacMillan played in the 1964 and 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Charlottetown.^[1] He was drafted 15th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.^[2] He was traded along with Dick Redmond, Yves Bélanger and a second-round selection in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft (23rd overall–Mike Perovich) from the St. Louis Blues to the Atlanta Flames for Phil Myre, Curt Bennett and Barry Gibbs on December 12, 1977.^[3] Upon his retirement, MacMillan returned to Charlottetown to coach senior hockey. After two years behind the bench he made a brief comeback to the ice when he dressed for two games with the Charlottetown Islanders in the 1987–88 season and scored four points.

MacMillan served in the Prince Edward Island legislature from 2000–2003, as part of Pat Binns's Progressive Conservative government.^[4]

MacMillan is the brother of former player and coach Bill MacMillan. MacMillan is the father of Logan MacMillan, the first-round pick (19th overall) of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Brad MacMillan, owner of 'Chuck Hatchets', and 'The Whiskey Pub and Kitchen', and Cole MacMillan, who most recently played hockey at University of Prince Edward Island. He currently owns and operates The Sport Page Club, a sports bar in downtown Charlottetown.

^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
^ "Bob MacMillan's hockey statistics profile at hockeydb.com". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
^ "Sports News Briefs," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 13, 1977. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Islanders temper Tory majority". CBC News. September 30, 2003. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
^ "Bob MacMillan Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-29.

Preceded by Al Blanchard	New York Rangers first round draft pick 1972	Succeeded by Rick Middleton
Preceded by Butch Goring	Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1979	Succeeded by Wayne Gretzky