Former Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Hall of Fame forward Bob Pulford of Newton Robinson, Ontario passed away on Monday at the age of 89. Pulford won four Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs (1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967), played in five National Hockey League All-Star games (1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1968), and led the NHL in shorthanded goals three times (five in 1958-59, six in 1959-60, and four in 1963-64). In addition to his 14 seasons with the Maple Leafs from 1956 to 1970, Pulford played two seasons with the Los Angeles Kings from 1970 to 1972.
In 1079 NHL regular season games, Pulford had 281 goals and 362 assists for 643 points. He had 793 penalty minutes, 105 power-play points, 40 shorthanded points, four hat tricks, and 29 game-winning goals.
In the NHL postseason, Pulford had 25 goals and 26 assists for 51 points in 89 games. He had 126 penalty minutes, five power-play points, five shorthanded points, and four game-winning goals. When the Maple Leafs won the 1967 Stanley Cup (their last in franchise history), Pulford led all players with 10 postseason assists.
Pulford was also a NHL coach for 12 NHL seasons. He was with the Los Angeles Kings from 1972 to 1977, and then the Chicago Blackhawks for three separate stints between 1977 and 2000. Pulford had a record of 363 wins, 330 losses and 136 ties for a winning percentage of .520, and won the Jack Adams Award with the Kings in 1975. He was also the Blackhawks general manager four different times with the Blackhawks from 1977 to 2005.
