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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{for|the American Olympic wrestler|Bob Hess (wrestler)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = Defence
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 175
| prospect_team =
| prospect_league =
| name = Bob Hess
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|5|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Middleton, Nova Scotia|Middleton]], [[Nova Scotia]], Canada
Siblings: Pauline Veitch
| career_start = 1974
| career_end = 1985
| draft = 26th overall
| draft_year = 1974
| draft_team = [[St. Louis Blues]]
| played_for = '''''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]'''''<br>[[St. Louis Blues]]<br>[[Buffalo Sabres]]<br>[[Hartford Whalers]]<br>'''''[[American Hockey League|AHL]]'''''<br>[[Rochester Americans]]<br>[[Maine Mariners (AHL)|Maine Mariners]]
| Siblings = Pauline Veitch
}}
'''Robert George Hess ''' (born May 19, 1955 in [[Middleton, Nova Scotia]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. He played in the [[National Hockey League]] for the [[St. Louis Blues]], [[Buffalo Sabres]], and [[Hartford Whalers]]. Between 1982 and 1984 Hess played in Switzerland's [[National League A|Nationalliga A]] for [[HC Lugano]] and [[EHC Kloten]].
==Playing career==
Hess was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the [[St. Louis Blues]] in the [[1974 NHL amateur draft]].
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 (ice hockey)|Bill Stewart]]
*December, 1984 - Signed as a free agent with the Hartford Whalers
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1971–72 WCHL season|1971–72]]
| [[New Westminster Bruins]]
| [[Western Canada Hockey League|WCHL]]
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1972–73 WCHL season|1972–73]]
| New Westminster Bruins
| WCHL
| 67 || 6 || 13 || 19 || 29
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1973–74 WCHL season|1973–74]]
| New Westminster Bruins
| WCHL
| 68 || 10 || 30 || 40 || 104
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]]
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 76 || 9 || 30 || 39 || 58
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| [[1975–76 NHL season|1975–76]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 78 || 9 || 23 || 32 || 58
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1976–77 NHL season|1976–77]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 53 || 4 || 18 || 22 || 14
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[1976–77 CHL season|1976–77]]
| [[Kansas City Blues (ice hockey)|Kansas City Blues]]
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]
| 10 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 55 || 2 || 12 || 14 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1977–78 CHL season|1977–78]]
| [[Salt Lake Golden Eagles]]
| CHL
| 7 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1978–79 NHL season|1978–79]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 27 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1978–79 CHL season|1978–79]]
| Salt Lake Golden Eagles
| CHL
| 45 || 19 || 29 || 48 || 22
| 9 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 9
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1979–80 CHL season|1979–80]]
| Salt Lake Golden Eagles
| CHL
| 79 || 32 || 42 || 74 || 71
| 13 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 14
|-
| [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1980–81
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| NHL
| — || — || — || — || —
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
| [[1980–81 AHL season|1980–81]]
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 70 || 17 || 58 || 75 || 95
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82]]
| Buffalo Sabres
| NHL
| 33 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1981–82 AHL season|1981–82]]
| Rochester Americans
| AHL
| 22 || 6 || 13 || 19 || 10
| 9 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1982–83 AHL season|1982–83]]
| [[Maine Mariners (AHL)|Maine Mariners]]
| AHL
| 13 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 10
| 17 || 0 || 9 || 9 || 15
|-
| [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]]
| [[Hartford Whalers]]
| NHL
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1983–84 CHL season|1983–84]]
| [[Indianapolis Checkers]]
| CHL
| 9 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 10
| 9 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 6
|-
| [[1984–85 IHL season|1984–85]]
| Salt Lake Golden Eagles
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 48 || 9 || 21 || 30 || 25
| 7 || 0 || 7 || 7 || 2
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 105 !! 28 !! 74 !! 102 !! 115
! 26 !! 1 !! 12 !! 13 !! 17
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 329 !! 27 !! 95 !! 122 !! 178
! 4 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 2
|}
==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}
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