Rob McClanahan
Rob McClanahan | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Born |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | January 9, 1958||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Hartford Whalers New York Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
National team |
![]() | ||||||||||||||||
NHL draft |
49th overall, 1978 Buffalo Sabres | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1979–1984 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Robert Bruce McClanahan (born January 9, 1958) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 224 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1983. McClanahan was a member of the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team that beat the Soviet Union en route to a gold medal at Lake Placid in 1980.[1]
Amateur and international career
McClanahan attended
During the opening game of the Olympic tournament against Sweden, McClanahan sustained a bruise on the upper thigh, which left the US team's roster short a second player, as teammate Jack O'Callahan had been injured during the exhibition game against the Soviet Union only three days prior to the Olympics. A now famous argument between McClanahan and Team USA's coach Herb Brooks during the intermission helped motivate McClanahan to return to the game and play through his injury, inspiring his team to a come-from-behind draw against Sweden that proved vital to achieving gold medal success later in the tournament.
Professional career
McClanahan was selected forty-ninth overall in the
Post-playing career
McClanahan became a financial broker after retirement, beginning his career with
He also was featured in
McClanahan is currently the head coach of The Blake School boys varsity hockey team.
In popular culture
McClanahan was played by Nathan West in the 2004 Disney movie Miracle, which told the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic gold medal win. West had been a goalie for the junior hockey team the Detroit Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League and has a tattoo of the National Hockey League logo on his arm.[3]
In a 1981 TV movie about the same subject called Miracle on Ice, McClanahan is portrayed by Ken Stovitz.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1975–76 | Mounds View High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 40 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 43 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | United States | Intl | 63 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1980–81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 18 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 27 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | New York Rangers | NHL | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
1983–84 | Tulsa Oilers
|
CHL
|
10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 224 | 38 | 63 | 101 | 126 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 31 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | United States | WC
|
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
1980 | United States | OLY
|
7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
1981 | United States | CC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Senior totals | 21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
References
- ^ "Sporting Upsets from the World of Horse Racing, Football and more". bluesq.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2008.
- ^ Tulsa Oilers 1983–84 roster and scoring statistics. Hockeydb.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-15.
- ^ Nathan West. Internet Movie Database
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Hockeydraftcentral bio