# Bob Jay > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bob_Jay > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bob_Jay.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Jay > Source revision: 1333731559 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1965)}} {{distinguish|Bob J}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | caption = | position = [Defense](/source/Defenceman_(ice_hockey)) | shoots = Right | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 185 | played_for = [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|18|mf=y}} | draft = ''Undrafted'' | birth_place = [Burlington, Massachusetts](/source/Burlington%2C_Massachusetts), U.S. | career_start = 1993 | career_end = 2002 |}} '''Robert Gould Jay''' (born November 18, 1965) is an [American](/source/United_States) former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player and coach. He appeared in three games for the [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) during the [1993–94 season](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_NHL_season), and played nine seasons in the [International Hockey League](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)) (IHL) between 1990 and 1999. After his playing career ended, Jay turned to coaching, most notably as an assistant to Ted Donato at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) from 2004 to 2007 and again from 2009 to 2011.[http://gocrimson.com/sports/mice/2009-10/releases/20090708jay_hired Bobby Jay Returns as Harvard Assistant Coach] ''GoCrimson.com'', July 8, 2009. He has been an assistant coach for the [United States women's national ice hockey team](/source/United_States_women's_national_ice_hockey_team) through several campaigns[http://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/318035?referrer_id=844348. Witt, Jay and Stauber Named Olympic Women's Team Assistant Coaches] including the Sochi Olympics where the team won a silver medal.{{Cite web |url=http://www.merrimack.edu/live/news/1498-bobby-jay-88-helps-lead-us-womens-ice-hockey-team. |title=Bobby Jay ’88 Helps Lead U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey Team to Silver|date= March 5, 2014 |access-date=2017-03-27 |archive-date=2019-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216024359/https://www.merrimack.edu/live/news/1498-bobby-jay-88-helps-lead-us-womens-ice-hockey-team. |url-status=dead }} Jay was also head coach for the [Boston Pride](/source/Boston_Pride) of the [National Women's Hockey League](/source/National_Women's_Hockey_League) from 2015 to 2017.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150909174942/http://nwhl.co/boston-pride-announce-bobby-jay-as-head-coach/ Boston Pride Announce Bobby Jay as Head Coach]}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/42998/bobby-jay |title=Bobby Jay |website=Elite Prospects |access-date=March 29, 2021}} ==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](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_NCAA_Division_III_men's_ice_hockey_season) | [Merrimack College](/source/Merrimack_Warriors_men's_ice_hockey) | [ECAC 2](/source/ECAC_2) | 23 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1985–86](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_NCAA_Division_III_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Merrimack College | ECAC 2 | 30 || 6 || 18 || 24 || 33 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1986–87](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_NCAA_Division_III_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Merrimack College | ECAC 2 | 36 || 4 || 21 || 25 || 42 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1987–88](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_NCAA_Division_III_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Merrimack College | ECAC 2 | 27 || 4 || 19 || 23 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1988–89 | [Halmstad HK](/source/Halmstad_HK) | [SWE-4](/source/Hockeytv%C3%A5an) | — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1990–91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_IHL_season) | [Fort Wayne Komets](/source/Fort_Wayne_Komets) | [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)) | 40 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 24 | 14 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 16 |- | [1991–92](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_IHL_season) | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 76 || 1 || 19 || 20 || 119 | 7 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1992–93](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_IHL_season) | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 78 || 5 || 21 || 26 || 100 | 8 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 14 |- | [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_NHL_season) | [Los Angeles Kings](/source/Los_Angeles_Kings) | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1993–94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_IHL_season) | [Phoenix Roadrunners](/source/Phoenix_Roadrunners_(IHL)) | IHL | 65 || 7 || 15 || 22 || 54 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_IHL_season) | [Detroit Vipers](/source/Detroit_Vipers) | IHL | 57 || 3 || 8 || 11 || 51 | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_IHL_season) | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 17 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 22 | 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 16 |- | [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_IHL_season) | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 71 || 3 || 11 || 14 || 44 | 21 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 21 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_IHL_season) | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 66 || 5 || 12 || 17 || 88 | 8 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 8 |- | [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_IHL_season) | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 44 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 51 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_AHL_season) | [Manchester Monarchs](/source/Manchester_Monarchs_(AHL)) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! 514 !! 28 !! 99 !! 127 !! 553 ! 69 !! 2 !! 12 !! 14 !! 89 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 3 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{icehockeystats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jay, Bob}} Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen Category:Detroit Vipers players Category:Fort Wayne Komets players Category:Ice hockey coaches from Massachusetts Category:Ice hockey players from Massachusetts Category:Los Angeles Kings players Category:Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Category:Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey players Category:Sportspeople from Burlington, Massachusetts Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players Category:Ice hockey people from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players Category:20th-century American sportsmen {{US-icehockey-defenceman-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bob Jay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Jay) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Jay?action=history)). 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