{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and general manager (1933–2020)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | position = Left wing | image = Bob Sabourin 2.png | image_size = 230px | caption = Sabourin c. 1952 at St. Michaels | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 177 | played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|3|17|mf=y}} | birth_place = Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | death_date={{death date and age|2020|7|9|1933|3|17}} | death_place=Jacksonville, Florida, US | career_start = 1952 | career_end = 1968 }}
'''Robert Patrick Sabourin''' (March 17, 1933 – July 9, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager. A left winger, he played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL), for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1951–52 NHL season.<ref name=BASCH>{{cite news|title= Hockey's future a lot brighter in Jacksonville|first= Mark|last= Basch|newspaper= The Florida Times-Union|date= November 8, 2004|url= http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/110804/bus_17107357.shtml|accessdate= December 16, 2010|archive-date= October 1, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121001063444/http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/110804/bus_17107357.shtml|url-status= dead}}</ref> He later played in the minor leagues, eventually joining the Jacksonville Rockets of the Eastern Hockey League in the 1960s. He subsequently became their head coach and general manager, serving with the team until they folded in 1971.<ref name=BASCH/> Afterward he remained in Jacksonville, where he formed an advertising company with partner Jimmy Murdock to promote concerts, professional wrestling, and other events.<ref name=McDonald>{{cite news|title= Bringing Down the House|first= Dan|last= McDonald|newspaper= The Florida Times-Union|date= June 22, 2003|url= http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/062203/dss_12846367.shtml|accessdate= December 16, 2010|archive-date= December 16, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101216052809/http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/062203/dss_12846367.shtml|url-status= dead}}</ref> He later owned the skating rink Skate World (now Jacksonville Ice) and owned another hockey team, the Jacksonville Bullets, which folded in 1996.<ref name=BASCH/> He died on July 9, 2020.<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesunion/obituary.aspx?n=robert-sabourin&pid=196605106 Robert Sabourin]</ref>
==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 ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1948–49 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 10 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1949–50 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 47 || 21 || 11 || 32 || 38 | 5 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 2 |- | 1950–51 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 54 || 25 || 18 || 43 || 54 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1951–52 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 51 || 31 || 23 || 54 || 26 | 8 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 4 |- | 1951–52 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1952–53 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 51 || 22 || 20 || 42 || 19 | 10 || 6 || 0 || 6 || 14 |- | 1953–54 | Ottawa Senators | QSHL | 4 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1953–54 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 64 || 16 || 30 || 46 || 29 | 5 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 6 |- | 1954–55 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 49 || 8 || 19 || 27 || 14 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1955–56 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 47 || 6 || 16 || 22 || 39 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | 1956–57 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 59 || 11 || 29 || 40 || 21 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1957–58 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 64 || 28 || 32 || 60 || 8 | 13 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 12 |- | 1958–59 | Trois-Rivières Lions | QSHL | 59 || 25 || 25 || 50 || 12 | 8 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 5 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1959–60 | Trois-Rivières Lions | EPHL | 66 || 22 || 31 || 53 || 24 | 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 14 |- | 1960–61 | Kitchener Beavers | EPHL | 70 || 20 || 36 || 56 || 24 | 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1961–62 | North Bay Trappers | EPHL | 67 || 12 || 24 || 36 || 16 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1962–63 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1962–63 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 41 || 15 || 18 || 33 || 10 | 17 || 8 || 9 || 17 || 6 |- | 1963–64 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 68 || 13 || 19 || 32 || 15 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1964–65 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 57 || 11 || 10 || 21 || 12 | 7 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 |- | 1965–66 | Long Island Ducks | EHL | 72 || 31 || 43 || 74 || 40 | 12 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 22 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1966–67 | Florida Rockets | EHL | 71 || 16 || 30 || 46 || 38 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1967–68 | Florida Rockets | EHL | 55 || 13 || 22 || 35 || 10 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 270 !! 63 !! 114 !! 177 !! 122 ! 21 !! 9 !! 1 !! 10 !! 22 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | EPHL totals ! 204 !! 54 !! 91 !! 145 !! 64 ! 11 !! 2 !! 1 !! 3 !! 16 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
==See also== *List of players who played only one game in the NHL
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats|legends=14206}}
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