# Bob Brooke

Robert Wesley Brooke (born December 18, 1960) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils between 1984 and 1990. Internationally Brooke played for the American national team at several tournaments, including the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1984 and 1987 Canada Cups, as well as three World Championships.

## Playing career

Brooke was the first of the "AB Pros," the handful of NHL players that grew up through the Acton-Boxborough youth hockey program of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s (Tom Barrasso, Ted Crowley, Bob Sweeney, Ian Moran, and Jeff Norton). He graduated from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in 1979. After graduation, Brooke played for the Yale University men's ice hockey team graduating in 1983. He played international hockey as a member of the United States national team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He also played baseball for Yale alongside future New York Mets' pitcher Ron Darling.
In the NHL, he played for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and New Jersey Devils. After joining the NHL, he also played for US team in the 1984 Canada Cup, 1985 and 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 1987 Canada Cup.
After his playing career, he went to Harvard Business School for his MBA.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1978–79 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Yale University | ECAC | 24 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Yale University | ECAC | 27 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Yale University | ECAC | 25 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Yale University | ECAC | 25 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | United States National Team | Intl | 54 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1984–85 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 111 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 |
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 65 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 77 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 57 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 38 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 35 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 447 | 69 | 97 | 166 | 520 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 59 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1980 | United States | WJC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 1983 | United States | WC B | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 1984 | United States | OG | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1984 | United States | CC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1985 | United States | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 1987 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 1987 | United States | CC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 43 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1982–83 |
| AHCA East All-American | 1982–83 |