Bob Kudelski

Robert Kudelski (born March 3, 1964, in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.) is a retired National Hockey League center. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1986 NHL Supplemental Draft.
After playing three seasons at Yale University, where he was an ECAC First All-Star in 1987, Kudelski made his professional debut with the American Hockey League's New Haven Nighthawks in the 1987–88 season. He also made his NHL debut with the Kings that same season, appearing in 26 games and recording one assist. Kudelski led the Nighthawks to the Calder Cup finals the following season, before making the Kings for good in 1989, scoring at least twenty goals in the next three years.
Kudelski was traded to the Ottawa Senators during their inaugural season of 1992–93, and made an immediate scoring impact, finishing only four goals behind Sylvain Turgeon for the team lead despite playing 25 fewer games for the Senators. 
The following season his scoring pace was more prolific yet, and was on track to become Ottawa's first fifty-goal scorer, but was dealt midseason to the more defensively-oriented Florida Panthers. He finished that season scoring a career high 40 goals, and was selected to play in the 1994 All Star Game. The Panthers had played fewer games at the time of the trade than the Senators, and in consequence Kudelski tied Jimmy Carson for the NHL record for games played in a single season with 86.
Unfortunately, with the lockout the following season, Kudelski never again managed to recapture his scoring touch. He played just thirteen games in the 1995–96 season, during which he retired. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Florida Panthers Alumni Association.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1983–84 	Yale 	ECAC 	 	21 	14 	12 	26 	12 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1984–85 	Yale 	ECAC 	 	32 	21 	23 	44 	38 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1985–86 	Yale 	ECAC 	 	31 	18 	23 	41 	48 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1986–87 	Yale 	ECAC 	 	30 	25 	22 	47 	34 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1987–88 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	26 	0 	1 	1 	8 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1987–88 	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL 	 	50 	15 	19 	34 	41 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1988–89 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	14 	1 	3 	4 	17 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1988–89 	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL 	 	60 	32 	19 	51 	43 	 	17 	8 	5 	13 	12
1989–90 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	62 	23 	13 	36 	49 	 	8 	1 	2 	3 	2
1990–91 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	72 	23 	13 	36 	46 	 	8 	3 	2 	5 	2
1991–92 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	80 	22 	21 	43 	42 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
1992–93 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	15 	3 	3 	6 	8 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1992–93 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	48 	21 	14 	35 	22 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1993–94 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	42 	26 	15 	41 	14 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1993–94 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	44 	14 	15 	29 	10 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1994–95 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	26 	6 	3 	9 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1995–96 	Carolina Monarchs 	AHL 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1995–96 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	13 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	442 	139 	102 	241 	218 	 	22 	4 	4 	8 	4
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards==
* ECAC First All-Star Team (1987)
* Played in NHL All-Star Game (1994)
==Transactions==
*Traded to Ottawa by Los Angeles with Shawn McCosh for Marc Fortier and Jim Thomson, December 19, 1992.
*Traded to Florida by Ottawa for Evgeny Davydov, Scott Levins, Florida's 6th round choice (Mike Gaffney) in 1994 NHL Entry Draft, and Dallas' 4th round choice (previously acquired, Ottawa selected Kevin Bolibruck) in 1995 Entry Draft, January 6, 1994.
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Category:Born in 1964
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Carolina Monarchs players
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:New Haven Nighthawks players
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Yale Bulldogs players
Category:NHL Players that have scored a hat trick