Rob Palmer (b. 1956)

Robert Ross Palmer (born September 10, 1956 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 320 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils.
He played for the University of Michigan from 1973 to 1977. He was chosen 85th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and 102nd overall by the Calgary Cowboys in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.
Palmer opted to join the Kings and made it to the NHL in his first pro season, 1977-78. He was a Kings' regular for the next two seasons but by 1981 his career was on a downslide. He spent most of the 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons in the minor pros.
He signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils in 1982, and saw a season and a half with the NHL team. Palmer ended his career with the Maine Mariners in 1986.
In the NHL Palmer played in 320 games and scored 9 goals and 101 assists.
==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
1973–74 	University of Michigan	NCAA 		36 	3 	12 	15 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	University of Michigan	NCAA 		40 	5 	15 	20 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	University of Michigan	NCAA 		42 	5 	16 	21 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	University of Michigan	NCAA 		45 	5 	37 	42 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Fort Worth Texans 	CHL 		3 	0 	2 	2 	0 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
1977–78 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		48 	0 	3 	3 	27 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1977–78 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 		19 	1 	7 	8 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		78 	4 	41 	45 	26 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
1979–80 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		78 	4 	36 	40 	18 		4 	1 	2 	3 	4
1980–81 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		13 	0 	4 	4 	13 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Houston Apollos 	CHL 		28 	3 	10 	13 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Indianapolis Checkers 	CHL 		27 	1 	9 	10 	16 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
1981–82 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		5 	0 	2 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 		41 	2 	23 	25 	22 		4 	1 	4 	5 	2
1982–83 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		60 	1 	10 	11 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		38 	0 	5 	5 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 		33 	5 	10 	15 	10 		17 	3 	10 	13 	8
1984–85 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 		79 	1 	23 	24 	22 		11 	0 	3 	3 	2
1985–86 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 		73 	2 	10 	12 	18 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		320 	9 	101 	110 	115 		8 	1 	2 	3 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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