Rob Laird

"Robbie" Laird (born December 29, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Minnesota North Stars during the 1979–80 NHL season. Laird was drafted 116th overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and 29th overall in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft by the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
Laird played 8 seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets and on March 6, 2002, he was inducted into the Komet Hall of Fame in which he was honored with his jersey number #18 retired.
He also coached the AHL's Baltimore Skipjacks and Moncton Hawks as well as the IHL's Fort Wayne Komets and Phoenix Roadrunners. He served as an assistant coach for the Washington Capitals in the 1989–90 season.
Laird is currently a senior pro scout of the Los Angeles Kings having joined the club in the 1997–98 season.
==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
1971–72 	Regina Pats 	WCHL 		1 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972–73 	Regina Pats 	WCHL 		68 	14 	18 	32 	102 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1973–74 	Regina Pats 	WCHL 		68 	39 	45 	84 	243 		16 	11 	15 	26 	69
1974–75 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		62 	15 	28 	43 	115 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		78 	30 	38 	68 	127 		9 	8 	4 	12 	15
1976–77 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		78 	43 	46 	89 	151 		9 	3 	3 	6 	10
1977–78 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		64 	20 	22 	42 	202 		11 	3 	6 	9 	46
1978–79 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		80 	45 	62 	107 	296 		13 	7 	10 	17 	80
1979–80 	Oklahoma City Stars 	CHL 		61 	26 	19 	45 	160 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Oklahoma City Stars 	CHL 		55 	24 	23 	47 	137 		3 	1 	1 	2 	8
1981–82 	Nashville South Stars	CHL 		35 	5 	13 	18 	55 		3 	0 	1 	1 	15
1983–84 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		77 	37 	46 	83 	137 		4 	0 	1 	1 	17
1984–85 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		79 	33 	34 	67 	157 		13 	7 	5 	12 	25
1985–86 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	15 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals		520 	223 	276 	499 	1200 		59 	28 	29 	57 	193
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
IHL 	IHL 	IHL
First All-Star Team	1979	
==See also==
*List of players who played only one game in the NHL
==References==
==External links==
*
*Rob Laird's profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com
Category:1954 births
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