Rob Klinkhammer

Robert Klinkhammer (born August 12, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators, Arizona Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Edmonton Oilers. He also played for Dinamo Minsk, Ak Bars Kazan, Avangard Omsk, and Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Career
He signed as a free agent with the Rockford IceHogs NHL affiliate, the Chicago Blackhawks, to a two-year entry level contract on June 8, 2009. He was called up by the Blackhawks on December 10, 2010, to replace an injured Patrick Kane and debuted in a home game against the Dallas Stars which they won.

He was traded to the Ottawa Senators on December 2, 2011. He was signed by the Coyotes as a free agent on July 3, 2012, and played with their AHL farm team, the Portland Pirates during the 2012 NHL lockout.

On December 5, 2014, the Coyotes would trade Klinkhammer, along with a fifth-round pick, to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Philip Samuelsson.

On January 2, 2015, the Penguins traded Klinkhammer along with a first-round pick to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for David Perron. He would sign a one-year, $650,000 contract on February 20 to stay with the Oilers.

On August 4, 2022, Klinkhammer would announce that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey. After his retirement, he accepted a job to become an assistant coach for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
 Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Lethbridge Y Men AAA AMHL 36  5  8  13  84———— — 2003–04 Lethbridge Y Men AAA AMHL 29  20  22  42  114———— — 2003–04 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 25  2  3  5  12———— — 2004–05 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 72  14  12  26  81 5  0  1  1  4 2005–06 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 35  5  7  12  15———— — 2005–06 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 32  3  5  8  37 7  0  1  1  6 2006–07 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 1  0  0  0  9———— — 2006–07 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 37  23  19  42  70———— — 2006–07 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 28  10  21  31  29 11  4  4  8  22 2007–08 Norfolk Admirals AHL 66  12  12  24  41———— — 2008–09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 76  15  18  33  32 4  0  1  1  0 2009–10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 72  10  14  24  38 4  1  1  2  7 2010–11 Rockford IceHogs AHL 76  17  29  46  63———— — 2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1  0  0  0  0———— — 2011–12 Rockford IceHogs AHL 18  2  4  6  6———— — 2011–12 Binghamton Senators AHL 35  12  23  35  30———— — 2011–12 Ottawa Senators NHL 15  0  2  2  2———— — 2012–13 Portland Pirates AHL 53  14  30  44  36———— — 2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 22  5  6  11  10———— — 2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 72  11  9  20  19———— — 2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 19  3  0  3  4———— — 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10  1  2  3  0———— — 2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40  1  2  3  23———— — 2015–16 Edmonton Oilers NHL 14  1  0  1  6———— — 2015–16 Bakersfield Condors AHL 27  14  10  24  36———— — 2016–17 Dinamo Minsk KHL 47  21  21  42  65 5  1  1  2  0 2017–18 Dinamo Minsk KHL 7  1  1  2  27———— — 2017–18 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 42  7  13  20  32 19  3  5  8  10 2018–19 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 57  19  5  24  79 4  1  0  1  8 2019–20 Avangard Omsk KHL 44  12  15  27  57 —   —   —   —   — 2020–21 Dinamo Minsk KHL 31  15  11  26  38 5   0   0   0   8 2021–22 Dynamo Moscow KHL 41  6  10  16  28 4   0   1   1   2 AHL totals 423 96 140 236 282 8 1 2 3 7 NHL totals 193 22 21 43 64 — — — — — KHL totals 269 81 76 157 326 37 5 7 12 28

International
 Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2018 Canada OG  6 0 2 2 2 Senior totals 6 0 2 2 2

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Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:Arizona Coyotes players
Category:Bakersfield Condors players
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players
Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Ice hockey people from Alberta
Category:Lethbridge Hurricanes players
Category:Norfolk Admirals players
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:People from Lethbridge
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:Portland Winterhawks players
Category:Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
Category:Seattle Thunderbirds players