Bob Crocker
Born(1928-08-03)August 3, 1928
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 22, 2018(2018-12-22) (aged 90)
Occupation(s)NHL scout, former hockey coach and executive
Years activec.1950s–2010s
AwardsLester Patrick Award (2015)

Bob Crocker (August 3, 1928 – December 22, 2018) was an American ice hockey scout, former coach and executive. He was awarded the Lester Patrick Award, for contributions to hockey in the United States, in 2015.

Born in East Boston, Massachusetts, Crocker attended Boston University, where he played hockey in the 1954–55 season for the Boston University Terriers.[1] He later served as a recruiter and freshman coach for his alma mater. From 1972 to 1976, he coached the University of Pennsylvania men's hockey team.[2] In 1980, he was hired as an assistant general manager of the Hartford Whalers; he would serve in that position until 1992, when he went to scout for the New York Rangers. Crocker scouted for the Rangers until 2005, when he joined the Los Angeles Kings organization. He won three Stanley Cups during his time with the Rangers and Kings, and a Calder Cup with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL. In 2006, he was inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame.[3]

College Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Pennsylvania Quakers (ECAC Hockey) (1972–1976)
1972–73 Pennsylvania 16–9–213–7–24thECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
1973–74 Pennsylvania 10–14–09–12–010th
1974–75 Pennsylvania 10–13–19–13–111th
1975–76 Pennsylvania 6–19–15–17–116th
Pennsylvania: 42–54–436–49–4
Total:42–54–4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey honors Centerville's Bob Crocker with prestigious Lester Patrick Trophy".
  2. ↑ "Crocker, Jacobs to receive 2015 Lester Patrick Trophy | NHL.com". nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  3. ↑ "Veteran scout Bob Crocker to receive NHL's Lester Patrick Award | masslive.com". masslive.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
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