Canadian ice hockey player (1930–2023)
Ice hockey player
Robert Harry Chrystal (April 3, 1930 – January 27, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Chrystal played 132 regular season games for the New York Rangers between 1953 and 1955. He scored 11 goals and 14 assists for 25 points. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1950 to 1959, was spent in the minor leagues. Chrystal died on January 27, 2023, at the age of 92.[1][2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Awards and achievements
- MJHL First All-Star Team (1949 & 1950)
- USHL Second All-Star Team (1951)
- Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1953)
- WHL Championship (1957)
- WHL Prairie Division First All-Star Team (1957 & 1958)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
References
- ^ "The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is saddened to hear that Honoured Member Bob Chrystal has passed away". Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame on Twitter. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Bob Chrystal April 3, 1930 – January 27, 2023". Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
