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Gary Roberts

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: May 23, 1966 in North York, Ontario

Drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 9:41AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #150. Steve Thomas… #151. GARY ROBERTS… #152. Frank Boucher… #152. Dit Clapper… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1986-87 20 CGY NHL 32 5 10 15 5 6 85 5 0 0 0 38 13.2
1987-88 21 CGY NHL 74 13 15 28 11 24 282 13 0 0 1 118 11.0
1988-89 22 CGY NHL 71 22 16 38 17 32 250 21 0 1 2 123 17.9
1989-90 23 CGY NHL 78 39 33 72 30 31 222 34 5 0 5 175 22.3
1990-91 24 CGY NHL 80 22 31 53 20 15 252 22 0 0 3 132 16.7
1991-92 25 CGY NHL 76 53 37 90 39 32 207 38 15 0 2 196 27.0
1992-93 26 CGY NHL 58 38 41 79 32 32 172 27 8 3 4 166 22.9
1993-94 27 CGY NHL 73 41 43 84 34 37 145 26 12 3 5 202 20.3
1994-95 28 CGY NHL 8 2 2 4 2 1 43 0 2 0 0 20 10.0
1995-96 29 CGY NHL 35 22 20 42 18 15 78 13 9 0 5 84 26.2
1997-98 31 CAR NHL 61 20 29 49 19 3 103 16 4 0 2 106 18.9
1998-99 32 CAR NHL 77 14 28 42 15 2 178 12 1 1 4 138 10.1 1509 19:36
1999-00 33 CAR NHL 69 23 30 53 21 -10 62 11 12 0 1 150 15.3 1278 18:31
2000-01 34 TOR NHL 82 29 24 53 22 16 109 19 8 2 3 138 21.0 1405 17:08
2001-02 35 TOR NHL 69 21 27 48 19 -4 63 13 6 2 2 122 17.2 1199 17:23
2002-03 36 TOR NHL 14 5 3 8 3 -2 10 2 3 0 0 22 22.7 218 15:35
2003-04 37 TOR NHL 72 28 20 48 20 9 84 16 11 1 7 124 22.6 1264 17:33
2005-06 39 FLA NHL 58 14 26 40 15 4 51 10 4 0 1 122 11.5 972 16:45
2006-07 40 TOT NHL 69 20 22 42 17 0 97 14 6 0 4 125 16.0 1154 16:43
2006-07 40 FLA NHL 50 13 16 29 11 5 71 11 2 0 3 94 13.8 854 17:05
2006-07 40 PIT NHL 19 7 6 13 5 -5 26 3 4 0 1 31 22.6 300 15:47
2007-08 41 PIT NHL 38 3 12 15 5 -3 40 2 1 0 0 41 7.3 507 13:20
2008-09 42 TBL NHL 30 4 3 7 3 -11 27 2 2 0 1 32 12.5 349 11:39
Career NHL 1224 438 472 910 366 229 2560 316 109 13 52 2374 18.4 9854 17:03

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1986-87 20 CGY NHL 32 0.16 0.31 0.47 0.17 2.66 1.19 4 8 12 4 23 1 16 0 6 0.2 0.5 0.8
1987-88 21 CGY NHL 74 0.18 0.20 0.38 0.15 3.81 1.59 11 12 23 9 60 1 47 12 24 0.2 1.1 1.3
1988-89 22 CGY NHL 71 0.31 0.23 0.54 0.23 3.52 1.73 18 13 31 13 60 1 34 7 32 1.7 1.6 3.3
1989-90 23 CGY NHL 78 0.50 0.42 0.92 0.39 2.85 2.24 33 28 61 26 107 19 64 7 31 5.2 1.7 6.9
1990-91 24 CGY NHL 80 0.28 0.39 0.66 0.25 3.15 1.65 20 27 47 18 75 3 68 11 15 2.9 1.1 4.0
1991-92 25 CGY NHL 76 0.70 0.49 1.18 0.51 2.72 2.58 47 33 80 35 121 33 79 23 32 8.3 1.7 10.0
1992-93 26 CGY NHL 58 0.66 0.71 1.36 0.55 2.97 2.86 31 33 64 26 104 26 55 9 32 6.5 1.5 8.1
1993-94 27 CGY NHL 73 0.56 0.59 1.15 0.47 1.99 2.77 37 39 76 31 128 49 63 21 37 7.8 1.9 9.7
1994-95 28 CGY NHL 8 0.25 0.25 0.50 0.20 5.38 2.50 3 3 6 2 8 5 3 1 1 0.2 0.1 0.3
1995-96 29 CGY NHL 35 0.63 0.57 1.20 0.51 2.23 2.40 21 19 40 17 51 21 16 1 15 4.3 1.0 5.3
1997-98 31 CAR NHL 61 0.33 0.48 0.80 0.31 1.69 1.74 23 33 56 22 65 20 46 4 3 4.8 1.0 5.8
1998-99 32 CAR NHL 77 0.18 0.36 0.55 0.20 2.31 1.79 16 32 48 17 62 15 54 9 2 1.8 1.6 3.4
1999-00 33 CAR NHL 69 0.33 0.43 0.77 0.30 0.90 2.17 25 32 57 22 78 26 64 2 -10 4.3 1.3 5.6
2000-01 34 TOR NHL 82 0.35 0.29 0.65 0.27 1.33 1.68 32 26 58 25 83 25 47 5 16 4.4 2.1 6.5
2001-02 35 TOR NHL 69 0.30 0.39 0.70 0.27 0.91 1.77 24 31 55 22 69 26 53 6 -4 4.1 0.9 5.0
2002-03 36 TOR NHL 14 0.36 0.21 0.57 0.25 0.71 1.57 6 3 9 4 15 6 11 0 -2 0.8 0.1 0.9
2003-04 37 TOR NHL 72 0.39 0.28 0.67 0.28 1.17 1.72 33 23 56 24 76 34 33 0 9 4.9 1.6 6.4
2005-06 39 FLA NHL 58 0.24 0.45 0.69 0.25 0.88 2.10 14 25 39 14 71 31 36 0 4 2.5 1.1 3.6
2006-07 40 TOT NHL 69 0.29 0.32 0.61 0.24 1.41 1.81 21 22 43 17 73 26 48 1 0 3.1 1.0 4.1
2006-07 40 FLA NHL 50 0.26 0.32 0.58 0.23 1.42 1.88 14 16 30 12 53 16 33 1 5 1.9 0.9 2.8
2006-07 40 PIT NHL 19 0.37 0.32 0.68 0.28 1.37 1.63 7 6 13 5 20 10 15 0 -5 1.2 0.1 1.3
2007-08 41 PIT NHL 38 0.08 0.32 0.39 0.13 1.05 1.08 3 13 16 5 19 6 16 0 -3 0.5 0.4 0.9
2008-09 42 TBL NHL 30 0.13 0.10 0.23 0.10 0.90 1.07 4 3 7 3 13 7 17 0 -11 0.1 -0.1 0.1
Career NHL 1224 0.36 0.39 0.74 0.30 2.09 1.94 426 458 884 357 1361 381 870 119 229 68.6 23.2 91.9

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1986-87 20 CGY NHL 2 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
1987-88 21 CGY NHL 9 2 3 5 4 29 2 0 0 0 10 20.0
1988-89 22 CGY NHL SC 22 5 7 12 9 57 5 0 0 0 29 17.2
1989-90 23 CGY NHL 6 2 5 7 5 41 2 0 0 0 10 20.0
1990-91 24 CGY NHL 7 1 3 4 -1 18 1 0 0 0 9 11.1
1992-93 26 CGY NHL 5 1 6 7 -2 43 0 1 0 0 4 25.0
1993-94 27 CGY NHL 7 2 6 8 3 24 1 1 0 1 18 11.1
1998-99 32 CAR NHL 6 1 1 2 -3 8 1 0 0 0 13 7.7 126 21:01
2000-01 34 TOR NHL 11 2 9 11 5 0 2 0 0 0 15 13.3 218 19:49
2001-02 35 TOR NHL 19 7 12 19 6 56 4 3 0 1 47 14.9 370 19:28
2002-03 36 TOR NHL 7 1 1 2 -4 8 1 0 0 0 13 7.7 147 21:04
2003-04 37 TOR NHL 13 4 4 8 -3 10 2 2 0 1 19 21.1 231 17:45
2006-07 40 PIT NHL 5 2 2 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 50.0 86 17:07
2007-08 41 PIT NHL 11 2 2 4 -4 32 1 1 0 1 9 22.2 113 10:16
Career NHL 1 130 32 61 93 14 332 23 9 0 4 202 15.8 1290 17:55

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1980-81 14 Hamilton Kilty B's ON-Jr.B 3 0 1 1 0
1981-82 15 Whitby Legionnaires Minor-ON 44 55 31 86 133
1982-83 16 Ottawa 67's OHL 53 12 8 20 83
1983-84 17 Ottawa 67's OHL 48 27 30 57 144
1984-85 18 Ottawa 67's OHL 59 44 62 106 186
1984-85 18 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 7 4 2 6 7
1985-86 19 Canada WJC-A 7 6 3 9 6
1985-86 19 2 Teams OHL 47 44 40 84 148
1985-86 19 Ottawa 67's OHL 24 26 25 51 83
1985-86 19 Guelph Platers OHL 23 18 15 33 65
1986-87 20 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 38 20 18 38 72
1989-90 23 Calgary Flames Fr-Tour 4 1 0 1 6
Career 2 Seasons AHL 45 24 20 44 79
Career 1 Season Fr-Tour 4 1 0 1 6
Career 1 Season Minor-ON 44 55 31 86 133
Career 4 Seasons OHL 207 127 140 267 561
Career 1 Season ON-Jr.B 3 0 1 1 0
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 6 3 9 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 16 Ottawa 67's OHL 5 1 0 1 19
1983-84 17 Ottawa 67's OHL 13 10 7 17 62
1983-84 17 Ottawa 67's M-Cup 5 1 4 5 18
1984-85 18 Ottawa 67's OHL 5 2 8 10 10
1985-86 19 Guelph Platers OHL 20 18 13 31 43
1985-86 19 Guelph Platers M-Cup 4 4 1 5 14
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 9 5 5 10 32
Career 4 Seasons OHL 43 31 28 59 134

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 21 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Gary Roberts 10.0 9.7 8.1 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1
Rick Tocchet 93.4 10.2 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.6 1.8 1.7 -0.1
Doug Weight 91.9 9.0 8.5 8.3 7.8 7.2 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.4 0.9 0.5
Glenn Anderson 91.8 9.5 8.9 8.8 8.0 6.9 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 0.6
Bill Guerin 91.6 9.9 9.8 8.8 7.5 7.2 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.2 2.4 2.3 0.0
Owen Nolan 91.1 10.4 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.1 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.9 0.4 -0.8
Brian Bellows 90.7 9.5 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 2.0 1.2 1.0
Pat Verbeek 89.6 9.5 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.7 6.9 6.7 6.0 4.5 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.4
Miroslav Satan 89.0 10.0 9.1 8.3 8.3 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 1.9
Alex Kovalev 88.8 10.8 10.5 9.1 9.1 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.4 2.5 2.5
Ray Whitney 88.7 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.2 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.1 4.7 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.2 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Gary Roberts 10.0 9.7 8.1 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1
Rick Tocchet 93.4 10.2 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.6 1.8 1.7 -0.1
Doug Weight 91.9 9.0 8.5 8.3 7.8 7.2 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.3 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.4 0.9 0.5
Glenn Anderson 91.8 9.5 8.9 8.8 8.0 6.9 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 0.6
Bill Guerin 91.6 9.9 9.8 8.8 7.5 7.2 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.2 2.4 2.3 0.0
Owen Nolan 91.1 10.4 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.1 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.9 0.4 -0.8
Brian Bellows 90.7 9.5 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 2.0 1.2 1.0
Pat Verbeek 89.6 9.5 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.7 6.9 6.7 6.0 4.5 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.4
Miroslav Satan 89.0 10.0 9.1 8.3 8.3 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 1.9
Alex Kovalev 88.8 10.8 10.5 9.1 9.1 6.8 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.4 2.5 2.5
Ray Whitney 88.7 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.2 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.1 4.7 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.2 0.2 0.1 -0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1992 NHL
1993 NHL
2004 NHL

Awards

1995-96 NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1989 Calgary Flames (NHL)

Games Played

1990-91 NHL 80 (3)
2000-01 NHL 82 (3)
Career NHL 1224 (81)

Goals

1991-92 NHL 53 (3)
Career NHL 438 (62)

Points

Career NHL 910 (93)

Goals Created

1991-92 NHL 39.0 (8)
Career NHL 366.1 (83)

Plus/Minus

1989-90 NHL 31 (7)
1991-92 NHL 32 (7)
1993-94 NHL 37 (5)
Career NHL 229 (44)

Penalties in Minutes

Career NHL 2560 (19)

Even Strength Goals

1989-90 NHL 34 (6)
1991-92 NHL 38 (2)
Career NHL 316 (39)

Shooting Percentage

1989-90 NHL 22.3 (8)
1991-92 NHL 27.0 (1)
 1992-93 NHL 22.9 (7)
1993-94 NHL 20.3 (5)
1995-96 NHL 26.2 (1)
 1997-98 NHL 18.9 (6)
2000-01 NHL 21.0 (1)
 2003-04 NHL 22.6 (2)
Career NHL 18.4 (23)

Goals Per Game

1991-92 NHL 0.70 (3)
1995-96 NHL 0.63 (8)

Goals Created Per Game

1991-92 NHL 0.51 (8)

Adjusted Goals

1991-92 NHL 47 (3)
Career NHL 426 (67)

Adjusted Goals Created

1991-92 NHL 34.6 (8)
Career NHL 357.3 (96)

Offensive Point Shares

1991-92 NHL 8.3 (9)

Transactions

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February 4, 1995: Missed remainder of 1994-95 season and majority of 1995-96 due to neck injury vs. Toronto, February 4, 1995.

April 3, 1996: Missed remainder of 1995-96 season and entire 1996-97 due to neck injury vs. Vancouver, April 3, 1996.

August 25, 1997: Traded to Carolina by Calgary with Trevor Kidd for Andrew Cassels and Jean-Sebastien Giguere, August 25, 1997.

July 4, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Toronto, July 4, 2000.

August 13, 2002: Missed majority of 2002-03 due to off-season shoulder surgery, August 13, 2002.

August 1, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Florida, August 1, 2005.

February 27, 2007: Traded to Pittsburgh by Florida for Noah Welch, February 27, 2007.

June 28, 2008: Rights traded to Tampa Bay by Pittsburgh with Ryan Malone for Tampa Bay's 3rd round choice (Ben Hanowski) in 2009 Entry Draft, June 28, 2008.

March 10, 2009: Officially announced his retirement, March 10, 2009.

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