Canada Rob Blake
#4 San Jose Sharks / NHL - 09/10
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time Triple Gold Club 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time NCAA (CCHA) Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
3-time NHL Second All-Star Team 3
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time Olympic Best Defenseman 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
54
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

At 6'4, 220 lbs, Rob Blake was one of the NHL's most feared defensemen in the 1990s and 2000s. He won gold twice at the World Championship in 1994 and 97 and was named captain of the Kings in 1996. He won a Norris Trophy in 1998 with a career-high of 23 goals. Blake later won a Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2001 and became a Triple Gold Club member after winning Olympic gold in 2002. The 7x All-Star retired in 2010 with 240 goals and 777 points. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.

Son: Jack Blake

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Rob Blake Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1985-86 Brantford Classics GHL 39* 3* 13* 16* 43* -* |
1986-87 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 31* 11* 20* 31* 115* -* |
1987-88 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 43* 5* 8* 13* 88* -* |
1988-89 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 46* 11* 21* 32* 140* -* |
1989-90 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 42* 23* 36* 59* 140* -* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* | Playoffs 8 1 3 4 4 -4
1990-91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 75* 12* 34* 46* 125* 3* | Playoffs 12 1 4 5 26 -1
Canada WC 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* 5* |
1991-92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 57* 7* 13* 20* 102* -5* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 12 2
1992-93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76* 16* 43* 59* 152* 18* | Playoffs 23 4 6 10 46 3
1993-94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 84* 20* 48* 68* 137* -7* |
Canada WC 8* 0* 2* 2* 6* 4* |
1994-95 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 24* 4* 7* 11* 38* -16* |
1995-96 Los Angeles Kings “C” NHL 6* 1* 2* 3* 8* 0* |
1996-97 Los Angeles Kings “C” NHL 62* 8* 23* 31* 82* -28* |
Canada WCup 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Canada WC 11* 2* 2* 4* 22* 5* |
1997-98 Los Angeles Kings “C” NHL 81* 23* 27* 50* 94* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 -4
Canada OG 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 8* |
Canada “A” WC 5* 1* 0* 1* 6* -1* |
1998-99 Los Angeles Kings “C” NHL 62* 12* 23* 35* 128* -7* |
Canada “C” WC 10* 2* 5* 7* 12* 3* |
1999-00 Los Angeles Kings “C” NHL 77* 18* 39* 57* 112* 10* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 4 1
2000-01 Los Angeles Kings “C” NHL 54* 17* 32* 49* 69* -8* |
Colorado Avalanche NHL 13* 2* 8* 10* 8* 11* | Playoffs 23 6 13 19 16 6
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 75* 16* 40* 56* 58* 16* | Playoffs 20 6 6 12 16 -1
Canada OG 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 79* 17* 28* 45* 57* 20* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 8 2
2003-04 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 74* 13* 33* 46* 61* 6* | Playoffs 9 0 5 5 6 0
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 81* 14* 37* 51* 94* 2* | Playoffs 9 3 1 4 8 1
Canada OG 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2006-07 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 72* 14* 20* 34* 82* -26* |
2007-08 Los Angeles Kings “C” NHL 71* 9* 22* 31* 98* -19* |
2008-09 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 73* 10* 35* 45* 110* 15* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 -5
2009-10 San Jose Sharks “C” NHL 70* 7* 23* 30* 60* 14* | Playoffs 15 1 1 2 10 0

Rob Blake Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
GHL 1 39* 3* 13* 16* 0.41* 43* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MWJHL 1 31* 11* 20* 31* 1.00* 115* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 131* 39* 65* 104* 0.79* 368* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 20 1 270* 240* 537* 777* 0.61* 1 679* -4* | 13 146 26 * 47 * 73 * 0.50 * 166 * 0 *
OG 3 18* 2* 4* 6* 0.33* 6* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 5 36* 5* 11* 16* 0.44* 46* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Rob Blake Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1986, 3 #31 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection

Number 4 retired by Los Angeles Kings

Cult/Star player for Bowling Green State Univ.

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche

Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings

Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks