Bob Attwell
Encyclopedia
Robert Allan Attwell is a retired professional ice hockey
player who played 22 games in the National Hockey League
with the Colorado Rockies
between 1979 and 1981. His father, Ron Attwell
, and two of his uncles (Bill McCreary Sr. and Keith McCreary
) also played in the NHL
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played 22 games in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
with the Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies (NHL)
The Colorado Rockies were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League that played in Denver, Colorado, from 1976 to 1982. They were a relocation of the Kansas City Scouts, a 1974 expansion team. The franchise moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1982 and was...
between 1979 and 1981. His father, Ron Attwell
Ron Attwell
Ronald Allan Attwell is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 22 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers.- References :...
, and two of his uncles (Bill McCreary Sr. and Keith McCreary
Keith McCreary
Vernon "Keith" McCreary was a left winger in the National Hockey League who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Flames.He was born in Sundridge, Ontario.-Playing career:...
) also played in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.