Robert Briton Selby is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey

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 left winger

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 who played in the National Hockey League

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 (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs

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, Philadelphia Flyers

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 and St. Louis Blues

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. He also played in the World Hockey Association

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 (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques

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, New England Whalers

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 and Toronto Toros

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. He was the Calder Memorial Trophy

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 winner for the league's top rookie as a member of the Maple Leafs in 1965–66.

Playing career

His total of 27 points is the lowest scoring total by a Calder-winning forward since 1938, when seasons were 48 games long—Selby held a points-per-game average of 0.337 in 1966, which until Barret Jackman

Barret Jackman

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 won the Calder in 2003, stood as the lowest PPG average of any (non-goalie) Calder winner in history, and remains the lowest such total for any Calder-winning forward.

Selby played for the Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 and St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...

. After being sent down to the minors by St. Louis in the 1972 season, Selby signed with the upstart World Hockey Association

World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...

, playing for the New England Whalers as a member of their 1973 championship team, along with several other ex-Maple Leafs. He was traded to the Toronto Toros

Toronto Toros

The Toronto Toros were an ice hockey team based in Toronto that played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1976.The franchise was awarded to Doug Michel in 1971 to play in the WHA's inaugural 1972–73 season...

 the following year and played parts of two seasons before retiring.

Selby finished his NHL career with 55 goals and 62 assists for 117 points in 347 games, adding 74 points in 153 WHA games. He is a retired history teacher from North Toronto Collegiate Institute

North Toronto Collegiate Institute

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