Robert James Schmautz Right Wing Right-Handed Shot Height: 5' 9", Weight: 155 pounds Born: 3.28.45 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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How he arrived: Traded by the Edmonton Oilers for Don Ashby, 2.25.80 How he left: Signed as a free agent by the Vancouver Canucks, 10.2.80
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Regular Season Statistics with the Franchise Stats in bold signifies team leader.
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Schmautz had about a season and a half with the Chicago Blackhawks to start off his NHL career. That had been sandwiched
between years in the Western Hockey League. (The minor league version.) He would become a permanent NHLer in 70-71
when he joined the Vancouver Canucks midseason. That's where he developed his scoring skill and snarl.
By mid-decade, he would join the Boston Bruins and played there until 79-80, a year that saw him finish the season with the
Rockies. Fittingly so; he had played under Don Cherry while with the Bruins.
He had a good showing during his stint in Denver, but he decided to return to the Canucks to finish his career. He went out on a
good note, too; he had 63 points for the Canucks in 80-81.