Quick Facts
Biography
Robert H. Halkidis (born March 5, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player.
Playing Career
After a junior hockey career with the London Knights in which he won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as outstanding defenceman in 1984–85, Halkidis joined the Buffalo Sabres. During his career he also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders and HIFK. In 1998 Halkidis won the Finnish championship with HIFK and was very popular among fans due to his rough and uncompromising style of play. Known more as a defensive defenceman, Halkidis recorded 8 goals and 32 assists over 256 NHL games.
Personal Life
He retired in 2001, and now runs a hockey training and coaching development business. He is currently a pro scout for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | London Knights | OHL | 37 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1983–84 | London Knights | OHL | 51 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 123 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 1984–85 | London Knights | OHL | 62 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 154 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 1984–85 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 144 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||
| 1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 1988–89 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 18 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989-90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 30 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1990-91 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992-93 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 26 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 1992–93 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 29 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994-95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | ||
| 1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-liiga | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 133 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1997-98 | Winston-Salem IceHawks | UHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Cologne Sharks | DEL | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000-01 | Greensboro Generals | ECHL | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000-01 | Newcastle Jesters | BISL | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000-01 | St. Petersburg SKA | Russia | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 256 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 825 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 | ||||