Rob Tallas

Rob Tallas
Born	(1973-03-20) March 20, 1973 Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1994–2005

Robert Wayne "Robbie" Tallas (born March 20, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks, appearing in 99 NHL games and compiling a record of 28–42–10. He has been serving as the goaltending consultant for the Florida Panthers since August 2009.

He came out of retirement for one game on March 3, 2013 as a backup goalie for the Florida Panthers. Then, exactly two years later, on March 3, 2015, during a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, both Panthers goalies (Roberto Luongo and Al Montoya) were injured during play. Montoya stayed in the game, and Tallas quickly went to the dressing room to dress as his emergency backup. He warmed up in the tunnel, but Luongo was able to re-dress and return to the game, sparing Tallas from action. In both instances, Tallas had suited up, registered on the official team roster, and could have been called on the ice as a replacement but ended up not playing because the originally planned goaltender returned before a replacement was needed.

Career statistics

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1990–91	Penticton Panthers	BCJHL		37	6	26	0	—	2055	196	0	5.72	.860
1991–92	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		14	4	7	0	—	708	52	0	4.41	.854
1992–93	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		58	—	—	—	—	3151	194	2	3.69	—
1993–94	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL		51	23	21	3	—	2849	188	0	3.96	—
1994–95	Providence Bruins	AHL		2	1	0	0	—	82	4	1	2.90	.867
1994–95	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL		36	21	9	3	—	2011	114	0	3.40	.882
1995–96	Providence Bruins	AHL		37	12	16	7	—	2136	117	1	3.29	.906
1995–96	Boston Bruins	NHL		1	1	0	0	—	60	3	0	3.00	.897
1996–97	Providence Bruins	AHL		24	9	14	1	—	1424	83	0	3.50	.900
1996–97	Boston Bruins	NHL		28	8	12	1	—	1244	69	1	3.33	.882
1997–98	Providence Bruins	AHL		10	1	8	1	—	575	39	0	4.07	.882
1997–98	Boston Bruins	NHL		14	6	3	3	—	788	24	1	1.83	.926
1998–99	Boston Bruins	NHL		17	7	7	2	—	987	43	1	2.61	.898
1999–00	Boston Bruins	NHL		27	4	13	4	—	1363	72	0	2.61	.885
2000–01	Chicago Wolves	IHL		3	0	1	0	—	87	6	0	4.13	.850
2000–01	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		12	2	7	0	—	627	35	0	3.35	.868
2000–01	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		6	2	2	2	—	333	12	0	2.16	.915
2001–02	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		38	6	25	5	—	2183	126	0	3.46	.901
2002–03	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		33	14	11	3	—	1763	99	0	3.37	.898
2003–04	HPK Hameenlinna	SM-liiga		22	8	8	44	—	1326	44	1	1.99	.922
2004–05	Salzburg EC	Austria		15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Florida Panthers	NHL		0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Florida Panthers	NHL		0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				99	28	42	10	—	5069	246	3	—	—

External links

• Rob Tallas's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Rob Tallas @ hockeygoalies.org