Robert Wayne "Robbie" Tallas (born March 20, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks between 1996 and 2001.

Rob Tallas
Born (1973-03-20) March 20, 1973 (age 51)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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

Playing career

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Tallas played in 99 NHL games and compiled a record of 28 wins, 42 losses, and 10 ties. He has been serving as the goaltending coach for the Florida Panthers since August 2009.[1]

He came out of retirement for one game on March 3, 2013, as a backup goalie for the Florida Panthers.[2] Then, exactly two years later, on March 3, 2015, during a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, both Panthers goaltenders (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.[3] 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.

Tallas was also part of the coaching staff of Italy men's national ice hockey team during the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[4]

Tallas won his first Stanley Cup as a Goaltending Coach with the Panthers in 2024.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L 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
1991–92 Surrey Eagles BCJHL 19 6 12 0 1043 112 1 6.44 .844
1992–93 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 58 23 21 3 3151 194 2 3.69 .893 5 1 4 333 18 0 3.24 .912
1993–94 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 51 23 21 3 2849 188 0 3.96 .885 9 5 4 567 40 0 4.23 .885
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 2 0 2 135 9 0 4.01 .900
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 FIN 22 8 8 44 1326 44 1 1.99 .922
2004–05 Salzburg EC AUT 15 1 10 0 640 47 0 4.40 .862
2012–13 Florida Panthers NHL 0
2014–15 Florida Panthers NHL 0
NHL totals 99 28 42 10 5069 246 3 2.91 .891

References

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  1. ^ "Florida Panthers hire former NHL goalie to work with Vokoun ..." South Florida Sun-Sentinel. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  2. ^ Panthers suit up goaltending coach Rob Tallas against Hurricanes
  3. ^ Johnston, Mike (March 3, 2015). "Injured Luongo returns to game in dramatic fashion". Sportsnet. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Robbie Tallas, dai Florida Panthers alla Nazionale" (in Italian). May 19, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
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