Rob Tallas

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Edmonton, Alberta, March 20, 1973.
HOME:
HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 163-170 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 35 (Boston), 32 (Chicago), 1 (Wilkes-Barre).
CATCHES: Left.
LAST AMATEUR TEAM: Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL).
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Name pronounced TAL-ihz.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Provided relief for Dafoe and played .500 in the process. Hs 17 appearances marked the second highest total of his NHL career. The Bruins are lucky because they have a goalie like Tallas who accepts his job as the second stringer and will work hard in practice to stay sharp. Stays longer at practice to take shots from teammates who may need the work. Plays a more conservative style than Dafoe. He knows his job is to back up Dafoe, and that's exactly what he'll do." (The Sports Forecaster 1999-2000, p. 74)

"A career backup, Tallas could have snagged a somewhat vacant Bruins No. 1 goalie position early last year when Byron Dafoe was out because of a contract squabble, but rookie John Grahame stole the spotlight. A goals-against average over 3.00 and a win-loss record of 4-13-4 doesn't add up to a season to remember." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 219)

"Bombed as the Blackhawks' backup last season. May be ticketed for the minor leagues - for good." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 227)

TRANSACTIONS:

Signed as free agent by Boston Bruins, September 13, 1995.
Agreed to a one-year, $685,000, contract with Bruins, July 12, 1999.
Signed as free agent by Chicago Blackhawks, July 31, 2000.
Signed as free agent by Pittsburgh Penguins, August 14, 2001.
Signed with HPK Hameenlinna (Finland), July 23, 2003.

ACCOLADES:

INJURIES:

Injured ankle; missed eight games, March 24, 1997.
Strained hamstring; missed eight games, January 24, 1998.
Lacerated finger; missed two games, November 24, 1999.

MISCELLANEOUS:

Stopped penalty shot (Daymond Langkow), November 24, 1998.
Allowed penalty shot goal (David Vyborny), October 15, 2000.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS     3STARS
89-90 South Surrey Eagles BCJHL
90-91 Penticton Panthers BCJHL    37   2055               196   5.72                    0
91-92 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL    14    708   4   7   0    52   4.41                    0   0   0     2
      Surrey Eagles BCJHL         19   1043   6  12   0   112   6.44                    1
92-93 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL    52   3151  24  23   3   194   3.69                    2   0   3     6
93-94 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL    51   2849  23  21   3   188   3.96                    0   0   4     6
94-95 Charlotte Checkers ECHL     36   2011  21   9   3   114   3.40                    0   0   1    14
      Providence Bruins AHL        2     82   1   0   0     4   2.93      30   .867     1   0   0     0    21.95  903.25
95-96 Boston Bruins NHL            1     60   1   0   0     3   3.00      29   .897     0   0   0     0    29.00  944.89
      Providence Bruins AHL       37   2136  12  16   7   117   3.29    1245   .906     1   0   2    12    34.97  964.31
96-97 Providence Bruins AHL       24   1423   9  14   1    83   3.50     828   .900     0   0   2    12    34.91  957.95
      Boston Bruins NHL           28   1243   8  12   1    69   3.33     587   .882     1   0   0     0    28.33  929.68
97-98 Providence Bruins AHL       10    575   1   8   1    39   4.07     331   .882     0   0   0     0    34.54  939.74
      Boston Bruins NHL           14    788   6   3   3    24   1.83     326   .926     1   0   0     0    24.82  967.75
98-99 Boston Bruins NHL           17    987   7   7   2    43   2.61     421   .898     1   0   0     0    25.59  940.52
99-00 Boston Bruins NHL           27   1363   4  13   4    72   3.17     628   .885     0   0   0     6    27.64  931.43
00-01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL      12    627   2   7   0    35   3.35     265   .868     0   0   0     0    25.36  910.19   0-3-0  (9)
      Norfolk Admirals AHL         6    333   2   2   2    12   2.16     142   .915     0   0   0     0    25.59  958.14
      Chicago Wolves IHL           3     87   0   1   0     6   4.13      40   .850     0   0   0     0    27.59  895.98
01-02 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton AHL   38   2183   6  25   5   126   3.46    1277   .901     0   0   3     0
02-03 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton AHL   33   1763  14  11   3    99   3.37     969   .898     0   0   1     4
03-04 HPK Hameenlinna FINLAND     22   1326   8   8   4    44   1.99     561   .922     1   0   0     2
04-05 Salzburg EC AUSTRIA         15                                                        0   0     8
SIX (6) NHL SEASONS               99   5069  28  42  10   246   2.91    2256  0.891     3   0   0     6    26.71  935.46

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
92-93 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL     5    333   1   4   18   3.24                    0   0   0     2
93-94 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL     9    567   5   4   40   4.23                    0   0   0     4
95-96 Providence Bruins AHL        2    135   0   2    9   4.00                    0   0   0     4

GAME DIRECTORY:

03/07/96: W (60m, 26/29) 4-3 victory vs. NY Islanders (Soderstrom, Fichaud).
12/12/96: - (15m52s, 8/9) 4-7 defeat vs. New Jersey (Brodeur, Dunham) [Replaced Ranford].
12/21/96: W (60m, 28/31) 4-3 victory vs. Washington (Carey).
12/29/96: - (0m59s, 0/0) 2-4 defeat at St. Louis (Fuhr) [Replaced Ranford].
01/01/97: L (60m, 23/26) 2-3 defeat at Ottawa (Rhodes).
01/02/97: W (62m21s, 16/20) 5-4 OT victory at Hartford (Giguere, Muzzatti).
01/04/97: W (60m, 31/33) 3-2 victory vs. Dallas (Turek).
01/07/97: L (60m, 29/36) 3-6 defeat at Philadelphia (Hextall, Snow, Hextall).
01/09/97: W (60m, 26/30) 5-4 victory vs. Montreal (Thibault).
01/11/97: L (24m51s, 4/8) 3-6 defeat at Montreal (Jablonski) [Replaced by Cheveldae].
01/14/97: L (59m, 28/31) 2-4 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
01/20/97: L (60m, 23/26) 2-3 defeat vs. Washington (Carey).
01/22/97: W (60m, 23/24) 4-1 victory at Ottawa (Tugnutt).
01/23/97: L (60m, 29/33) 1-4 defeat vs. Florida (Vanbiesbrouck).
01/25/97: W (60m, 20/21) 4-1 victory vs. Colorado (Billington).
01/30/97: L (60m, 13/16) 1-3 defeat at Florida (Vanbiesbrouck).
02/01/97: W (60m, 25/25) 3-0 victory at Tampa Bay (Tabaracci).
02/02/97: W (60m, 28/30) 3-2 victory at NY Rangers (Healy).
02/04/97: L (60m, 33/37) 3-4 defeat vs. Ottawa (Tugnutt).
02/06/97: L (60m, 26/31) 3-5 defeat vs. Hartford (Burke).
02/08/97: T (65m, 26/29) 3-3 OT tie vs. St. Louis (Fuhr).
02/11/97: L (22m48s, 9/12) 1-5 defeat at Calgary (Kidd) [Replaced by Schafer].
02/12/97: L (60m, 25/29) 3-4 defeat at Edmonton (Joseph).
02/23/97: - (10m13s, 8/8) 1-5 defeat at Buffalo (Hasek) [Replaced Ranford].
02/27/97: - (3m23s, 3/3) 6-2 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Tabaracci, Schwab) [Replaced Ranford].
03/03/97: - (40m, 10/10) 2-4 defeat at Toronto (Potvin) [Replaced Carey].
03/08/97: - (20m, 10/14) 6-4 victory at Tampa Bay (Tabaracci) [Replaced by Carey].
03/22/97: L (20m, 8/9) 4-5 defeat vs. Ottawa (Tugnutt) [Replaced Carey].
03/24/97: - (10m21s, 5/5) 1-3 defeat at Montreal (Thibault) [Replaced by Carey].
12/11/97: W (60m, 17/18) 2-1 victory vs. Buffalo (Hasek).
12/18/97: T (65m, 28/30) 2-2 OT tie at Philadelphia (Hextall).
12/27/97: W (60m, 24/25) 3-1 victory at Tampa Bay (Puppa, Schwab).
12/31/97: T (65m, 29/31) 2-2 OT tie at Toronto (Healy).
01/24/98: L (56m19s, 19/22) 2-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Barrasso) [Replaced by Dafoe].
03/03/98: W (60m, 23/23) 3-0 victory at Washington (Kolzig).
03/05/98: T (65m, 20/21) 1-1 OT tie at New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/12/98: - (25m26s, 4/5) 2-5 defeat vs. Calgary (Roloson) [Replaced Dafoe].
03/16/98: W (61m24s, 19/22) 4-3 OT victory vs. Tampa Bay (Fitzpatrick).
03/22/98: L (60m, 22/23) 0-1 defeat at Chicago (Hackett).
03/28/98: L (63m14s, 35/38) 2-3 OT defeat vs. Florida (McLean).
04/07/98: W (60m, 23/25) 4-2 victory at Ottawa (Rhodes, Tugnutt).
04/13/98: W (60m, 30/32) 3-2 victory at Carolina (Kidd, Fountain, Kidd, Fountain).
04/18/98: - (27m59s, 9/11) 2-5 defeat at Pittsburgh (Barrasso) [Replaced Dafoe].
10/18/98: W (60m, 22/22) 3-0 victory at San Jose (Vernon, Shields).
10/24/98: L (60m, 28/31) 1-3 defeat at New Jersey (Terreri).
10/31/98: L (59m, 22/23) 0-2 defeat vs. Carolina (Irbe).
11/21/98: W (53m47s, 26/30) 5-4 OT victory vs. Washington (Kolzig, Tabaracci) [Replaced Dafoe].
11/24/98: W (60m, 15/16) 4-1 victory at Tampa Bay (Ranford).
12/21/98: W (60m, 24/26) 3-2 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Ranford).
12/30/98: W (60m, 27/29) 5-2 victory at Nashville (Vokoun, Fichaud).
12/31/98: L (60m, 20/26) 1-6 defeat at Dallas (Belfour).
01/09/99: - (46m00s, 14/16) 3-6 defeat at Toronto (Joseph) [Replaced Dafoe].
01/16/99: T (65m, 37/39) 2-2 OT tie vs. Tampa Bay (Ranford).
01/30/99: L (60m, 23/28) 2-5 defeat at Pittsburgh (Skudra).
02/06/99: T (65m, 25/27) 2-2 OT tie at Philadelphia (Hextall).
02/13/99: L (60m, 21/24) 1-3 defeat at Vancouver (Snow).
02/21/99: W (40m, 18/21) 6-3 victory at Chicago (Thibault) [Replaced by Dafoe].
04/08/99: L (59m, 18/20) 0-3 defeat at Tampa Bay (Hodson, Schwab).
04/10/99: W (60m, 19/21) 3-2 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Schwab).
04/18/99: L (60m, 19/22) 1-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Vanbiesbrouck).
10/02/99: L (60m, 17/20) 1-3 defeat vs. Carolina (Irbe).
10/07/99: L (60m, 22/26) 3-4 defeat at Ottawa (Lalime, Tugnutt).
10/15/99: T (65m, 21/23) 2-2 OT tie at Dallas (Belfour).
10/20/99: T (65m, 38/40) 2-2 OT tie at Los Angeles (Fiset).
10/24/99: W (60m, 29/31) 3-2 victory at Anaheim (Hebert).
10/28/99: W (60m, 22/25) 7-3 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Puppa, Hodson, Puppa).
11/10/99: - (29m35s, 13/15) 2-6 defeat at Buffalo (Biron) [Replaced Dafoe].
11/17/99: T (65m, 37/39) 2-2 OT tie at New Jersey (Brodeur).
12/03/99: - (32m30s, 15/19) 3-9 defeat vs. Chicago (Lamothe) [Replaced Dafoe].
12/14/99: L (59m, 21/24) 2-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Aubin).
12/27/99: L (60m, 24/27) 0-3 defeat at NY Islanders (Luongo).
01/08/00: - (27m, 6/7) 2-5 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Weekes [Replaced Dafoe].
01/11/00: L (60m, 23/26) 2-3 defeat vs. Toronto (Joseph).
02/12/00: - (9m12s, 3/3) 1-5 defeat vs. Florida (Shtalenkov) [Replaced Dafoe].
02/16/00: T (60m40s, 27/30) 3-3 OT tie at Toronto (Joseph) [Replaced by Dafoe].
02/29/00: L (27m, 11/12) 3-5 defeat vs. Ottawa (Tugnutt) [Replaced Grahame].
03/02/00: L (60m, 30/35) 2-5 defeat vs. Montreal (Theodore).
03/04/00: L (60m, 21/24) 0-3 defeat vs. Philadelphia (Boucher).
03/06/00: L (60m, 28/33) 1-5 defeat vs. Ottawa (Tugnutt).
03/11/00: W (60m, 21/24) 5-3 victory at Montreal (Theodore).
03/16/00: L (61m39s, 23/28) 4-5 OT defeat at Chicago (Thibault).
03/19/00: - (18m48s, 6/7) 2-6 defeat at Philadelphia (Boucher) [Replaced Grahame].
03/20/00: W (40m, 16/16) 4-0 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Bierk) [Replaced by Grahame].
03/29/00: L (60m, 25/29) 3-4 defeat at Montreal (Hackett).
04/04/00: L (60m, 14/19) 4-5 defeat at Tampa Bay (Bierk, Kochan).
04/05/00: - (26m03s, 11/12) 3-6 defeat at Florida (Vernon) [Replaced Grahame].
04/08/00: L (59m, 31/33) 0-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Boucher).
Signed as free agent by Chicago Blackhawks.
10/12/00: - (51m21s, 15/16) 0-4 defeat vs. Chicago (Legace) [Replaced Thibault].
10/15/00: W (60m, 15/16) 2-1 victory vs. Columbus (Tugnutt).
10/18/00: L (59m, 21/24) 2-4 defeat vs. NY Rangers (McLean).
10/21/00: L (60m, 27/28) 0-1 defeat at St. Louis (Turek).
10/28/00: L (60m, 21/24) 1-3 defeat vs. Buffalo (Hasek).
11/02/00: L (60m, 21/26) 4-5 defeat at Boston (Whitmore).
11/10/00: L (60m, 21/26) 2-5 defeat vs. Minnesota (Fernandez).
12/01/00: W (60m, 26/27) 2-1 victory at Nashville (Mason).
12/10/00: L (60m, 17/23) 1-6 defeat vs. St. Louis (Johnson).
12/21/00: - (20m, 8/11) 6-4 victory vs. Vancouver (Potvin) [Replaced by Thibault].
02/14/01: - (20m, 8/10) 0-7 defeat vs. San Jose (Shields) [Replaced Thibault].
02/19/01: L (60m, 31/35) 2-4 defeat at NY Rangers (Richter, McLean).

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