Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
Shoot: R
Born: 16 Jul 1949, Charlottetown PEI
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Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)
| year | team | |||||||||||
| 1972-73 | Chicago | |||||||||||
| 1973-74 | Chicago | |||||||||||
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| 1974-75 | Indianapolis | |||||||||||
| 1975-76 | Indianapolis | |||||||||||
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1975-76 (by Dan Proudfoot)
As a team Racers frightened no goaltenders, but Bob Whitlock was their one gunner with a shot devastating enough to ruffle nets before goalies moved. His 31 goals made him Racers' leading scorer in 1974-75, but coach Moore believes Whitlock can accomplish much, much more. Whitlock's ability to shoot like Bobby Hull or Tom Simpson prevented him from developing other skills. Naturally, he favored the hard, long shot. Now his coach is trying to encourage Whitlock to try a few moves from his left wing position, just to confuse opponents and make the shot all the more deadly when he does detonate it. |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis)
Noted for his hard shot, and his strong skating ability ... Not especially renowned as a checker, though Racers were very satisfied with his work ... Clubs busiest shooter last season, firing 290 shots, connecting 31 times to leave the club in that department too ... Superb golfer ... Nickname is "Barkwell" for unexplained reasons ... Let the Racers point parade with 57, though he did not figure among the WHA's top 50 scorers ... Mod dresser and a bachelor. |
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