Bob Probert - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

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Bob Probert Biography

Bob Probert is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on June 5, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The funeral ceremony was attended to by teammates as well as adversaries, including his ex- Red Wings teammate His funeral was attended by former teammates and rivals, including former Red Wings teammate Dino Ciccarelli..

Probert was drafted as the fourth pick in the third round (46th overall) in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, in which the Red Wings also selected Kocur and Steve Yzerman.

Prior to playing with the Detroit Red Wings, Probert was with the Brantford Alexanders of the Ontario Hockey League. After being drafted, he spent one more season with the Alexanders before spending his 1984–85 season with both the Hamilton Steelhawks and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL.

He was the father in law of Dan Parkinson attempted unsuccessfully to save his life by performing CPR on the day of his death.

He was detained in 2004 following an altercation involving drugs . He was subdued by Tasers by law enforcement.

Robert Alan Probert (June 5, 1965 – July 5, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Probert played for the National Hockey League’s Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. While a successful player by some measures, including being voted to the 1987–88 Campbell Conference all-star team, Probert was best known for his activities as a fighter and enforcer, as well as being one half of the “Bruise Brothers” with then-Red Wing teammate Joey Kocur, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Probert was also known for his off-ice antics and legal problems.

Bob Probert Net Worth

Bob is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Probert's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was part of his team the Brantford Alexanders of the Ontario Hockey League before being picked for the Red Wings in 1983.

The 1987–1988 season was the pinnacle of Probert’s career. He cemented his reputation as an enforcer with a league-leading 398 penalty minutes, the sixth-highest single-season total in NHL history. He also tied for third on the team with 62 points, and played in his only NHL All-Star Game. In addition he contributed the most points during the Red Wings’ playoff run, in which Yzerman missed all but the final three games with a knee injury.

Probert’s career hit a snag in 1989 when he was arrested for cocaine possession while crossing the Detroit-Windsor border. U.S. Customs agents at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel found 14 grams of cocaine hidden in Probert’s underpants. He served three months in a federal prison in Minnesota, three more months in a halfway house, and was indefinitely suspended from the NHL. The NHL lifted the suspension at the conclusion of his prison term. Probert was initially ordered to be deported to Canada following his conviction, but he immediately filed for an appeal. The appeal process allowed him to resume his career with the Red Wings, but barred him from traveling with the team to Canada, as he would not be allowed to return to the United States. The matter was resolved on 7 December 1992, when the Immigration and Naturalization Service granted his appeal, restoring his travel privileges between the United States and Canada.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Probert often saw it as his job to protect his teammates, especially Detroit captain Steve Yzerman. In a 2007 news story, he recalled a time that he sucker-punched enforcer Kevin Maguire of the Buffalo Sabres (December 23, 1987) after Maguire attacked Yzerman. Maguire then unsuccessfully attempted to avoid Probert.

Who is Bob Probert Dating?

According to our records, Bob Probert married to Dani Probert . As of January 13, 2024, Bob Probert’s is not dating anyone.

Probert signed with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 23, 1994, but was placed on inactive status by commissioner Gary Bettman in September 1994 while Probert entered rehab following his July 15 crash and subsequent drunk-driving charge. As a result, Probert sat out the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season before joining the Blackhawks.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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During the 1985–1986 and 1986–1987 seasons, Probert spent the majority of his time with the Red Wings while occasionally playing for their minor league affiliate Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League. In the 1985–1986 season, he finished third on the team in penalty minutes behind Kocur and Randy Ladouceur, both of whom played more regular season games than Probert. In the 1986–1987 season, Probert accumulated only 24 points, but amassed 221 penalty minutes.

At this time, Probert once again got into trouble with the law. On 15 July 1994, he suffered minor injuries when he crashed his motorcycle into a car in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. Police determined that his blood alcohol level was approximately triple the legal limit, and that there were also trace amounts of cocaine in his system. At the time of the accident, Probert had been ruled an unrestricted free agent. On July 19, the Red Wings announced that they would not offer him a contract. “This is the end,” said senior vice-president Jim Devellano. “[In] my 12 years with the organization … we’ve never spent more time on one player and his problems than we have on Probert.”

Facts & Trivia

Bob Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Bob Probert celebrates birthday on June 5 of every year.

Probert also sustained various injuries during his time with the Blackhawks, most notably a torn rotator cuff injury which caused him to miss most of the 1997–98 season. One of the more noteworthy occurrences of his career with Chicago is that he scored the final NHL goal at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens on February 13, 1999.

What was Bob Probert cause of death?

Heart attack

Did Bob Probert win a Stanley Cup?

By that point, he was a memory here, part of the Bruise Brothers days, a guy who averaged more than 3.5 penalty minutes a game. Ironically, he checked out before the Wings began winning Stanley Cups and he never did get a ring.

How much did Bob Probert make in the NHL?

Bob Probert’s net worth / earnings / salary history. He made US $13,230,553 (US $22,517,332 in today’s dollars), ranking #923 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Who is the enforcer for the Detroit Red Wings?

McCarty has been known for taking on the role of the Red Wings enforcer most of his career, a role in which he won the Stanley Cup four times in 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2008, the last of which after resurrecting his career in the Red Wings minor league system.

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