Rob Tallas

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1973)

Ice hockey player

Rob Tallas

Born|  (1973-03-20) March 20, 1973 (age 52)
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

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.

## 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 back-to-back Stanley Cup championships as a Goaltending Coach with the Panthers in 2024 and 2025.

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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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.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database