Robert Douglas Fitchner (born December 22, 1950) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 414 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA), with the Edmonton Oilers, Indianapolis Racers and Quebec Nordiques between 1973 and 1979. When the WHA merged with the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1979–80 NHL season, Fitchner played 78 NHL games with the Nordiques between 1979 and 1981.

Bob Fitchner
Born (1950-12-22) December 22, 1950 (age 73)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Indianapolis Racers
Quebec Nordiques
NHL draft 77th overall, 1970
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1970–1981

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1968–69 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 60 21 24 45 83
1969–70 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 60 20 44 64 119
1970–71 Amarillo Wranglers CHL 70 9 10 19 49
1971–72 Hershey Bears AHL 3 0 0 0 0
1971–72 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 52 11 17 28 106 8 0 4 4 31
1972–73 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 73 26 37 63 157 9 4 10 14 22
1973–74 Edmonton Oilers WHA 31 1 2 3 21
1973–74 Winston-Salem Polar Twins SHL 31 16 16 32 107 7 3 5 8 6
1974–75 Indianapolis Racers WHA 78 11 19 30 96
1975–76 Indianapolis Racers WHA 52 15 16 31 112
1975–76 Quebec Nordiques WHA 21 7 9 16 22 5 1 0 1 8
1976–77 Quebec Nordiques WHA 81 9 30 39 105 17 3 3 6 16
1977–78 Quebec Nordiques WHA 72 15 28 43 76 11 1 6 7 10
1978–79 Quebec Nordiques WHA 79 10 35 45 69 4 1 3 4 0
1979–80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 70 11 20 31 59
1980–81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 8 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 10
1980–81 Rochester Americans AHL 34 5 10 15 60
WHA totals 414 68 139 209 501 37 6 12 18 34
NHL totals 78 12 20 32 59 3 0 0 0 10

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