Robert Gould Jay (born November 18, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey player and coach. He appeared in three games for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1993–94 season, and played nine seasons in the International Hockey League (IHL) between 1990 and 1999.

Bob Jay
Born (1965-11-18) November 18, 1965 (age 58)
Burlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2002

After his playing career ended, Jay turned to coaching, most notably as an assistant to Ted Donato at Harvard University from 2004 to 2007 and again from 2009 to 2011.[1] He has been an assistant coach for the United States women's national ice hockey team through several campaigns[2] including the Sochi Olympics where the team won a silver medal.[3] Jay was also head coach for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League from 2015 to 2017.[4][5]

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
1984–85 Merrimack College ECAC 2 23 3 5 8 20
1985–86 Merrimack College ECAC 2 30 6 18 24 33
1986–87 Merrimack College ECAC 2 36 4 21 25 42
1987–88 Merrimack College ECAC 2 27 4 19 23 20
1988–89 Halmstad HK SWE-4
1990–91 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 40 1 8 9 24 14 0 3 3 16
1991–92 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 76 1 19 20 119 7 0 2 2 4
1992–93 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 78 5 21 26 100 8 0 2 2 14
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 0 1 1 0
1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 65 7 15 22 54
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 57 3 8 11 51 5 0 0 0 10
1995–96 Detroit Vipers IHL 17 2 2 4 22 6 0 1 1 16
1996–97 Detroit Vipers IHL 71 3 11 14 44 21 1 1 2 21
1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 66 5 12 17 88 8 1 3 4 8
1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL 44 1 3 4 51
2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL 4 0 0 0 0
IHL totals 514 28 99 127 553 69 2 12 14 89
NHL totals 3 0 1 1 0

References

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  1. ^ Bobby Jay Returns as Harvard Assistant Coach GoCrimson.com, July 8, 2009.
  2. ^ Witt, Jay and Stauber Named Olympic Women's Team Assistant Coaches
  3. ^ "Bobby Jay '88 Helps Lead U.S. Women's Ice Hockey Team to Silver". March 5, 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  4. ^ Boston Pride Announce Bobby Jay as Head Coach
  5. ^ "Bobby Jay". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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