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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1930–2023)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = 1954 Topps Bob Chrystal.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| position = [[Defenceman|Defence]]
| played_for = [[New York Rangers]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 180
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|4|3}}
| birth_place = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|1|27|1930|4|3}}
| death_place = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
| career_start = 1950
| career_end = 1959
}}

'''Robert Harry Chrystal''' (April 3, 1930 – January 27, 2023) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]]. Chrystal played 132 regular season games for the [[New York Rangers]] between 1953 and 1955. He scored 11 goals and 14 assists for 25 points. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1950 to 1959, was spent in the minor leagues. Chrystal died on January 27, 2023, at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame is saddened to hear that Honoured Member Bob Chrystal has passed away. |url=https://twitter.com/MBHHOF/status/1619161955364929538 |website=Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame on Twitter |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bob Chrystal April 3, 1930 – January 27, 2023 |url=http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/bob-chrystal-april-3-1930-january-27-2023/ |access-date=1 February 2023 |publisher=Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1948–49 MJHL season|1948–49]]
| [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
| [[Manitoba Junior Hockey League|MJHL]]
| 30 || 2 || 10 || 12 || 72
| 7 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1949 Memorial Cup|1948–49]]
| Brandon Wheat Kings
| [[Memorial Cup|M-Cup]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| 18 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 49
|-
| [[1949–50 MJHL season|1949–50]]
| Brandon Wheat Kings
| MJHL
| 36 || 9 || 13 || 22 || 89
| 6 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1950 Memorial Cup|1949–50]]
| Brandon Wheat Kings
| M-Cup
| — || — || — || — || —
| 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 11
|-
| [[1950–51 USHL season|1950–51]]
| [[Denver Falcons]]
| [[United States Hockey League (1945–51)|USHL]]
| 64 || 7 || 13 || 20 || 71
| 5 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1951–52 AHL season|1951–52]]
| [[Cleveland Barons (1937-73)|Cleveland Barons]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 68 || 3 || 16 || 19 || 109
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[1952–53 AHL season|1952–53]]
| Cleveland Barons
| AHL
| 63 || 5 || 17 || 22 || 87
| 11 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 24
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1953–54 NHL season|1953–54]]
| [[New York Rangers]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 64 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 44
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1954–55 NHL season|1954–55]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 68 || 6 || 9 || 15 || 68
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1955–56 WHL season|1955–56]]
| [[Saskatoon Quakers]]
| [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]
| 48 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 67
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|-
| [[1956–57 WHL season|1956–57]]
| [[Brandon Regals]]
| WHL
| 70 || 8 || 20 || 28 || 52
| 9 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1957–58 WHL season|1957–58]]
| [[Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals|Saskatoon Regals/St. Paul Saints]]
| WHL
| 69 || 9 || 23 || 32 || 87
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1959–60 WHL season|1959–60]]
| [[Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro)|Winnipeg Warriors]]
| WHL
| 59 || 14 || 17 || 31 || 54
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 132 !! 11 !! 14 !! 25 !! 112
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}

==Awards and achievements==
* [[Manitoba Junior Hockey League|MJHL]] First All-Star Team (1949 & 1950)
* [[United States Hockey League (1945–1951)|USHL]] Second All-Star Team (1951)
* [[Calder Cup]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) Championship (1953)
* [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]] Championship (1957)
* WHL Prairie Division First All-Star Team (1957 & 1958)
* Honoured Member of the [[Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}

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[[Category:1930 births]]
[[Category:2023 deaths]]
[[Category:Brandon Regals players]]
[[Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players]]
[[Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen]]
[[Category:Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players]]
[[Category:Denver Falcons players]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Winnipeg]]
[[Category:New York Rangers players]]
[[Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States]]
[[Category:Saskatoon Quakers players]]
[[Category:Saskatoon Regals/St. Paul Saints players]]
[[Category:Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro) players]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen]]

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