Rene Robert

René Paul Robert (December 31, 1948 – June 22, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1970 to 1982. Born in Trois-Rivières, he played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament as a youth. While with the Trois-Rivières Maple Leafs of the Quebec Junior A Hockey League in 1967–68, he set a QJAHL record with 69 goals in 49 games, a mark since broken. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed him to a five-game tryout contract on March 20, 1968.

Robert made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs in 1970–71, playing five games without recording a point. He was claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL Intra-League Draft on June 8, 1971. Over his career he also played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Colorado Rockies. He made two All-Star appearances and was named to the second NHL All-Star team as right wing in 1974–75. Robert played in the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals with the Sabres, scoring the game-winning goal in Game 3. He died on June 22, 2021.