IL SR0570

Memorial resolution honoring Robert "Bob" Pulford, who passed away on January 5, 2026, born March 31, 1936 in Newton Robinson, Ontario, Canada

Played 1,079 NHL games over 14 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings, winning four Stanley Cup championships (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967)

Served as first-ever elected president of the NHL Players' Association in 1967 and won the Jack Adams Coach of the Year award in 1975 with the Los Angeles Kings

Spent decades with the Chicago Blackhawks as coach, general manager, and executive; inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991

Illinois Senate expresses condolences to his wife of 62 years, Roslyn, his four children, and grandchildren