Bob Falkenberg


Robert Arthur "Steady" Falkenberg is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 54 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1966 and 1971 and 378 games in the World Hockey Association with Alberta/Edmonton Oilers, and San [Diego Mariners] between 1972 and 1978.

Playing career

During his eight seasons with the Wings, Falkenberg spent the majority of his time with their farm teams in the minor professional leagues. Falkenberg jumped to the new WHA for its inaugural season, where he consistently played the next five seasons with the Alberta Oilers, then the Mariners. He retired from hockey after a brief two games, back with the Oilers, at the start of his sixth WHA season.