| Played for | Edmonton Oilers Indianapolis Racers Quebec Nordiques |
|---|---|
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 185 |
| Birth date | December 22, 1950 (age 75) |
| Birth place | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft (1970) | 77th overall |
| Draft team | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Career start | 1970 |
| Career end | 1981 |
Robert Douglas Fitchner (born December 22, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 414 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA), with the Edmonton Oilers, Indianapolis Racers and Quebec Nordiques between 1973 and 1979. When the WHA merged with the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1979–80 NHL season, Fitchner played 78 NHL games with the Nordiques between 1979 and 1981.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 60 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 60 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Amarillo Wranglers | CHL | 70 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 52 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 106 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 1972–73 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 73 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 157 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 1973–74 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Winston-Salem Polar Twins | SHL | 31 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 107 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 78 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 52 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 21 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1976–77 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 81 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 105 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 1977–78 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 72 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1978–79 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 79 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 70 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 34 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 414 | 68 | 139 | 209 | 501 | 37 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 34 | ||||
| NHL totals | 78 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||