| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 175 |
| Bob Hess | |
| Birth Date: | May 19, 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Middleton, Nova Scotia, CanadaSiblings: Pauline Veitch |
| Career Start: | 1974 |
| Career End: | 1985 |
| Draft: | 26th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1974 |
| Draft Team: | St. Louis Blues |
| Played For: | NHL St. Louis Blues Buffalo Sabres Hartford Whalers AHL Rochester Americans Maine Mariners |
| Siblings: | Pauline Veitch |
Robert George Hess (born May 19, 1955 in Middleton, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, and Hartford Whalers. Between 1982 and 1984 Hess played in Switzerland's Nationalliga A for HC Lugano and EHC Kloten.
Hess was drafted in the second round, 26th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL amateur draft.
He appeared in 329 NHL games scoring 27 goals and 95 assists for 122 points. He is a member of the St. Louis Blues Alumni Association.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1971–72 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 68 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 76 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 53 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 55 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 45 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1979–80 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 79 | 32 | 42 | 74 | 71 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 1980–81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 33 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 22 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1984–85 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 48 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 105 | 28 | 74 | 102 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 17 | ||||
| NHL totals | 329 | 27 | 95 | 122 | 178 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||