Bobby Rousseau
| Bobby Rousseau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
July 26, 1940 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1958–1975 | ||
Joseph Jean-Paul Robert Rousseau (born July 26, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1962 as NHL rookie of the year.
Playing career
Early career
Rousseau started his career with the St. Jean Braves of the
next season, Rousseau moved on with the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens. Rousseau helped the team reach the 1957 Memorial Cup finals where they would play against the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters. The Canadiens took their opponents to a game 7 where they lost 3–2.[1] This would not deter the Canadiens as they returned to the Memorial Cup again in 1957-58. Rousseau and his team won the Memorial Cup this time as they beat the Regina Pats in 6 games.[2]
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey
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| Representing Canada
| ||
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1960 Squaw Valley | Ice hockey |
In
Soviets took the bronze. Rousseau scored 5 goals, 4 of which came in a 19–1 victory over Japan, and 9 points in 7 games during Canada's Olympic run.[4]
NHL career
In
1966-67. However, Rousseau and his team could not accomplish the three-peat as they were beaten by the Toronto Maple Leafs
in 6 games. This did not matter to the Canadiens and Rousseau, as they made the finals for the next 2 seasons, winning the Stanley Cup both times.
After 9 seasons, with the Canadiens, and following a 24-goal performance the
1974-75
.
Personal life
Rousseau is the brother of former NHL players Rollie and Guy Rousseau.
Awards and achievements
- Memorial Cup champion — 1958 (with the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens)
- EPHLSecond All-Star Team — 1961
- Calder Memorial Trophy — 1962
- NHL All-Star Games — 1965, 1967, 1969
- 1966
- Stanley Cup champion — 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 (with the Montreal Canadiens)
- On February 1, 1964, Rousseau scored five goals in one game
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1955–56 | St. Jean Braves | QJHL | 44 | 53 | 32 | 85 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57
|
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | OHA | 28 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EOHL | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | ||
1957–58
|
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | OHA | 27 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EOHL | 36 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 1958–59 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EOHL | 18 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 1958–59 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL
|
4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Brockville Jr. Canadiens | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 14 | ||
| 1960–61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 38 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 1961–62 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1964–65 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 1965–66 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1966–67 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 74 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1968–69 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 76 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1969–70 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 63 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | ||
| 1972–73 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1973–74 | New York Rangers | NHL | 72 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 942 | 245 | 458 | 703 | 359 | 128 | 27 | 57 | 84 | 69 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | OLY | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
See also
- List of players with 5 or more goals in an NHL game
References
- ^ "The Memorial Cup: A History...1957". Taking Note with Gregg Drinnan. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ "The Memorial Cup: A History...1958". Taking Note with Gregg Drinnan. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ISBN 978-0-7407-3829-6
- ^ "Bobby Rousseau". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ "Habs great Bobby Rousseau hosts 2nd annual Martlet Basketball Golf Tournament". McGill University Athletics. McGill University. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Five Goal Games in NHL History". Joe Pelletier. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database