Bobby Gould (ice hockey)

For people with a similar name, see Bob Gould (disambiguation).

Bobby Gould
Born	(1957-09-02) September 2, 1957 Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Atlanta Flames Calgary Flames Washington Capitals Boston Bruins
NHL draft	118th overall, 1977 Atlanta Flames
WHA draft	70th overall, 1977 Calgary Cowboys
Playing career	1979–1991

Robert Alexander Gould (born September 2, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1990 with the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals, and Boston Bruins.

Playing career

Bob Gould was drafted by the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League in the seventh round, 118th overall, of the 1977 NHL amateur draft. He was also drafted by the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association in the eighth round, 70th overall, of the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft. Gould never played in the WHA, although he did eventually play in Calgary; after one game for the Atlanta Flames in 1979–80 he relocated to Calgary with the team the following season. He played parts of the next two seasons, 1980–81 and 1981–82, for the Calgary Flames before being traded to the Washington Capitals on 25 November 1981 along with Randy Holt for Pat Ribble and a second round selection from the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

After three seasons of bouncing between the minors and the NHL, Gould finally got a chance to play full-time at the NHL level with the Capitals and made the most of it, scoring 18 goals and 31 points in his first 60 games. He continued to play well with three straight seasons with over 20 goals, peaking in 1986–87 with a career-high 23 goals and 50 points.

Gould is also remembered for a March 20, 1987 fight with Mario Lemieux. Giving up 6 inches and 25 lbs, Gould ended up breaking Lemieux's jaw with a solid right uppercut. Lemieux spent the night at George Washington University Hospital. "The first thing that came to mind when he said, 'Let's go,' was that I could get him off the ice for five minutes," Gould said. "I never thought about hurting him." Lemieux would not fight again in the NHL for another 9 years.

Nearing the end of his career, Gould was traded by the Capitals to the Boston Bruins for defenseman Alain Cote on 28 September 1989. This was Gould's final NHL season, and he helped the Bruins reach the Stanley Cup finals, including advancing past his former team, the Capitals. Gould played for the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League in 1990–91 before retiring altogether.

In 697 NHL games, he finished with 145 goals and 159 assists.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	Petrolia Jets	WOHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	University of New Hampshire	ECAC		31	13	14	27	16		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	University of New Hampshire	ECAC		39	24	25	49	36		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	University of New Hampshire	ECAC		30	23	34	57	40		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	University of New Hampshire	ECAC		35	31	28	59	46		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		5	2	0	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Birmingham Bulls	CHL		79	27	33	60	73		4	2	4	6	0
1979–80	Atlanta Flames	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Birmingham Bulls	CHL		58	25	25	50	43		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Fort Worth Texans	CHL		18	8	6	14	6		5	5	2	7	10
1980–81	Calgary Flames	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		11	3	1	4	4
1981–82	Oklahoma City Stars	CHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Calgary Flames	NHL		16	3	0	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Washington Capitals	NHL		60	18	13	31	69		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Washington Capitals	NHL		80	22	18	40	43		4	5	0	5	4
1983–84	Washington Capitals	NHL		78	21	19	40	74		5	0	2	2	4
1984–85	Washington Capitals	NHL		78	14	19	33	69		5	0	1	1	2
1985–86	Washington Capitals	NHL		79	19	19	38	26		9	4	3	7	11
1986–87	Washington Capitals	NHL		78	23	27	50	74		7	0	3	3	8
1987–88	Washington Capitals	NHL		72	12	14	26	56		14	3	1	4	21
1988–89	Washington Capitals	NHL		75	5	13	18	65		6	0	2	2	0
1989–90	Boston Bruins	NHL		77	8	17	25	92		17	0	0	0	4
1990–91	Maine Mariners	AHL		71	10	15	25	30		2	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				697	145	159	304	572		78	15	13	28	58

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	1978–79

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database