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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Butch Goring
Selected in fifth round
No.
51 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born October 22, 1949
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-9 Weight: 165
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Dauphin (MJHL)
Birthplace: St. Boniface, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown:
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1965-66 |
Winnipeg | MJHL | 3 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | | 1966-67 |
Winnipeg | MJHL |
51 | 35 |
31 | 66 |
2 | | 1967-68 |
Hul | QSHL |
39 | 16 |
41 | 57 |
4 | | 1968-69 |
Winnipeg | WCHL |
39 | 42 |
33 | 75 |
0 | | |
Regina | SJHL |
2 | 2 |
3 | 5 |
0 | | |
Dauphin | MJHL |
12 | 8 |
8 | 16 |
5 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
MJHL Turnbull Trophy: 1969 (Dauphin)
Miscellaneous: Did not play in the regular season for Regina (SJHL) or
Dauphin (MJHL) in 1968-69, but appeared in playoffs with both teams, closing
his junior career in 1969 playoffs with Dauphin. ... Played on Canadian
National Team in 1968-69. ... Played on Canadian National B Team in 1967-68
and competed in Russia's Izvestia Tournament.
... As a 12-year-old, he scored 150 goals in 40 minor-hockey games with the
Glenwood Bears. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 26, 1969 (Los Angeles at
Chicago)
Numbers: 19 (Los Angeles); 21, 91
(N.Y. Islanders); 22 (Boston)
Stanley Cup: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-1985 |
L.A., N.Y. Islanders, Boston | 1,107 |
375 | 513 |
888 | 102 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1985 |
L.A., N.Y. Islanders, Boston | 134 |
38 | 50 | 88 |
32 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1980 (Los Angeles)
Conn Smythe Trophy: 1981 (N.Y. Islanders)
Lady Byng Trophy:
1977-78 (Los Angeles)
Masterton Trophy: 1977-78 (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Rookie of Year: 1969-70
Los Angeles Most Valuable Player: 1977-78
Los Angeles Most Inspirational
Player: 1976-77, 1977-78
Los Angeles First-Star Leader: 1977-78
Los Angeles Kings Hall of
Fame: Inducted 1997
Los Angeles Points Leader:
1973-74 (61)
Los Angeles Goals Leader: 1973-74 (28), 1977-78 (37)
Los Angeles Assists Leader: 1971-72 (29, tie)
Los Angeles Playoffs Goals Leader: 1977 (7)
Coaching Career: Named N.Y. Islanders player/assistant coach in November
1981 and remained in that position until he left team on Jan. 8, 1985. ...
Named Boston head coach on May 6, 1985 and remained in position until Nov. 8,
1986. ... New York Islanders assistant coach during 1989-90 season. ...
Named N.Y. Islanders head coach on on April 30, 1999, and remained in position
until March 4, 2001.
Miscellaneous: Wore his old, battered helmet from age 11 throughout his
NHL career. ... Became first Los Angeles player to score four goals in a home
game on March 1, 1975. ... Named Los Angeles' Most Popular Player in 1972-73,
1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77 and 1977-78. ... Became first NHL player to win Masterton and Byng
in same season. ... Went through entire 1980-81 season without registering any
penalty minutes. ... Signed 25-game tryout contract with Edmonton after being
fired as Boston's coach in November 1986. Was sent to Nova Scotia (AHL) and
never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Springfield (AHL); Nova
Scotia (AHL)
Canada Cup: 1981 (second place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1971 (Springfield)
IHL
Turner Cup: 1995 (Denver, as coach), 1996 (Utah, as coach)
German
Championship: 2003 (Krefeld)
AHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1971
(Springfield) (25 points)
AHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1971
(Springfield) (11 goals)
AHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1971
(Springfield) (14 assists)
Manitoba Athlete of Year: 1981
IHL
Coach of Year: 1994-95, 1995-96
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Los
Angeles)
1993-94: Coach of IHL
regular-season champion (Las Vegas)
1994-95: Coach of IHL
regular-season champion (Denver)
Coaching Career: Head coach of
Spokane (WHL) from 1987-88 through 1988-89. ... Head coach of Capital District
(AHL) from 1990-91 through 1992-93. ... Head coach of Las Vegas (IHL) in
1993-94. ... Head coach of Denver/Utah (IHL) from 1994-95 through 1998-99. ...
Associate coach of Canada at 2000 World Championships. ... Named head coach of
Anchorage (WCHL) prior to 2001-02 season and remained in position until Dec.
27, 2001. ... Name head coach of
Frankfurt (Germany) in January 2002 and remained in that position through 2001-02 season.
... Named head coach of Krefeld (Germany) in December 2002 and remained in
position into 2003-04 season.
Management
Career: General manager of the Denver/Utah Grizzlies from 1994-95 through
1998-99. ... Named Krefeld (Germany) sports director (general manager) in
September 2002 and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Full name is Robert Thomas Goring. ... Owned
three race horses during his NHL career.
Personal: Father served as an amateur scout for Kings in 1970s. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Los Angeles traded Goring to the New
York Islanders in exchange for Billy Harris and Dave Lewis on March 10, 1980. |
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SNAPSHOT '69 | | Total Selected: |
84 | | Forwards: |
58 | | Defense: |
18 | | Goaltenders: |
8 | | Major Junior: |
68 | | College Players: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
78 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
4 | | U.S.-Born: |
4 |
| European: |
1 |
| Reached NHL: |
49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
7 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
11 |
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