Bob Rouse

Robert John Rouse (born June 18, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, winning in back to back years with the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and 1998.

Playing career A prototypical stay-at-home defenceman, Rouse was drafted in 1982 by the Minnesota North Stars. After playing parts of six seasons with the North Stars, Rouse was traded to the Washington Capitals at the trade deadline of the 1988–89 NHL season in the deal that also sent Dino Ciccarelli to the Capitals. His steady and tough style of defensive play helped guide the Capitals to their first semifinals appearance, in 1990.

During the middle of the 1990–91 season he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Peter Zezel, in exchange for Al Iafrate. Rouse joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1994 as a free agent. He had arthroscopic surgery in February 1994 but returned and helped them in two of their Stanley Cup wins (1997 and 1998), one of which involved topping one of his former clubs, the Capitals. Rouse moved on to play with the San Jose Sharks in 1998–99 and retired during the 1999–2000 season after the Sharks released him.

In 1,061 NHL games, Rouse had 37 goals, 181 assists, and 1,559 penalty minutes. He served as a full-time alternate captain with the Maple Leafs, and as part-time alternate captain with the Capitals and Red Wings.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1980–81 Billings Bighorns WHL 70 0 13 13 116 5 0 0 0 2 1981–82 Billings Bighorns WHL 71 7 22 29 209 5 0 2 2 10 1982–83 Nanaimo Islanders WHL 29 7 20 27 86 — — — — — 1982–83 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 42 8 30 38 82 20 2 13 15 55 1982–83 Lethbridge Broncos M-Cup — — — — — 3 1 2 3 10 1983–84 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 71 18 42 60 101 5 0 1 1 28 1983–84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1984–85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 63 2 9 11 113 — — — — — 1984–85 Springfield Indians AHL 8 0 3 3 6 — — — — — 1985–86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 75 1 14 15 151 3 0 0 0 0 1986–87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 72 2 10 12 179 — — — — — 1987–88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 74 0 12 12 168 — — — — — 1988–89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 66 4 13 17 124 — — — — — 1988–89 Washington Capitals NHL 13 0 2 2 36 6 2 0 2 4 1989–90 Washington Capitals NHL 70 4 16 20 123 15 2 3 5 47 1990–91 Washington Capitals NHL 47 5 15 20 65 — — — — — 1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13 2 4 6 10 — — — — — 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 3 19 22 97 — — — — — 1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 3 11 14 130 21 3 8 11 29 1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 5 11 16 101 18 0 3 3 29 1994–95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 1 7 8 36 18 0 3 3 8 1995–96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 58 0 6 6 48 7 0 1 1 4 1996–97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 4 9 13 58 20 0 0 0 55 1997–98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 1 11 12 57 22 0 3 3 16 1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL 70 0 11 11 44 6 0 0 0 6 1999–2000 San Jose Sharks NHL 26 0 1 1 19 — — — — — NHL totals 1,061 37 181 218 1,559 136 7 21 28 198

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1987 Canada WC 4 0 0 0 4

Awards WHL Second All-Star Team – 1983 WHL East First All-Star Team – 1984