Bobby Gould

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 November 25, 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 September 28, 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 seasonPlayoffs 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