Robb Stauber

Robert Thomas Stauber (born November 25, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional goaltender. He played college hockey for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1986 NHL entry draft by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also played for the Buffalo Sabres.

Following his retirement, he went into coaching, becoming the goaltending coach of the Golden Gophers from 2000 to 2008, as well as for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's team from 2004 to 2008. He later joined the coaching staff of the United States women's national ice hockey team, where he was the assistant coach at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He was named head coach of the national team, winning the gold medal at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship and at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In between his time with the national team, he also coached the Minnesota Whitecaps during the 2015–16 season.

Playing career A 1986 graduate of Denfeld High School, Stauber was chosen as the 63rd best player in Minnesota boys' high school hockey history. Stauber played three seasons for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team from 1986 to 1989. He was the first goaltender to win the Hobey Baker Award after his sophomore season in 1988. He was drafted in the sixth round, 107th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1986 NHL entry draft.

Stauber made his debut with the Kings during the 1989–90 season, appearing in two games. After two years in the minors, he played in 53 games for Kings between the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons. He was traded (along with Alexei Zhitnik, Charlie Huddy, and a draft pick) to the Buffalo Sabres (for Grant Fuhr, Denis Tsygurov, and Philippe Boucher) during the 1994–95 season. Stauber appeared in just one game with the Kings and six games with the Sabres in that season, his last in the NHL. His career NHL stats are 21-23-9 W-L-T, 3.81 GAA.890 save percentage, and one shutout in 62 games.

Stauber spent 1995 to 1999 in the AHL and IHL. From 2002 to 2006, he played a few games in three different seasons with the Jacksonville Barracudas in three different leagues, the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, WHA2, and Southern Professional Hockey League. In 1996, he scored a goal while playing for the Rochester Americans.

Coaching career Initially hired as a volunteer coach in 1999, Stauber coached at the University of Minnesota's Gophers men's hockey program as their goaltending coach from 2000 to 2008, during which the Gophers won back to back NCAA National Titles in 2002 and 2003. In the first tournament after he was named permanent head coach, he coached the team to a gold medal at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship. The next year, he coached the team to a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, their first gold medal since 1998. He was succeeded by Bob Corkum in October 2018.

Bandy career Stauber also played bandy with the Dynamo Duluth. He was selected to the United States national team for the 2010 World Championship.

Personal life Stauber has four children from two marriages. His son Jaxson is a current goaltender in the NHL. His brother Pete Stauber is a former minor league hockey player and in 2018 was elected US Representative from Minnesota's 8th district.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1983–84 Denfeld High School HS-MN — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Denfeld High School HS-MN 22 — — — 990 27 0 1.70 — — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Denfeld High School HS-MN 27 — — — 1215 66 0 3.26 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 University of Minnesota WCHA 20 13 5 0 1072 63 0 3.53 .881 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 University of Minnesota WCHA 44 34 10 0 2621 119 5 2.72 .913 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 University of Minnesota WCHA 34 26 8 0 2024 82 0 2.43 .911 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 1 0 83 11 0 7.94 .744 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 14 6 6 2 851 43 0 3.03 .899 5 2 3 302 24 0 4.77 — 1990–91 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 33 13 16 4 1882 115 1 3.67 .875 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 4 1 2 0 160 11 0 4.13 — — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 22 8 12 1 1242 80 0 3.86 — — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 31 15 8 4 1735 111 0 3.84 .888 4 3 1 240 16 0 4.00 .898 1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22 4 11 5 1144 65 1 3.41 .908 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 3 1 1 0 121 13 0 6.42 .843 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 16 2 0 7.33 .667 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 2 3 0 317 20 0 3.79 .867 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL 16 6 7 1 833 49 0 3.53 .896 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Portland Pirates AHL 30 13 13 2 1606 82 0 3.06 .897 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 39 20 10 6 2221 89 2 2.40 .920 7 3 4 419 30 0 4.29 .873 1998–99 Manitoba Moose IHL 5 2 1 1 213 17 0 4.79 .811 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Jacksonville Barracudas ACHL 3 — — — — — — 4.38 .891 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Jacksonville Barracudas WHA2 2 — — — — — — 2.50 .924 — — — — — — — — 2005–06 Jacksonville Barracudas SPHL 3 2 1 — — — — 2.63 .933 — — — — — — — — AHL totals 132 58 52 15 6643 378 3 3.41 .898 12 5 7 721 54 0 4.49 — NHL totals 62 21 23 9 3295 209 1 3.81 .890 4 3 1 240 16 0 4.00 .898

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1987 United States WJC 4 — — — 220 17 0 4.64 1989 United States WC 6 3 3 0 313 19 0 3.64 — Junior totals 4 — — — 220 17 0 4.64 — Senior totals 6 3 3 0 313 19 0 3.64 —

Awards and honors Award Year Hobey Baker Award 1987–88 WCHA Player of the Year 1987–88 AHCA West First-Team All-American 1987–88 All-WCHA First Team 1987–88 John Mariucci MVP Award (Minnesota) 1987–88 All-WCHA Second Team 1988–89

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