Robb Stauber

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Robb Stauber
Born (1967-11-25) November 25, 1967 (age 56)
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Buffalo Sabres
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 107th overall, 1986
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 19892006

Robert Thomas Stauber (born November 25, 1967) is an American ice hockey coach and former player. He was the head coach of the United States women's national ice hockey team. He played the goaltender position at the University of Minnesota and professionally with the Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.

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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. [1]

Between 1989 and 1995, Stauber played 62 NHL regular season games. He was drafted in the sixth round, 107th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.

A 1986 graduate of Duluth Denfeld High School, Stauber was chosen as the 63rd best player in Minnesota boys' high school hockey history. [2]

College career

AwardYear
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

Sources: [3] [4]

Professional hockey career

Stauber made his National Hockey League 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. [5]

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. [6]

Coaching career

Stauber coached at the University of Minnesota's Gophers men's hockey program as their goalie coach from 2000 to 2008, during which the Gophers won back to back NCAA National Titles in 2002 and 2003. [7]

Stauber served as head coach for the USA Hockey Women's National Team in the 2017 World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games where his team won their first Gold Medal since 1998. [8] Starting with the program in 2010, he was an assistant coach at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. [7] In the first tournament after he was named permanent head coach, he coached the US to a gold medal in the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship. [9]

Bandy career

Stauber also played bandy with the Dynamo Duluth. He was selected to the United States national team for the 2010 World Championship. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1983–84 Denfeld High School HS-MN
1984–85Denfeld High SchoolHS-MN229902701.70
1985–86Denfeld High SchoolHS-MN2712156603.26
1986–87 University of Minnesota WCHA 20135010726303.53.881
1987–88 University of MinnesotaWCHA4434100262111952.72.913
1988–89 University of MinnesotaWCHA34268020248202.43.911
1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2010831107.94.744
1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 146628514303.03.8995233022404.77
1990–91 New Haven NighthawksAHL3313164188211513.67.875
1990–91 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 41201601104.13
1991–92 Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL22812112428003.86
1992–93 Los Angeles KingsNHL311584173511103.84.8884312401604.00.898
1993–94 Los Angeles KingsNHL22411511446513.41.908
1993–94 Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL31101211306.42.843
1994–95 Los Angeles KingsNHL100016207.33.667
1994–95 Buffalo Sabres NHL62303172003.79.867
1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL166718334903.53.896
1996–97 Portland Pirates AHL301313216068203.06.897
1997–98 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL392010622218922.40.9207344193004.29.873
1998–99 Manitoba Moose IHL52112131704.79.811
2002–03 Jacksonville Barracudas ACHL 34.38.891
2003–04Jacksonville Barracudas WHA2 22.50.924
2005–06 Jacksonville Barracudas SPHL 3212.63.933
AHL totals132585215664337833.41.89812577215404.49
NHL totals6221239329520913.81.8904312401604.00.898

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1987 United States WJC 42201704.64
1989 United States WC 63303131903.64
Junior totals42201704.64
Senior totals63303131903.64

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References

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  2. Nelson, Loren. "Matter of survival". Minnesota Hockey Hub.
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  4. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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  9. Haase, Nicole (April 3, 2017). "Robb Stauber brings a goalie's point of view behind the bench for Team USA". Sports Illustrated.
  10. Klein, Jeff Z. (2010-01-28). "It's Not Hockey, It's Bandy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Most Valuable Player
1987–88
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Hobey Baker Award
1987–88
Succeeded by