Robb Stauber

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Robb Stauber
Born (1967-11-25) November 25, 1967 (age 57)
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
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Played for Los Angeles Kings
Buffalo Sabres
Coached for Minnesota Whitecaps
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 107th overall, 1986
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1989–2006
Coaching career 1999–present

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.

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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. [1]

Playing career

A 1986 graduate of Denfeld High School, Stauber was chosen as the 63rd best player in Minnesota boys' high school hockey history. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4]

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. [5]

Coaching career

Initially hired as a volunteer coach in 1999, [6] 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. [7]

Stauber joined the USA Hockey program in 2010, where he was involved with the United States women's national ice hockey team. He was an assistant coach at the 2014 Winter Olympics. [7] 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. [8] The next year, he coached the team to a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, their first gold medal since 1998. [9] He was succeeded by Bob Corkum in October 2018. [10]

Bandy career

Stauber also played bandy with the Dynamo Duluth. He was selected to the United States national team for the 2010 World Championship. [11]

Personal life

Stauber has four children from two marriages. [12] [13] His son Jaxson is a current goaltender in the NHL. [14]

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-MN22———9902701.70—————————
1985–86Denfeld High SchoolHS-MN27———12156603.26—————————
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 3——————4.38.891————————
2003–04Jacksonville Barracudas WHA2 2——————2.50.924————————
2005–06 Jacksonville Barracudas SPHL 321————2.63.933————————
AHL totals132585215664337833.41.89812577215404.49—
NHL totals6221239329520913.81.8904312401604.00.898

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1987 United States WJC 4———2201704.64
1989 United States WC 63303131903.64—
Junior totals4———2201704.64—
Senior totals63303131903.64—

Awards and honors

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: [15] [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Robb Stauber - Head Coach". teamusa.usahockey.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ Nelson, Loren. "Matter of survival". Minnesota Hockey Hub.
  3. ↑ "Hobey Baker Award Winner Robb Stauber". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota.
  4. ↑ "Robb Stauber". HockeyDB.com.
  5. ↑ "AHL: Goaltender Robb Stauber Scores A Goal 1996". YouTube .[ dead YouTube link ]
  6. ↑ "Stauber returns to Minnesota as volunteer coach". The Minnesota Daily. September 28, 1999. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Robb Stauber - Head Coach". USA Hockey.
  8. ↑ Haase, Nicole (April 3, 2017). "Robb Stauber brings a goalie's point of view behind the bench for Team USA". Sports Illustrated.
  9. ↑ "Minnesota's Robb Stauber to coach Olympic women's hockey team". St. Paul Pioneer Press. AP. May 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Bob Corkum named U.S. women's head coach". NBC Sports. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  11. ↑ Klein, Jeff Z. (January 28, 2010). "It's Not Hockey, It's Bandy". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  12. ↑ Weegman, Mike (February 5, 2014). "DULUTH'S STAUBER LOOKING FOR OLYMPIC GOLD". hobeybaker.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024– via Duluth News Tribune.
  13. ↑ "Ruby Stauber - 2021-22 - Women's Track and Field". seminoles.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  14. ↑ Korac, Lou (January 22, 2023). "Stauber makes 29 saves in NHL debut, Blackhawks hold off Blues". NHL.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  15. ↑ "2017-2018 Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota.
  16. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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
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