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
Bob Rouse
Wings in 1997 and 1998. Born June 18, 1964
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Playing career Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
A prototypical stay-at-home defenceman, Rouse was drafted in 1982 by the Minnesota North
Shot Right
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 Played for Minnesota North Stars
Dino Ciccarelli to the Capitals. His steady and tough style of defensive play helped guide the Washington Capitals
Toronto Maple Leafs
Capitals to their first semifinals appearance, in 1990.
Detroit Red Wings
During the middle of the 1990–91 season he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with San Jose Sharks
Peter Zezel, in exchange for Al Iafrate.[1] Rouse joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1994 as a free NHL draft 80th overall, 1982
agent,.[2] He had arthroscopic surgery in February 1994[3] but returned and helped them in two Minnesota North Stars
of their Stanley Cup wins (1997 and 1998), one of which involved topping one of his former Playing career 1983–2000
clubs, the Capitals.[4][5] 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.[6]
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
See also
List of NHL players with 1,000 games played
References
1. Sell, Dave (January 16, 1991). "Capitals Trade Two for Leafs' Iafrate" ([Link]
capitals-trade-two-for-leafs-iafrate/d01fe055-a3ac-40da-8df3-f099d391262a/). The Washington Post. St. Louis. Retrieved
December 18, 2019.
2. "Red Wings sign defenseman Rouse" ([Link]
5600/). Detroit. UPI. August 5, 1994. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
3. Panther earns weekly honors ([Link]
web: The Naples Daily News, 1994, retrieved March 13, 2023
4. "Red Wings wrap up sweep of Stanley Cup" ([Link]
_cup/). Statesman Journal. Detroit. AP. June 8, 1997. p. 4B. Retrieved December 18, 2019 – via [Link].
5. Koepke, Neil (June 17, 1998). "Wings answer all questions" ([Link]
ions/). Lansing State Journal. p. 3C. Retrieved December 18, 2019 – via [Link].
6. "Neilson, Quinn to bury the hatchet" ([Link] Windsor
Star. January 7, 2000. p. D3. Retrieved December 18, 2019 – via [Link].
External links
Biographical information and career statistics from [Link] ([Link] or [Link] ([Link]
[Link]/[Link]?player=32710&lang=en), or [Link] ([Link]
s/r/[Link]), or The Internet Hockey Database ([Link]
Retrieved from "[Link]