| Bob Goldham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Goldham in the 1950s | |||
| Born | (1922-05-12)May 12, 1922 Georgetown, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | September 6, 1991(1991-09-06) (aged 69) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1941–1956 | ||
Robert John "Golden Boy" Goldham (May 12, 1922 – September 6, 1991) was a Canadianice hockeydefenceman and broadcaster. He played two seasons for the Toronto Marlboros earning the name "Golden Boy". He was later called the "Second Goalie" because his fearless skills blocking the puck.
Goldham started hisNational Hockey League career with theToronto Maple Leafs in1941 after playing for the Hershey Bears in the AHL. He would return to the AHL after the 1942 Stanley Cup win to play on the AHL 2nd All–Star Team.
Goldham served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1942 through 1945. After the Second World War he returned to the Toronto Maple Leafs until 1947 when he was traded with four other Leafs to the Chicago Black Hawks forMax Bentley andCy Thomas.
In 1950, Goldham was traded to theDetroit Red Wings earning their Assistant Captain position in 1952 and would retire after the1956 season. In 1955, he was a member of theNHL 2nd All-Star Team and won fiveStanley Cups in his career in1942, and1947 withToronto and1952,1954, and1955 withDetroit.
Goldham played in the following NHL All-Star Games: 1942, 2nd All Star Team AHL. NHL 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 2nd All Star Team 1955.
Goldham coached theToronto St. Michael's Majors during the 1959–60 season, then resigned and was succeeded byFather David Bauer.[1]
After retiring, he worked for several years as a TV color commentator/studio analyst onHockey Night in Canada onCBC and on the local midweek Toronto Maple Leaf broadcasts on Hamilton'sCHCH-TV channel 11. Goldham was known as the First Little NHLer founded by Gordon Alcott in 1936, to make the NHL.
He was married to Eleanor, and they had three daughters: Patricia, Susan and Barbara. He died fromstroke on September 6, 1991, at 69.[2]
In 2015, he was posthumously inducted into theCanada's Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1938–39 | Toronto Ostrander Jewels | TMHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Northern Vocationals | Big 10 Jr. B | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Ostrander Jewels | TMHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 19 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | ||
| 1940–41 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA-Jr. | 14 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 22 | ||
| 1941–42 | Washington Lions | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto Navy | OHA-Sr. | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Victoria Navy | BCDHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1943–44 | Cornwallis Navy | NSDHL | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto Ostrander Jewels | TMHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Cornwallis Navy | AC | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1944–45 | Cornwallis Navy | NSSHL | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1945–46 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 49 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 38 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 60 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 67 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 61 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1952–53 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1953–54 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1954–55 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1955–56 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 650 | 28 | 143 | 171 | 400 | 66 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 53 | ||||