| Robb Stauber | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1967-11-25)November 25, 1967 (age 58) 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 | ||
| Coached for | Minnesota Whitecaps | ||
| National team |  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 Americanice hockey coach and former professionalgoaltender. He playedcollege hockey for theMinnesota Golden Gophers and was drafted in the sixth round of the1986 NHL entry draft by theLos Angeles Kings of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He also played for theBuffalo Sabres.
Following his retirement, he went into coaching, becoming the goaltending coach of the Golden Gophers from 2000 to 2008, as well as for theMinnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's team from 2004 to 2008. He later joined the coaching staff of theUnited States women's national ice hockey team, where he was the assistant coach at the2014 Winter Olympics. He was named head coach of the national team, winning the gold medal at the2017 IIHF Women's World Championship and at the2018 Winter Olympics. In between his time with the national team, he also coached theMinnesota Whitecaps during the 2015–16 season.[1]
A 1986 graduate ofDenfeld High School, Stauber was chosen as the 63rd best player in Minnesota boys' high school hockey history.[2] Stauber played three seasons for theMinnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team from 1986 to 1989. He was the firstgoaltender to win theHobey Baker Award after his sophomore season in 1988.[3] He was drafted in the sixth round, 107th overall, by theLos Angeles Kings in the1986 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 withAlexei Zhitnik,Charlie Huddy, and a draft pick) to theBuffalo Sabres (forGrant Fuhr,Denis Tsygurov, andPhilippe 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 theAHL andIHL. From 2002 to 2006, he played a few games in three different seasons with theJacksonville Barracudas in three different leagues, theAtlantic Coast Hockey League,WHA2, andSouthern Professional Hockey League. In 1996, he scored a goal while playing for the Rochester Americans.[5]
Initially hired as a volunteer coach in 1999,[6] Stauber coached at the University of Minnesota'sGophers 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 theUSA Hockey program in 2010, where he was involved with theUnited States women's national ice hockey team. He was an assistant coach at the2014 Winter Olympics.[7] In the first tournament after he was named permanent head coach, he coached the team to a gold medal at the2017 IIHF Women's World Championship.[8] The next year, he coached the team to a gold medal at the2018 Winter Olympics, their first gold medal since 1998.[9] He was succeeded byBob Corkum in October 2018.[10]
Stauber also playedbandy with theDynamo Duluth. He was selected to theUnited States national team for the2010 World Championship.[11]
Stauber has four children from two marriages.[12][13] His sonJaxson is a current goaltender in the NHL.[14] His brotherPete Stauber is a former minor league hockey player and in 2018 was elected US Representative from Minnesota's 8th district.
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 | — | |||
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Hobey Baker Award | 1987–88 |
| WCHA Player of the Year | 1987–88 |
| AHCAWest First-Team All-American | 1987–88 |
| All-WCHAFirst Team | 1987–88 |
| John Mariucci MVP Award (Minnesota) | 1987–88 |
| All-WCHASecond Team | 1988–89 |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | WCHA Most Valuable Player 1987–88 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theHobey Baker Award 1987–88 | Succeeded by |