Bob Rouse

Bob Rouse
Born	(1964-06-18) June 18, 1964 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Minnesota North Stars Washington Capitals Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings San Jose Sharks
NHL draft	80th overall, 1982 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1983–2000

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 Wings in 1997 and 1998.

Playing career

A prototypical stay-at-home defenceman, Rouse was drafted in 1982 by the Minnesota North 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 Dino Ciccarelli to the Capitals. His steady and tough style of defensive play helped guide the Capitals to their first semifinals appearance, in 1990.

During the middle of the 1990–91 season he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Peter Zezel, in exchange for Al Iafrate. Rouse joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1994 as a free agent,. He had arthroscopic surgery in February 1994 but returned and helped them in two of their Stanley Cup wins (1997 and 1998), one of which involved topping one of his former clubs, the Capitals. 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.

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database