# Robb Stauber

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.
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.

## Playing career

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

## Coaching career

Initially hired as a volunteer coach in 1999, 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.
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. 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. The next year, he coached the team to a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, their first gold medal since 1998. He was succeeded by Bob Corkum in October 2018.

## Bandy career

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

## Personal life

Stauber has four children from two marriages. His son Jaxson is a current goaltender in the NHL.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| 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 | AHL totals | AHL totals | 132 | 58 | 52 | 15 | 6643 | 378 | 3 | 3.41 | .898 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 721 | 54 | 0 | 4.49 | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 62 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3295 | 209 | 1 | 3.81 | .890 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 240 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | .898 |

### International

| 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 | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 4 | — | — | — | 220 | 17 | 0 | 4.64 | — |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 313 | 19 | 0 | 3.64 | — |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| 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 |
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