Butch Goring

**Robert Thomas "Butch" Goring** (born October 22, 1949) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders and Boston Bruins. He is a four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Islanders. Since retiring as a player he has served as head coach of both the Bruins and Islanders. He currently serves as the Islanders TV color commentator alongside Islanders play by play announcer Brendan Burke.

### Regular season and playoffs

|colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Regular season|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Playoffs||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1965–66|Winnipeg Rangers|MJHL|3|0|0|0|0|3|0|1|1|0|
|1966–67|Winnipeg Rangers|MJHL|51|35|31|66|2|8|2|6|8|0|
|1967–68|Hull Nationals|Que-Sr.|40|16|41|57|4|—|—|—|—|—|
|1967–68|Winnipeg Jets|MJHL|—|—|—|—|—|1|2|1|3|0|
|1967–68|St. Boniface Mohawks|AC|—|—|—|—|—|12|5|6|11|2|
|1968–69|Winnipeg Jets|WCHL|39|42|33|75|0|—|—|—|—|—|
|1968–69|Dauphin Kings|MC|—|—|—|—|—|12|8|8|16|5|
|1968–69|Regina Pats|MC|—|—|—|—|—|2|2|3|5|0|
|1969–70|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|59|13|23|36|8|—|—|—|—|—|
|1969–70|Springfield Kings|AHL|19|13|7|20|0|—|—|—|—|—|
|1970–71|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|19|2|5|7|2|—|—|—|—|—|
|1970–71|Springfield Kings|AHL|40|23|32|55|4|12|11|14|25|0|
|1971–72|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|74|21|29|50|2|—|—|—|—|—|
|1972–73|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|67|28|31|59|2|—|—|—|—|—|
|1973–74|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|70|28|33|61|2|5|0|1|1|0|
|1974–75|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|60|27|33|60|6|3|0|0|0|0|
|1975–76|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|80|33|40|73|8|9|2|3|5|4|
|1976–77|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|78|30|55|85|6|9|7|5|12|0|
|1977–78|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|80|37|36|73|2|2|0|0|0|2|
|1978–79|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|80|36|51|87|16|2|0|0|0|0|
|1979–80|Los Angeles Kings|NHL|69|20|48|68|12|—|—|—|—|—|
|1979–80|New York Islanders*|NHL|12|6|5|11|2|21|7|12|19|2|
|1980–81|New York Islanders*|NHL|78|23|37|60|0|18|10|10|20|6|
|1981–82|New York Islanders*|NHL|67|15|17|32|10|19|6|5|11|12|
|1982–83|New York Islanders*|NHL|75|19|20|39|8|20|4|8|12|4|
|1983–84|New York Islanders|NHL|71|22|24|46|8|21|1|5|6|2|
|1984–85|New York Islanders|NHL|29|2|5|7|2|—|—|—|—|—|
|1984–85|Boston Bruins|NHL|39|13|21|34|6|5|1|1|2|0|
|1986–87|Nova Scotia Oilers|AHL|10|3|5|8|2|—|—|—|—|—|
 Stanley Cup champion

### International

|Year|Team|Event|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||GP|G|A|Pts|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1981|Canada|CC|7|3|2|5|4|||

## Coaching record

|Team|Year|Regular season|Post season|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|80|37|31|12|—|86|3rd in Adams|Lost in first round|
|13|5|7|1|—|(85)|3rd in  Adams|(fired)|
|82|24|48|9|1|58|5th in Atlantic|Missed playoffs|
|65|17|40|5|3|(52)|5th in Atlantic|(fired)|

## Career achievements and facts

- MJHL Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship Award winner (1967)
- Turnbull Cup (MJHL championship) (1969)
- Calder Cup (AHL championship) (1971)
- Bill Masterton Trophy winner (1978)
- Lady Byng Trophy winner (1978)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1980)
- Conn Smythe Trophy winner (1981)
- Stanley Cup Champions (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
- Played in the  Canada Cup Tournament for Team Canada (1981)
- Named Manitoba's Athlete of the Year (1981)
- IHL Coach of Year (1995 and 1996)
- Turner Cup (IHL) Championships (1995 and 1996)
- One of the first players in the league to wear a helmet regularly.
- The very last active player that had played during the 1960s
- Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1992
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: ButchGoring.jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **position**: Centre (ice hockey), Centre
- **shoots**: Left
- **height ft**: 5
- **height in**: 10
- **weight lb**: 165
- **played for**: Los Angeles Kings
New York Islanders
Boston Bruins
- **ntl team**: CAN
- **birth place**: Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
- **draft**: 51st overall
- **draft year**: 1969
- **draft team**: Los Angeles Kings
- **career start**: 1969
- **career end**: 1987