Robert Gaudreau Explained

Robert Gaudreau
Ntl Team:USA
Position:Defenseman
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:8 March 1944
Birth Place:Providence, RI, USA
Career Start:1954
Career End:1969

Robert René Gaudreau (born March 8, 1944) is an American former ice hockey defenseman and Olympian.

Gaudreau played with Team USA at the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France.[1] He previously played for the Brown Bears at Brown University. He is the father of former NHL player, Rob Gaudreau.

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team1963–64[2]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team1964–65
AHCA East All-American1964–65[3]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team1965–66
AHCA East All-American1965–66
Inducted into the RI Hockey Hall of Fame2021

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701170102/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/robert-gaudreau-sr-1.html Robert Gaudreau Sr at Sports Reference
  2. News: ECAC Awards. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  3. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. 2014-04-15.