Phil Goyette

Phillipe Joseph George " Phil" Goyette ( born October 31, 1933, Lachine, Quebec ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player ( center ) and coach, from 1956 to 1972 for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres played in the National Hockey League.

Career

During his junior time played Goyette among others, along with Scotty Bowman at the Montreal Junior Canadiens in the QJHA. In the senior level, he played at first at the Montreal Royals in the QHL.

At the end of the season 1956/57, he made ​​the jump to the cadres of the Montreal Canadiens, who were the reigning Stanley Cup champion. Goyette had emulated his idols Elmer Lach and Theodore Kennedy adopted as a child and their physical play manner. It was hoped with him to make the team more robust. He stood in a line with Claude Provost and André Pronovost, who had already played together in the juniors with him. Impressive was his overview. He usually played in the third forward line and reached for ordinary statistical values ​​. In his first four years, the Canadiens picked each the Stanley Cup. In the season 1962/63 he was plagued by injuries. After the end of the season gave him the Canadiens along with Jacques Plante to the New York Rangers from that sent to Montreal in return Gump Worsley and three other players.

The change was difficult in because he had been supporters of the Canadiens since childhood. The Rangers were one of the weaker NHL teams at this time and so he counted from the beginning to the stars of the team. He was in his first year best scorer the Rangers and presented with 24 goals, 41 templates and 65 points on personal bests and made it into the top ten scorers in the NHL. In the six seasons with the Rangers, he always was one of the best players of his team. When the St. Louis Blues were looking for reinforcements, they showed interest in him. For a first-round draft law, the Rangers let him go.

The season 1969/70 for the Blues was very successful. He was the fourth best scorer in the NHL with 29 goals and made 49 templates and 78 points again on personal bests. To the great surprise him the blues expansion draft in 1970 but does not protect the NHL. This opportunity allowed the Buffalo Sabres not pass and took the experienced attacker.

Behind the 17 years younger Gilbert Perreault, he was the second best scorer in the first season the Sabres. After the second year eased his achievements, the Sabres gave him away, and he returned to the New York Rangers. There he again reached the finals series for the Stanley Cup, where the Rangers to Boston Bruins documents. After the season, he ended his active career.

Immediately after the end of his career, the newly founded New York Islanders picked him as a coach. With the World Hockey Association, a league competition was opened, which made ​​it difficult for the Islanders to undertake strong players. The sporting success was and he was only a short time as a coach operates. Even before the end of the season was replaced by Earl Ingarfield.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Stanley Cup: 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960

Personal Awards

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