Robert Gaudreau
| Robert Gaudreau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 8, 1944 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||
| Died | December 26, 2025 (aged 81) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenseman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1954–1969 | ||
Robert René Gaudreau (March 8, 1944 – December 26, 2025) was an American ice hockey defenseman and Olympian.
Biography
[edit]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.
Gaudreau died on December 26, 2025 at the age of 81.[2] He was the father of former NHL player, Rob Gaudreau.
Awards and honors
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1963–64 | [3] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1964–65 | [3] |
| AHCA East All-American | 1964–65 | [4] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1965–66 | [3] |
| AHCA East All-American | 1965–66 | [4] |
| Inducted into the RI Hockey Hall of Fame | 2021 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Robert Gaudreau Sr at Sports Reference
- ↑ "U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Member Robert R Gaudreau, Sr., Dies at 81". Go Local Prov. December 27, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1944 births
- 2025 deaths
- Ice hockey players from Rhode Island
- Ice hockey people from Providence, Rhode Island
- Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for the United States
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American ice hockey biography stubs