Bob Goldham
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Robert John "Golden Boy" Goldham (May 12, 1922 in Georgetown, Ontario
– November 6, 1991 in Toronto
, Ontario
) is a retired Canadian ice hockey
defenceman. He played two seasons for the Toronto Marlboros earning the name "Golden Boy". He was later called the "Second Goalie" because his fearless skills blocking the puck.
Goldham started his National Hockey League
career with the Toronto Maple Leafs
in 1941 after playing for the Hersey Bears in the AHL. He would return to the AHL after the 1942 Stanley Cup win to play on the AHL 2nd All–Star Team.
Goldham entered the Navy in 1942-1945, returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs till 1947 when he was traded with 4 other Leafs to the Chicago Black Hawks for Max Bentley and Cy Thomas.
In 1950, Goldham was traded to the Detroit Red Wings
earning their Assistant Captain position in 1952 and would retire after the 1956 season. In 1955, he was a member of the NHL 2nd All-Star Team and won five Stanley Cup
s in his career in 1942, and 1947 with Toronto
and 1952, 1954, and 1955 with Detroit
.
Goldham played in the following All Star Games: 1942, 2nd All Star Team AHL. NHL 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 2nd All Star Team 1955.
After retiring, he worked for several years as a television analyst on CBC
's Hockey Night in Canada
and on the local midweek Toronto Maple Leaf broadcasts on CHCH channel 11.
Goldham was known as the First Little NHLer founded by Gordon Alcott in 1936, to make the NHL.
Goldham was married to Eleanor, and they had three daughters, Patricia, Susan and Barbara.
Georgetown, Ontario
Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton. It is situated on the Credit River, located approximately 60 km west of Toronto making it part of the Greater Toronto Area...
– November 6, 1991 in Toronto
Toronto
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, Ontario
Ontario
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) is a retired Canadian ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman. He played two seasons for the Toronto Marlboros earning the name "Golden Boy". He was later called the "Second Goalie" because his fearless skills blocking the puck.
Goldham started his National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
career with the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in 1941 after playing for the Hersey Bears in the AHL. He would return to the AHL after the 1942 Stanley Cup win to play on the AHL 2nd All–Star Team.
Goldham entered the Navy in 1942-1945, returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs till 1947 when he was traded with 4 other Leafs to the Chicago Black Hawks for Max Bentley and Cy Thomas.
In 1950, Goldham was traded to the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
earning their Assistant Captain position in 1952 and would retire after the 1956 season. In 1955, he was a member of the NHL 2nd All-Star Team and won five Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s in his career in 1942, and 1947 with Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and 1952, 1954, and 1955 with Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
.
Goldham played in the following All Star Games: 1942, 2nd All Star Team AHL. NHL 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 2nd All Star Team 1955.
After retiring, he worked for several years as a television analyst on CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
's Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League...
and on the local midweek Toronto Maple Leaf broadcasts on CHCH channel 11.
Goldham was known as the First Little NHLer founded by Gordon Alcott in 1936, to make the NHL.
Goldham was married to Eleanor, and they had three daughters, Patricia, Susan and Barbara.