Butch Goring

Date of Birth: Oct 22, 1949
Age: 77
Place of Birth: St. Boniface, MB, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 77 kg / 170 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Butch Goring Facts

Player Type: PK Specialist
Drafted: 1969 round 5 #51 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Goring won 4 straight Stanley Cups and a Conn Smythe with the Islanders in the early 1980s. The 5'9 center was an 11x 20-goal scorer and posted 60 points in 8 seasons. He also won a Bill Masterton and Lady Byng Trophy and retired with 375 goals and 513 assists in 1,107 games. His 102 career penalty minutes are the fewest in NHL history by a player with over 820 games.

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Butch Goring Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1959-1960	Dauphin Kings	RMIHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1961-1962	Glenwood Bears	MAHA-Midget	40	150	-	-	-	-
1965-1966	West Kildonan North Stars	MJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965-1966	Winnipeg Rangers	MJHL	3	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	-
1966-1967	Winnipeg Rangers	MJHL	51	35	31	66	2	-	Playoffs	8	2	6	8	0	-
1967-1968	Hull Nationals	QPSHL	39	16	41	57	4	-
1967-1968	Winnipeg Jets	CMJHL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	2	1	3	0	-
1967-1968	Team Canada	WCSHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968-1969	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	39	42	33	75	0	-
1968-1969	Dauphin Kings	MJHL	1	3	-	-	-	-
1969-1970	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	59	13	23	36	8	-15
1969-1970	Springfield Kings	AHL	19	13	7	20	0	-
1970-1971	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	19	2	5	7	2	4
1970-1971	Springfield Kings	AHL	40	23	32	55	4	-	Playoffs	12	11	14	25	0	-
1971-1972	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	74	21	29	50	2	-10
1972-1973	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	67	28	31	59	2	0
1973-1974	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	70	28	33	61	2	2	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-
1974-1975	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	60	27	33	60	6	26	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-
1975-1976	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	33	40	73	8	0	Playoffs	9	2	3	5	4	-
1976-1977	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	78	30	55	85	6	10	Playoffs	9	7	5	12	0	-
1977-1978	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	37	36	73	2	-4	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-
1978-1979	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	36	51	87	16	-20	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
1979-1980	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	69	20	48	68	12	-21
1979-1980	New York Islanders	NHL	12	6	5	11	2	7	Playoffs	21	7	12	19	2	-
1980-1981	New York Islanders	NHL	78	23	37	60	0	4	Playoffs	18	10	10	20	6	-
1981-1982	New York Islanders	NHL	67	15	17	32	10	-3	Playoffs	19	6	5	11	12	-
1981-1982	Canada	CC	7	3	2	5	4	-
1981-1982	Team Canada	International	3	0	2	2	0	-
1982-1983	New York Islanders	NHL	75	19	20	39	8	10	Playoffs	20	4	8	12	4	-
1983-1984	New York Islanders	NHL	71	22	24	46	8	9	Playoffs	21	1	5	6	2	-
1984-1985	New York Islanders	NHL	29	2	5	7	2	-11
1984-1985	Boston Bruins	NHL	39	13	21	34	6	-8	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	-
1986-1987	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL	10	3	5	8	2	-

Butch Goring Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1967-1968	St. Boniface Mohawks	Allan Cup	12	5	6	11	2	-
1968-1969	Dauphin Kings	Memorial Cup	12	8	8	16	5	-
1968-1969	Regina Pat Blues	Memorial Cup	2	2	3	5	0	-

Butch Goring Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	69	39	44	83	1.20	6	-	1	12	11	14	25	2.08	0	-
Allan Cup	1	12	5	6	11	0.92	2	-	0
CC	1	7	3	2	5	0.71	4	-	0
International	1	3	0	2	2	0.67	0	-	0
MAHA-Midget	1	40	150	-	150*	3.75*	-	-	0
Memorial Cup	1	14	10	11	21	1.50	5	-	0
MJHL	3	55*	38*	31*	69*	1.25*	2*	-	2	11	2	7	9	0.82	0	-
NHL	16	1107	375	513	888	0.80	102	-20	12	134	38	50	88	0.66	32	-
QPSHL	1	39	16	41	57	1.46	4	-	0
RMIHL	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WCSHL	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WHL (CMJHL, WCHL)	2	39	42	33	75	1.92	0	-	1	1	2	1	3	3.00	0	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Butch Goring Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Boston Bruins	1	39	13	21	34	0.87	6	-8	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	0	-
Canada (CC)	1	7	3	2	5	0.71	4	-	0
Dauphin Kings	1	13	11	8*	19*	1.46*	5*	-	0
Dauphin Kings (Senior)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Glenwood Bears	1	40	150	-	150*	3.75*	-	-	0
Hull Nationals	1	39	16	41	57	1.46	4	-	0
Los Angeles Kings	11	736	275	384	659	0.90	66	-28	6	30	9	9	18	0.60	6	-
New York Islanders	6	332	87	108	195	0.59	30	16	5	99	28	40	68	0.69	26	-
Nova Scotia Oilers	1	10	3	5	8	0.80	2	-	0
Regina Pat Blues	1	2	2	3	5	2.50	0	-	0
Springfield Kings	2	59	36	39	75	1.27	4	-	1	12	11	14	25	2.08	0	-
St. Boniface Mohawks	1	12	5	6	11	0.92	2	-	0
Team Canada	2	3*	0	2*	2*	0.67*	0	-	0
West Kildonan North Stars	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Winnipeg Jets	2	39	42	33	75	1.92	0	-	1	1	2	1	3	3.00	0	-
Winnipeg Rangers	2	54	35	31	66	1.22	2	-	2	11	2	7	9	0.82	0	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Butch Goring Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1970-1971	AHL Calder Cup Champion
1973-1974	NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist
1977-1978	NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy)
1979-1980	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1980-1981	NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)
1981-1982	Canada Cup Runner-Up NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1982-1983	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Butch Goring Biography and Trivia

Number 91 retired by New York Islanders
Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings
Cult/Star player for New York Islanders
Cult/Star player for West Kildonan North Stars

Inducted into New York State Hockey Hall of Fame -- 2022