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Canada Butch Goring
Nova Scotia Oilers / AHL - 86/87
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) 1
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Oct 22, 1949
Position
C
Age
74
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
St. Boniface, MB, CAN
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
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 +/-
1965-66 West Kildonan North Stars MJHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
1966-67 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 51* 35* 31* 66* 2* -* | Playoffs 8 2 6 8 0 -
1967-68 Hull Volants QSHL 39* 16* 41* 57* 4* -* |
Winnipeg Jets CMJHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 2 1 3 0 -
1968-69 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 39* 42* 33* 75* 0* -* |
1969-70 Los Angeles Kings NHL 59* 13* 23* 36* 8* -15* |
Springfield Kings AHL 19* 13* 7* 20* 0* -* |
1970-71 Los Angeles Kings NHL 19* 2* 5* 7* 2* 4* |
Springfield Kings AHL 40* 23* 32* 55* 4* -* | Playoffs 12 11 14 25 0 -
1971-72 Los Angeles Kings NHL 74* 21* 29* 50* 2* -10* |
1972-73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 67* 28* 31* 59* 2* 0* |
1973-74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 70* 28* 33* 61* 2* 2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -
1974-75 Los Angeles Kings NHL 60* 27* 33* 60* 6* 26* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1975-76 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80* 33* 40* 73* 8* 0* | Playoffs 9 2 3 5 4 -
1976-77 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78* 30* 55* 85* 6* 10* | Playoffs 9 7 5 12 0 -
1977-78 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80* 37* 36* 73* 2* -4* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
1978-79 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80* 36* 51* 87* 16* -20* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
1979-80 Los Angeles Kings NHL 69* 20* 48* 68* 12* -21* |
New York Islanders NHL 12* 6* 5* 11* 2* 7* | Playoffs 21 7 12 19 2 -
1980-81 New York Islanders NHL 78* 23* 37* 60* 0* 4* | Playoffs 18 10 10 20 6 -
1981-82 New York Islanders NHL 67* 15* 17* 32* 10* -3* | Playoffs 19 6 5 11 12 -
Canada CC 7* 3* 2* 5* 4* -* |
1982-83 New York Islanders NHL 75* 19* 20* 39* 8* 10* | Playoffs 20 4 8 12 4 -
1983-84 New York Islanders NHL 71* 22* 24* 46* 8* 9* | Playoffs 21 1 5 6 2 -
1984-85 New York Islanders NHL 29* 2* 5* 7* 2* -11* |
Boston Bruins NHL 39* 13* 21* 34* 6* -8* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -
1986-87 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 10* 3* 5* 8* 2* -* |

Butch Goring Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1967-68 St. Boniface Mohawks Allan Cup 12* 5* 6* 11* 2* -* |
1968-69 Dauphin Kings Memorial Cup 12* 8* 8* 16* 5* -* |
Regina Pats Memorial Cup 2* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |

Butch Goring Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 14* 10* 11* 21* 1.50* 5* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MJHL 2 54* 35* 31* 66* 1.22* 2* -* | 2 11 2 * 7 * 9 * 0.82 * 0 * - *
NHL 16 1 107* 375* 513* 888* 0.80* 102* -20* | 12 134 38 * 50 * 88 * 0.66 * 32 * - *
QSHL 1 39* 16* 41* 57* 1.46* 4* -* | 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 Highlights

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Player 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