Bob Champoux
Robert Joseph Champoux (born December 2, 1942) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Detroit Red Wings on March 29, 1964 when he replaced an injured Terry Sawchuk in a 5–4 victory at Chicago Stadium that evened the semifinal series against the Blackhawks at one game apiece. After Sawchuk returned to play all the remaining matches in the Red Wings' Stanley Cup playoff run, Champoux did not play in another NHL contest until nine years later when he registered a 2–11–3 record with the California Golden Seals, the worst team in the league during the 1973–74 season.[1] He spent the remainder of his professional hockey career in the minor leagues.
| Bob Champoux | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 2, 1942 Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings California Golden Seals | ||
| Playing career | 1963–1977 | ||
Champoux worked as a computer programmer after retiring from professional hockey.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1961–62 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 8 | — | — | — | 480 | 25 | 0 | 3.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Saint-Jérôme Alouettes | QJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Cincinnati Wings | CHL | 60 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 3610 | 337 | 1 | 5.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 4.36 | .778 | ||
| 1964–65 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Minneapolis Bruins | CHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 740 | 50 | 1 | 4.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 412 | 21 | 1 | 3.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Memphis Wings | CHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 20 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1140 | 72 | 0 | 3.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 33 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1957 | 111 | 0 | 3.40 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 306 | 12 | 0 | 2.35 | — | ||
| 1968–69 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 37 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2048 | 123 | 3 | 3.60 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 399 | 21 | 0 | 3.16 | — | ||
| 1969–70 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1460 | 89 | 2 | 3.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Jacksonville Rockets | EHL | 21 | — | — | — | 1260 | 112 | 0 | 5.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 24 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1339 | 74 | 1 | 3.31 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 10 | 1 | 2.80 | — | ||
| 1973–74 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 17 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 922 | 80 | 0 | 5.21 | .848 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 44 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 2586 | 139 | 2 | 3.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 8 | 1 | 2.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Winston-Salem Polar Twins | SHL | 22 | — | — | — | 1287 | 91 | 0 | 4.24 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 422 | 30 | 0 | 4.27 | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Winston-Salem Polar Twins | SHL | 47 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2770 | 161 | 0 | 3.49 | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 214 | 18 | 0 | 5.05 | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Winston-Salem Polar Twins | SHL | 23 | — | — | — | 1269 | 78 | 1 | 3.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 17 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 922 | 80 | 0 | 5.21 | .848 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 4.36 | .778 | ||||
References
- Bak, Richard. Detroit Red Wings: The Illustrated History. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co., 1998.
- "New Gulls same as the old Gulls?". 18 September 2015.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database