Bob Goldham

Bob Goldham was an All-Star defenceman in the National Hockey League for many seasons, although his teammates referred to him as “the second goalie” because of the local native’s fearless shot-blocking. Goldham was the first graduate of Gordon Alcott’s Little NHL from the 1930s and went on to earn two Stanley Cup victories with the Toronto Maple Leafs and three more with the Detroit Red Wings, playing in 650 games over 12 seasons. He played alongside NHL legends such as Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay and against the likes of; ‘Rocket’ Richard and Jean Beliveau, earning a spot amongst the 23 greatest players in Red Wings’ history. He later became a television analyst on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada and midweek Maple Leafs’ games for several years.

Goldham, who died in 1991 at the age of 69, left the Leafs after his first season in 1942 to serve in the Canadian Navy, resuming his NHL career with Toronto at the end of the Second World War.