Bob Champoux

Bob Champoux
Born	(1942-12-02) December 2, 1942 Saint-Hilaire, QC, CAN
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

Robert Joseph Champoux (born December 2, 1942) is a retired Canadian 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. He spent the remainder of his professional hockey career in the minor leagues.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
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		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
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
1968–69	San Diego Gulls	WHL		37	13	15	6	2048	123	3	3.60
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
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	923	80	0	5.20
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
1975–76	Winston-Salem Polar Twins	SHL		47	18	20	9	2770	161	0	3.49
1976–77	Winston-Salem Polar Twins	SHL		23				1269	78	1	3.69
NHL totals				17	2	11	3	923	80	0	5.20

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1963–64	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		1	1	0	0	55	4	0	4.36
1967–68	San Diego Gulls	WHL		5	3	2	0	306	12	0	2.35
1968–69	San Diego Gulls	WHL		7	3	4	0	399	21	0	3.16
1972–73	San Diego Gulls	WHL		4	2	1	0	214	10	1	2.80
1973–74	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	WHL		3	1	1	0	140	10	0	4.29
1974–75	Winston-Salem Polar Twins	SHL		7	3	4	0	422	30	0	4.27
1975–76	Winston-Salem Polar Twins	SHL		4	0	4	0	214	18	0	5.05
NHL Totals				1	1	0	0	55	4	0	4.36

External links

Bob Champoux's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
Bob Champoux's biography at Legends of Hockey