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Four-Time Stanley Cup Winner Phil Goyette Dies at 92

The Canadiens said his family thanked well-wishers, with no cause of death disclosed.

Overview

  • The team said Goyette died Saturday, with the announcement coming Sunday.
  • He opened his NHL career by winning four consecutive Stanley Cups with Montreal.
  • Over 940 regular-season games, he recorded 207 goals and 467 assists, plus 46 points in 94 playoff games.
  • He earned the 1969-70 Lady Byng Trophy with St. Louis after a 78-point season in 72 games.
  • Following retirement, he served as the first head coach of the expansion New York Islanders, who started 6-40-4 before he was replaced by Earl Ingarfield.