Phil Goyette, Legendary 4-Time Stanley Cup Champion, Passes Away at 92

Phil Goyette, a four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens, has died. He was 92. A forward, Goyette had 674 points (207 goals, 467 assists) in 941 regular-season games with the Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres, and 46 points (17 goals, 29 assists) in 94 Stanley Cup Playoff games. Goyette played his first seven NHL seasons with Montreal and helped win four consecutive Stanley Cup championships from 1957-1960. He also won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, given "to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability," with the Blues in 1970. He finished his playing career with the Rangers in 1971-72 before becoming the first coach of the New York Islanders the following season. The Islanders went 6-40 with four ties before Goyette was replaced by Earl Ingarfield.