Bobby Bauer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
About Bobby Bauer
- Robert Theodore "Bobby" Bauer (February 16, 1915 – September 16, 1964) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins.
- He was a member of the famed "Kraut Line" with teammates Milt Schmidt and Woody Dumart.
- The trio led the Bruins to two Stanley Cup championships and became the first line to finish first, second and third in NHL scoring, in 1939–40.
- Bauer was named to the All-Star Team four times and was a three-time winner of the Lady Byng Trophy, awarded for gentlemanly conduct combined with a high calibre of play.
- He recorded only 36 penalties in minutes in 327 games. Prior to his NHL career, Bauer won the Memorial Cup with the St.
- Michael's Majors in 1934 as junior champions of Canada.
- He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and won the Allan Cup with the Ottawa RCAF Flyers as senior champions that year.
- Bauer turned to coaching following his NHL career and guided the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen to two Allan Cup championships.
- The Dutchmen were sent to represent Canada at the 1956 Winter Olympics where Bauer coached the team to a bronze medal.
- He also coached the Canadian entry at the 1960 Winter Olympics that won a silver medal.
- Bauer assisted his brother David in creating the Canadian national hockey team in the 1960s.
- He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996.
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