21 Facts About Bobby Bauer

1.

Robert Theodore Bauer was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins.

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2.

Bobby Bauer was a member of the famed "Kraut Line" with teammates Milt Schmidt and Woody Dumart.

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3.

Bobby 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.

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4.

Bobby Bauer recorded only 36 penalties in minutes in 327 games.

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5.

Bobby Bauer joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and won the Allan Cup with the Ottawa RCAF Flyers as senior champions that year.

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6.

Bobby Bauer turned to coaching following his NHL career and guided the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen to two Allan Cup championships.

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7.

Bobby Bauer coached the Canadian entry at the 1960 Winter Olympics that won a silver medal.

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8.

Bobby Bauer assisted his brother David in creating the Canadian national hockey team in the 1960s.

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9.

Bobby Bauer was born on February 16,1915, in Waterloo, Ontario.

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10.

Bobby Bauer was again named a second team All-Star, and with only two penalties in minutes, won the Lady Byng Trophy for the first time.

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11.

Bobby Bauer, who served as a radio technician, was dispatched to the United Kingdom where he, Schmidt and Dumart were members of a bomber squadron.

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12.

Bobby Bauer played with a team in Toronto until the war's conclusion.

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13.

Bobby Bauer had his best year in the NHL: he recorded a team-leading 30 goals and finished seventh overall in league scoring with 54 points.

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14.

Bobby Bauer was named to a fourth All-Star team and won the Lady Byng Trophy for the third time.

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15.

Bobby Bauer was pleased with the way his team adapted to European rules and the Dutchmen were expected to bring home the gold medal.

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16.

Bobby Bauer partnered with Woody Dumart in a stick manufacturing company and was a director of the Kitchener Rangers hockey club.

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17.

Bobby Bauer assisted his brother's efforts in creating the team by sharing his coaching knowledge and helping to formulate how the team was to be formed.

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18.

On September 16,1964, Bobby Bauer suffered a heart attack while golfing and died at the age of 49.

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19.

Bobby Bauer was posthumously inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame by the veterans committee in 1996.

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20.

Bobby Bauer was the brains of the line, always thinking, and a very clever playmaker.

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21.

Bobby Bauer was a great credit to both professional and amateur hockey.

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