Robert John "Golden Boy" Goldham - Born May 12, 1922 in Georgetown, Ontario - Died September 6, 1991 was a Canadian ice Hockey defenceman, coach and Hockey Night in Canada television analyst.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1942, *1947 with Toronto Maple Leafs, 1952, 1954, 1955 with Detroit Red Wings.
Stanley Cup finalist 1956.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 with Detroit Red Wings.

Goldham played his junior Hockey with Georgetown Leafs, Northern Vocational and Toronto Marlboros where he helped them reach back to back J. Ross Robertson Cup Junior finals in 1940 and 1941.

Golham turned pro with the Hershey Bears to start the 1941-42 season, and after playing 34 games for Hershey, was called up, making his NHL debut with Toronto Maple Leafs on January 27, 1942 vs Boston Bruins at Boston Garden in a 0-0 tie.

Goldham scored his 1st NHL goal vs Sugar Jim Henry of New York Rangers at 16:10 of 1st period on February 7, 1942 at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 6-4 Toronto win.

Goldham finished his NHL rookie season in style, as the Maple Leafs would win the 1942 Stanley Cup championship, defeating Detroit in a tough 7 game series, where Goldham assisted on the Stanley Cup winning goal in game 7. He also scored in games 5 and 6, as the Maple Leafs came back from being down 3-0 in the series vs the Red Wings.

It was the 1st Stanley Cup Finals in history to go 7 games, and the only Stanley Cup Finals to result in a reverse sweep.

With WWII starting, Goldham served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1942 through 1945. He played Hockey with Toronto Navy, Victoria Navy and Cornwallis Navy.

After the Second World War Goldham returned to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 1945-46 NHL season He started the next season with Toronto, playing until a injury sidelined him for the remainder of the 1946-47 season, where he missed the Maple Leafs *1947 Stanley Cup championship, but still got his name on the Cup.

The Maple Leafs traded Goldham in November 1947 to Chicago, where he played for the Black Hawks for 3 seasons. Chicago traded Goldham in the summer of 1950 to Detroit.

The Red Wings were defending Stanley Cup champs when Goldham arrived, having a solid 1950-51 season in Detroit. Goldham fit right into the tough Red Wings team, they would win Stanley Cup championships in 1952, 1954 and 1955.

Goldham retired after the 1956 Stanley Cup finals, where Montreal defeated Detroit 4-1 for the championship.

Goldham played in 650 regular season NHL games, scoring 28 goals (2 GWG), 143 assists with 402 penalty minutes and 66 NHL playoff games, scoring 3 goals, 14 assists with 53 penalty minutes.

Goldham played in NHL All-Star Games 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955.

After retiring, Goldham coached Woodbridge Dodgers for a season, then the Toronto St. Michael's Majors from 1957 to 1960.

Goldham then worked for several years as a TV color commentator/studio analyst on Hockey Night in Canada on CBC television and on the local midweek Toronto Maple Leaf broadcasts on Hamilton's CHCH-TV channel 11.

Bob Goldham was inducted into the Halton Hills Sports Museum in 2011.

Glenn Hall Quote
"It is my opinion that Bob was the first in the league to implement the defensive style of blocking shots, which was tremendously complimentary to the goalkeeper"