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Bobby Rousseau

Bobby Rousseau, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2025)

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Born
July 26, 1940
Died
December 13, 2025
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1940

About Bobby Rousseau

Joseph Jean-Paul Robert Rousseau was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1960 to 1974, most notably for the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1962 as NHL Rookie of the Year and won the Stanley Cup four times, all with the Canadiens. Prior to turning professional Rousseau played at the 1960 Winter Olympics with the Canadian national team, winning a silver medal. During his first full NHL season in 1961–62, he scored 21 goals and 24 assists and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top rookie in the NHL that year. In 1960–61, Rousseau earned his first chance in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens. The series went to seven games, which the Canadiens won, giving Rousseau the Stanley Cup for the first time. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1962 as NHL Rookie of the Year and won the Stanley Cup four times (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969), all with the Canadiens.

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Bobby Rousseau timeline

  1. In 1960–61, Rousseau earned his first chance in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens.
  2. During his first full NHL season in 1961–62, he scored 21 goals and 24 assists and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top rookie in the NHL that year.
  3. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1962 as NHL Rookie of the Year and won the Stanley Cup four times (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969), all with the Canadiens.
  4. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1962 as NHL Rookie of the Year and won the Stanley Cup four times, all with the Canadiens.

The world when Bobby Rousseau was born

Bobby Rousseau was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bobby Rousseau's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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