Robert René Gaudreau (born March 8, 1944) is an American former

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defenseman and Olympian. Gaudreau played with

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at the

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held in

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. He is the father of former NHL player,

Rob Gaudreau Robert Rene Gaudreau (born January 20, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1992 to 1996 with the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators. Internationally Gaudreau played for the Ame ...

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* 1944 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for the United States American men's ice hockey defensemen AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans {{US-icehockey-bio-stub