Career
A prototypical stay-at-home defenceman, Rouse was drafted in 1982 by the Minnesota North Stars. After playing parts of six season with the North Stars, Rouse was traded to the Washington Capitals at the trade deadline of the 1988-1989 National Hockey League season in the deal that also sent Dino Ciccarelli to the Capitals. His steady and tough style of defensive play would help guide the Capitals to their first semifinals appearance in 1990.
During the middle of the 1990-1991 National Hockey League season he would be traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Peter Zezel in exchange for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Iafrate.
Rouse would move on to playing with the San Jose Sharks in 1998-1999 and retired during the 1999–2000 season after the Sharks released him. In 1,061 National Hockey League games, Rouse had 37 goals, 181 assists, and 1,559 penalty minutes.
Bob Rouse is currently (2007–2008) an assistant coach with the Chilliwack Bruins of the WHL.
