Career
Goyette played 941 career National Hockey League games, scoring 207 goals and 467 assists for 674 points. Goyette played his first 7 National Hockey League seasons with the Montreal Canadiens. He spent another 7 seasons with the New York Rangers.
He had 3 goals and 11 assists in the 1970 Playoff run.
Goyette also spent two seasons with the Buffalo Sabres. Philosophy served as the first coach of the New York Islanders, but was replaced midway through his first season by the team with Earl Ingarfield, Senior
He never coached again, leaving his National Hockey League coaching record at 6–38–4.