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Bobby Gould, longtime Capitals forward, dies at 69

Washington announced the death of its former forward, who played 600 regular-season games for the club.

The Washington Capitals announced on Oct. 10 that former forward Bobby Gould had died. He was 69. The Associated Press, in a report carried by ESPN, said the club and the NHL shared the news on social media; no cause of death was disclosed.

Gould played eight seasons for Washington between 1981 and 1989. NHL season-by-season records show 600 regular-season appearances for the Capitals, with his best scoring season coming in 1986-87, when he had a career-high 50 points.

Across his NHL career with Atlanta, Calgary, Washington and Boston, Gould recorded 145 goals and 159 assists in 697 regular-season games, according to the league’s records.

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