Robert Thomas "Butch" Goring[1] (born October 22, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach.

He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders and Boston Bruins.

[7][8] In the 1980 season, Goring was traded in March to the New York Islanders in exchange for Billy Harris and Dave Lewis, and was widely regarded as being the "final piece of the puzzle".

[6] Goring played 78 games and did not receive a single penalty, but did not win the Lady Byng Trophy that year.

He recorded only 102 penalty minutes, the lowest total in NHL history for a player appearing in more than a thousand games.

Goring was most recognizable on the ice for the Sven Tumba-endorsed Spaps brand helmet that he had worn since childhood and continued to wear throughout his entire professional career.

In the 1970s, on a road trip with the Kings, a burglar broke into his hotel room and stole everything that belonged to his roommate but left all of Goring's clothes hanging in the closet untouched.