Marc Robitaille (ice hockey)

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Marc Robitaille
Born (1976-06-07) June 7, 1976 (age 46)
Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for St. John's Maple Leafs
Playing career 1996–2000

Marc Robitaille (born June 7, 1976) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Northeastern. [1]

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Career

Robitaille bounced around in his junior career, playing for three separate teams, mostly as a backup. In his final year of eligibility, he received significant playing time with the Gloucester Rangers and posted strong numbers. He began attending Northeastern University the following year, serving as the Huskies starter as a freshman. In the program's first season under Bruce Crowder, Northeastern wasn't good and finished last in the Hockey East standings. [2] The team saw a huge turnaround the following year and the team posted its first 20-win season in a decade. Robitaille was in net for each of those victories and lowered his goals against average by more than a goal per game. The massive swing to their success led the Toronto Maple Leafs to offer Robitaille a professional contract after the season. He jumped at the chance and ended his college career after being named an All-American. [3]

In his first season with the Leafs, Robitaille was assigned to their AHL affiliate in St. John's. He split time in goal with two other netminders and while he did end up playing the most minutes, Robitaille did not distinguish himself as the top goalie on the team. His second season with the club turned out even worse and he watched most of the games from the bench after his GAA ballooned. Rather than continue his playing career, Robitaille retired after the season at the age of 23.

Robitaille returned home and began attending the University of Ottawa, graduating with a degree in business administration in 2003. He went on to work in the energy industry, mostly as a trader, spending nearly 12 years with Brookfield Renewable Partners. [4]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1992–93 Hawkesbury Hawks CJHL 154507106705.66—————————
1993–94 Hawkesbury Hawks CJHL 143717085004.24—————————
1993–94 Smiths Falls Bears CJHL 85214442212.97—————————
1994–95 Smiths Falls Bears CJHL 20————————————————
1995–96 Smiths Falls Bears CJHL 352311020009652.94—————————
1996–97 Northeastern Hockey East 347243192813534.20.884————————
1997–98 Northeastern Hockey East 3921153231312313.19.904————————
1998–99 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 4213222226912413.28.8983—————3.04.889
1999–00 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 27312413699304.08.895————————
NCAA totals73283964,24125843.65.894————————
AHL totals69163453,63821713.58.8973—————3.04.889

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Hockey East First Team 1997–98 [5]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1997–98 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Northeastern Huskies men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "ESG: Staff Profile - Marc Robitaille". YouTube. September 11, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Marc Robitaille". Linked In. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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