Mat Robinson

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Mat Robinson
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Born (1986-06-20) June 20, 1986 (age 37)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Binghamton Senators
Sparta Warriors
Timrå IK
Dinamo Riga
Dynamo Moscow
CSKA Moscow
SKA Saint Petersburg
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–2022

Mat Robinson (born June 20, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Robinson played professionally from 2009 to 2022, most notably in the KHL, with CSKA Moscow with whom he won the Gagarin Cup Championship in 2019. He also played in the KHL with Dinamo Riga, and SKA Saint Petersburg.

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Robinson was named to the Canada men's national ice hockey team for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, where he won a bronze medal.

Playing career

Before turning professional, Robinson attended the University of Alaska Anchorage where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves [1] In his final season, Robinson led all UAA defencemen in scoring and was the Seawolves' captain. [2]

At the end of the 2008–09 season, Robinson signed with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL. In 2009, Robinson was invited to the Ottawa Senators' rookie camp and made the Senators' main training camp roster on a professional tryout. [2] Robinson was assigned to the Binghamton Senators, Ottawa's American Hockey League affiliate. [3] Robinson split the season between Binghamton and the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.

After the 2009–10 season spent in the minors, Robinson decided to move to Europe to further his career. Robinson signed with the Norwegian club Sparta Warriors. After a good season with Sparta, Robinson moved to the Swedish league. Robinson played two seasons with Timra IK.

In May 2013, Robinson signed with Latvian club, Dinamo Riga of the KHL. [4] In the 2013–14 season, Robinson impressed on Riga's blueline, contributing with 10 goals and 27 points in 54 games.

On May 3, 2014, he was signed to a lucrative two-year contract with fellow KHL competitor Dynamo Moscow. [5]

After three seasons with Dynamo, Robinson, while still contracted, was granted free agent status from the KHL following the 2016–17 season due to the club's debt on July 4, 2017. [6] With Dynamo unwilling to offer an improved contract, Robinson left to sign a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow the following day on July 5, 2017. [7]

Following four seasons with CSKA, Robinson left the club as a free agent and signed a one-year deal into the 2021–22 season with rival club, SKA Saint Petersburg on September 15, 2021. [8] In his lone season with SKA, Robinson collected 10 points through 35 regular season games. Following a conference finals defeat to former club CSKA Moscow, Robinson concluded his 13-year professional career by announcing his retirement on April 15, 2022. [9]

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang

During the 2017–18 season, Robinson was selected to represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Used in a defensive depth role, Robinson contributed with 1 goal and 2 points in 6 games to help Canada claim the bronze medal.

In January 2022, Robinson was selected to make his second Olympic appearance and play for Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [10] [11] [12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02Calgary Northstars AAA AMHL 111124—————
2002–03Calgary Northstars AAAAMHL3210132355—————
2003–04 Calgary Royals AJHL 534182223—————
2004–05Calgary RoyalsAJHL3811152626—————
2005–06 University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA 3516726—————
2006–07 University of Alaska AnchorageWCHA3727930—————
2007–08 University of Alaska AnchorageWCHA363101312—————
2008–09 University of Alaska AnchorageWCHA353121537—————
2008–09 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 41122—————
2009–10 Elmira Jackals ECHL61626323051012
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 50112—————
2010–11 Sparta Warriors NOR 451429433014371032
2011–12 Timrå IK SEL 554162045—————
2012–13 Timrå IKSEL557162332—————
2013–14 Dinamo Riga KHL 541017271270222
2014–15 Dynamo Moscow KHL3410122237112466
2015–16 Dynamo MoscowKHL58142438181002212
2016–17 Dynamo MoscowKHL53714213040000
2017–18 CSKA Moscow KHL426162247182024
2018–19 CSKA MoscowKHL5251116222055106
2019–20 CSKA MoscowKHL58120211241010
2020–21 CSKA MoscowKHL5251217242337108
2021–22 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL35371018161014
SHL totals11011324377—————
KHL totals4386113319422011314203442

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2018 Canada OG Bronze medal icon.svg61120
2022 CanadaOG6th51010
Senior totals112130

Awards and honours

AwardYear
College
WCHA All-Academic Team 2009
KHL
Gentleman Award 2014
All-Star Game 2016, 2017
Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow) 2019 [13]

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  2. 1 2 Ottawa Senators. "2009-10 Ottawa Senators Training Camp" (PDF). senators.nhl.com.
  3. ↑ Ottawa Senators. "Senators Reduce Training Camp Roster by Nine Players". Marketwired (Press release). Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "DINAMO sign Canadian Mat Robinson". dinamoriga.lv. May 14, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mat Robinson agree to Dynamo move" (in Russian). HC Dynamo Moscow. May 3, 2014. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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