Randy Robitaille

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Randy Robitaille
Randy Robitaille 2012-10-06.jpg
Born (1975-10-12) October 12, 1975 (age 48)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Nashville Predators
Los Angeles Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
Atlanta Thrashers
Minnesota Wild
Philadelphia Flyers
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Ottawa Senators
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
HC Donbass
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2014

Randy M. Robitaille (born October 12, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He last played for HC Donbass of the Kontinental Hockey League. Robitaille has previously played for nine teams in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Robitaille first attracted notice playing for the Ottawa Jr. Senators of the CJHL. While not drafted by an NHL team, he was offered a scholarship at Miami University on the basis of his offensive totals. [1] After two solid seasons at Miami, he was signed by the Boston Bruins of the NHL on March 17, 1997. After playing one game straight out of college, he played the next two seasons for the Bruins' AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, while playing a few games for the Bruins in between. He also helped Providence to their first Calder Cup win in 1998–99 while winning the Les Cunningham Award as the league's MVP.

On June 25, 1999, the Bruins traded Robitaille to the Atlanta Thrashers for Peter Ferraro. His stay in Atlanta did not last long as they quickly traded him to the Nashville Predators for Denny Lambert on August 16, 1999. While in Nashville, he played mainly in the NHL, only having a few brief stints with the Milwaukee Admirals. In fact, he spent a whole season in the NHL during the 1999–2000 NHL season, a career first. However, following the 2000–01 NHL season, the Predators chose not to re-sign him.

The Los Angeles Kings signed him as a free agent on July 7, 2001. Midway through that season, he was claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins off waivers on January 4, 2002. Although he played in Pittsburgh for two seasons, he would never play one complete season in the city, as they traded him to the New York Islanders on March 9, 2003, for a draft pick. He completed the season for the Islanders, they chose not to re-sign him, so he became an unrestricted free agent for the first time. On August 12, 2003, he signed a contract that returned him to the Atlanta Thrashers.

During the lockout, he played for Zurich of Nationalliga A, becoming the league's top scorer and league MVP, beating out Joe Thornton and Rick Nash for both awards. Following the ratification of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement, he again found himself with the Nashville Predators, having signed a contract with them on August 19, 2005. However, they assigned him to AHL on October 3 and the next day he was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Wild. After playing the whole season there, he again found himself a free agent.

On July 4, 2006, Robitaille signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. [2] He returned to the Islanders on December 20, 2006, along with a fifth round draft pick for Mike York. [3] When unsigned at the beginning of the 2007–08 season, he chose to sign to play in Russia. After several games, he resigned from the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team and was signed by the Ottawa Senators on October 16, 2007, for one season. [4]

On August 23, 2008, Robitaille returned to Europe and signed as a free agent to a three-year contract with Swiss team HC Lugano. After a disappointing campaign in 2008-09, Robitaille rebounded nicely in 2009-10, becoming the league's top scorer. However, following a poor playoff performance in which HC Lugano was swept in the first round, Robitaille was informed in April 2010 he was no longer in the Club's future plans, despite him being under contract for the 2010-11 season.

He is not related in any way to former NHL players Luc Robitaille, Mike Robitaille or Louis Robitaille.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Ottawa Jr. Senators CJHL 5733558831—————
1994–95Ottawa Jr. SenatorsCJHL5448771251111711233418
1995–96 Miami Redskins CCHA 4614314526—————
1996–97 Miami RedskinsCCHA3927346144—————
1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL 10000—————
1997–98 Providence Bruins AHL 4815294416—————
1997–98 Boston BruinsNHL40000—————
1998–99 Providence BruinsAHL74287410234196142020
1998–99 Boston BruinsNHL4022010000
1999–2000 Nashville Predators NHL6911142510—————
2000–01 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 191023334—————
2000–01 Nashville PredatorsNHL629172612—————
2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL673100—————
2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL1843717—————
2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL4010203016—————
2002–03 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL41512178—————
2002–03 New York Islanders NHL10123251120
2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL6911263720—————
2004–05 ZSC Lions NLA 3622456756152171910
2005–06 Minnesota Wild NHL6712284054—————
2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL285121722—————
2006–07New York IslandersNHL50617232250228
2007–08 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 1435810—————
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL681019291820110
2008–09 HC Lugano NLA301272810721322
2009–10 HC LuganoNLA5016496572301130
2010–11 San Antonio Rampage AHL28514198—————
2011–12 Metallurg Novokuznetsk KHL 5313132652—————
2012–13 Metallurg NovokuznetskKHL389243338—————
2012–13 HC Donbass KHL114598—————
2013–14 HC DonbassKHL49820285550000
NHL totals53184172256201131458
KHL totals15134629615350000

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-CCHA Rookie Team 1995-96
All-CCHA First Team 1996–97
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1996–97

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References

  1. ↑ "Miami Hockey 2005-06 Media Guide". cstv.com. January 2, 2007. Archived from the original on June 30, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Flyers sign center Robitaille". Philadelphia Flyers. July 4, 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Flyers acquire forward Mike York for Randy Robitaille". Philadelphia Flyers. December 20, 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bulletin: Senators sign Randy Robitaille to a one-year deal". Ottawa Senators. October 16, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
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