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Buddy Robinson
Robinson with the Binghamton Senators in 2014
Born (1991-09-30) September 30, 1991 (age 32)
Bellmawr, New Jersey, U.S.
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Ottawa Senators
Calgary Flames
Anaheim Ducks
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Charles James "Buddy" Robinson III [1] (born September 30, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing under contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Raised in Bellmawr, New Jersey, Robinson attended Gloucester Catholic High School. [2] Robinson played two seasons of collegiate hockey with Lake Superior State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

Undrafted, he was signed by the Ottawa Senators of the NHL to a three-year entry level contract on March 25, 2013. [3]

While playing mostly in the AHL with the Senators affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, Robinson did play three games with the NHL Ottawa Senators in April 2016 and scored his first NHL goal in a 3–1 win over the Florida Panthers. [4] He added an assist a game later and finished with 1 goal, 1 assist, +2 in those three games.

On June 23, 2016, the Senators re-signed Robinson to a one-year, two-way deal. [5] In the following 2016–17 season, Robinson was assigned and returned to the Binghamton Senators to start the year. He appeared in a further 4 scoreless games with Ottawa, before he was traded to the San Jose Sharks, along with Zack Stortini and a 7th round draft pick in the 2017 draft, in exchange for Tommy Wingels on January 24, 2016. He was immediately assigned to the Sharks AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda. [6]

On July 1, 2017, Robinson signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Winnipeg Jets. [7] In the 2017–18 season, Robinson played 74 games with the Jets' AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, finishing third in scoring with 25 goals and 28 assists for 53 points.

Having concluded his contract with the Jets, Robinson left as a free agent to sign a two-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames on July 2, 2018. [8]

Robinson returned to the NHL with the Flames on January 28, 2020, in Calgary against the St. Louis Blues. [9]

On October 9, 2020, Robinson signed a one-year contract extension with the Flames. [10] In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Robinson remained with the Flames for the duration of the season, largely assigned to the club's extended Taxi Squad. He featured in 9 regular season games, going scoreless.

On July 29, 2021, Robinson signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks as a free agent. [11] After beginning the 2021–22 season in the AHL with affiliate, San Diego Gulls, Robinson was recalled by the Ducks and appeared in a career best 32 regular season games, collecting 1 goal and 5 assists for 6 points.

As a free agent from his lone season with the Ducks, Robinson was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 25, 2022. [12] Robinson added a goal and 2 assists in 9 NHL contests for the Blackhawks in the 2022–23 season and scored what proved to be the game winner that eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins from playoff contention in April of 2023.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Blackhawks, Robinson remained un-signed over the summer. On September 21, 2023, he opted to leave North America and move abroad by agreeing to a one-year contract for the remainder of the 2023–24 season with Russian club, Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL. [13]

Personal

His brother Eric currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Hamilton Red Wings OJHL 49 11 12 23 62
2010–11 Hamilton Red Wings OJHL 32 15 23 38 39
2010–11 Nepean Raiders CCHL 19 5 19 24 20
2011–12 Lake Superior State University CCHA 39 5 5 10 37
2012–13 Lake Superior State University CCHA 38 8 8 16 48
2012–13 Binghamton Senators AHL 6 2 2 4 8 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Binghamton Senators AHL 69 15 16 31 49 4 0 0 0 4
2013–14 Elmira Jackals ECHL 1 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Binghamton Senators AHL 75 12 22 34 69
2015–16 Binghamton Senators AHL 62 13 10 23 66
2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 3 1 1 2 4
2016–17 Binghamton Senators AHL 33 7 5 12 18
2016–17 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 0 0 0 2
2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 33 10 9 19 53 15 4 5 9 12
2017–18 Manitoba Moose AHL 74 25 28 53 64 7 1 3 4 19
2018–19 Stockton Heat AHL 65 14 28 42 51
2019–20 Stockton Heat AHL 45 18 14 32 60
2019–20 Calgary Flames NHL 5 1 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Calgary Flames NHL 9 0 0 0 0
2021–22 San Diego Gulls AHL 28 4 5 9 23
2021–22 Anaheim Ducks NHL 32 1 5 6 19
2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 9 1 2 3 4
2022–23 Rockford IceHogs AHL 52 9 11 20 61 5 1 1 2 4
NHL totals 62 4 8 12 36 1 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ Cruickshank, Scott (February 6, 2020). "Q&A: Buddy Robinson on his name, his heroes, his NHL debut, his brother and his Flames call-up". The Athletic. Retrieved February 6, 2020. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Anastasia, Phil (March 25, 2013). "Ice Hockey: Gloucester Catholic's Robinson signs with Senators". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "News Release: Senators sign forward Buddy Robinson to a three-year contract". Ottawa Senators. March 25, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Buddy Robinson's first NHL goal lifts Senators over Panthers". sportsnet.ca. April 7, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Senators sign forward Buddy Robinson to one-year, two-way contract". Ottawa Senators. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "Sharks acquire two forwards in trade with Senators". San Jose Sharks. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Jets sign Buddy Robinson". Winnipeg Jets. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Flames sign Buddy Robinson". Calgary Flames. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames Box Score — January 28, 2020". hockey-reference.com. January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "FLAMES RE-SIGN THREE PLAYERS". Calgary Flames. October 9, 2020. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ducks sign Rafferty, O'Regan, Pateryn and Robinson to contracts". Anaheim Ducks. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Buddy Robinson signs one-year, two-way contract". Chicago Blackhawks. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  13. ^ "Charles Robinson signs with Traktor" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. September 21, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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