Buddy Robinson
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).
| Buddy Robinson | |||
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.jpg.webp) Robinson with the Binghamton Senators in 2014 | |||
| Born |
September 30, 1991 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 | ||
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 Columbus Blue Jackets 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
- 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)
- Anastasia, Phil (March 25, 2013). "Ice Hockey: Gloucester Catholic's Robinson signs with Senators". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- "News Release: Senators sign forward Buddy Robinson to a three-year contract". Ottawa Senators. March 25, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- "Buddy Robinson's first NHL goal lifts Senators over Panthers". sportsnet.ca. April 7, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- "Senators sign forward Buddy Robinson to one-year, two-way contract". Ottawa Senators. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- "Sharks acquire two forwards in trade with Senators". San Jose Sharks. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- "Jets sign Buddy Robinson". Winnipeg Jets. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- "Flames sign Buddy Robinson". Calgary Flames. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- "St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames Box Score — January 28, 2020". hockey-reference.com. January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- "FLAMES RE-SIGN THREE PLAYERS". Calgary Flames. October 9, 2020. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- "Ducks sign Rafferty, O'Regan, Pateryn and Robinson to contracts". Anaheim Ducks. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- "Buddy Robinson signs one-year, two-way contract". Chicago Blackhawks. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- "Charles Robinson signs with Traktor" (in Russian). Traktor Chelyabinsk. September 21, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database