Geordie Robertson
Geordie Jay Robertson (born August 1, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played in five games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1982–83 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1989, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League.
| Geordie Robertson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 1, 1959 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1979–1989 | ||
Biography
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Roberston is the brother of Torrie Robertson. As a youth, Robertson played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Victoria.[1]
He played in five games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1982–83 season, going one goal and adding two assists.
Robertson was the leading scorer on two American Hockey League Calder Cup-winning teams, the 1982–83 Rochester Americans and the 1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings. He was the Coach of the varsity hockey team at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York from 2000 to 2004. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 72 | 39 | 44 | 83 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1977–78 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 61 | 64 | 72 | 136 | 85 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 42 | ||
| 1978–79 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 54 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 94 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 22 | ||
| 1979–80 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 55 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 46 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 1982–83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 46 | 73 | 119 | 83 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | ||
| 1983–84 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 64 | 37 | 54 | 91 | 103 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 42 | ||
| 1984–85 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 79 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 99 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | ||
| 1986–87 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 63 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | JYP Jyväskylä | FIN | 34 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 30 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1988–89 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 32 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 531 | 239 | 343 | 582 | 636 | 73 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 123 | ||||
| NHL totals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database