Louis Robitaille
Robitaille with the Hershey Bears in 2007
Born (1982-03-16) March 16, 1982
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
SG Cortina
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 20032012

Louis Robitaille (born March 16, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 2005–06 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2012, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

As a youth, Robitaille played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Châteauguay, Quebec.[1]

While playing junior ice hockey, he took classes part-time at McGill University, majoring in French Literature.

Signed as a free agent in 2003 by the Washington Capitals, Robitaille played on the 2005–06 Calder Cup-winning Hershey Bears.

Robitaille made his debut with the Bears on Oct. 8, 2005 against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He scored his first goal for Hershey on Nov. 19, 2005 against Philadelphia and picked up a game-winning goal Nov. 25, 2005 at Norfolk.

On August 28, 2008, Robitaille signed to play in Cortina, Italy, with the Cortina SG for 2008–09.[2] However, on Dec. 9, 2008, Robitaille left the team due to family issues and returned to Canada to play for Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs in the LNAH.[3]

Robitaille returned to the AHL to play for the Lowell Devils for the 2009–10 season,[4] and stayed with the team when it moved to Albany for 2010–11. After leading the Devils again in penalty minutes he then announced his retirement to become head coach of the QJAAAHL's Valleyfield Braves, a Junior AAA team based in Quebec.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 427152294
1999–00 Montreal Rocket QMJHL 7132121266 511218
2000–01 Montreal Rocket QMJHL 6921012269
2001–02 Montreal Rocket QMJHL 7132831294 730341
2002–03 Montreal Rocket QMJHL 6072330191 70101012
2003–04 Quad City Mallards UHL 201110
2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 58156103 510117
2004–05 Portland Pirates AHL 59235186
2005–06 Washington Capitals NHL 20005
2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL 6571219334 2102264
2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 676814254 1301130
2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL 684812350 500030
2008–09 Cortina SG ITA 1601212103
2008–09 Chiefs de Saint-Hyacinthe LNAH 19088137
2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL 7321113286 500022
2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 50268246
2011–12 Marquis de Saguenay LNAH 21016
AHL totals 4402453771759 49134163
NHL totals 20005

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  2. "Robitaille signs in Italy". Penn Live.com. 2008-08-28. Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  3. "09/12/08 Press Release". Cortina Sports Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  4. "Devils Sign Robitaille". chrisrahn.blogspot. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  5. "Louis Robitaille becomes Braves head coach". Valleyfield Braves. 2011-06-07. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
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