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.
| Louis Robitaille | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Robitaille with the Hershey Bears in 2007 | |||
| Born |
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 | 2003–2012 | ||
Playing career
editAs 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.[citation needed]
Signed as a free agent in 2003 by the Washington Capitals, Robitaille played on the 2005–06 Calder Cup-winning Hershey Bears.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Gatineau L'Intrépide | QMAAA | 42 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Montreal Rocket | QMJHL | 71 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 266 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Rocket | QMJHL | 69 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Montreal Rocket | QMJHL | 71 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 294 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | ||
| 2002–03 | Montreal Rocket | QMJHL | 60 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 191 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | Quad City Mallards | UHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 58 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 103 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 2004–05 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 59 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 65 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 334 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 64 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 254 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 350 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2008–09 | Cortina SG | ITA | 16 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Chiefs de Saint-Hyacinthe | LNAH | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 73 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 286 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 50 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Marquis de Saguenay | LNAH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 440 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 1759 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 163 | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Robitaille signs in Italy". Penn Live.com. 2008-08-28. Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ "09/12/08 Press Release". Cortina Sports Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Devils Sign Robitaille". chrisrahn.blogspot. Retrieved 2009-11-04. [dead link]
- ^ "Louis Robitaille becomes Braves head coach". Valleyfield Braves. 2011-06-07. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Louis Robitaille Player Page