Randy Robitaille | |||
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Born |
Ottawa, ON, CAN |
October 12, 1975 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Boston Bruins Nashville Predators Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders Atlanta Thrashers Minnesota Wild Philadelphia Flyers Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Ottawa Senators Metallurg Novokuznetsk HC Donbass |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1993–2014 |
Randy M. Robitaille (born October 12, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He last played for HC Donbass of the Kontinental Hockey League. Robitaille has previously played for nine teams in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Robitaille first attracted notice playing for the Ottawa Jr. Senators of the CJHL. While not drafted by an NHL team, he was, on the basis of his offensive totals, offered a scholarship at Miami University. After two solid seasons at Miami, he was signed by the Boston Bruins of the NHL on March 17, 1997. After playing one game straight out of college, he played the next two seasons for the Bruins' AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, while playing a few games for the Bruins in between. He even helped Providence to their first Calder Cup win in 1998–99 while winning the Les Cunningham Award as the league's MVP.
On June 25, 1999, the Bruins traded Robitaille to the Atlanta Thrashers for Peter Ferraro. His stay in Atlanta did not last long as they quickly traded him to the Nashville Predators for Denny Lambert on August 16, 1999. While in Nashville, he played mainly in the NHL, only having a few brief stints with the Milwaukee Admirals. In fact, he spent a whole season in the NHL during the 1999–2000 NHL season, a career first. However, following the 2000–01 NHL season, the Predators chose not to re-sign him.