Torrie Robertson

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = TorrieRobertson.png | caption = | image_size = | alt = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|2|mf=y}} | birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 195 | position = Left wing | shoots = Left | played_for = Washington Capitals<br>Hartford Whalers<br>Detroit Red Wings | draft = 55th overall | draft_year = 1980 | draft_team = Washington Capitals | career_start = 1981 | career_end = 1991 }}

'''Torrie Andrew Robertson''' (born August 2, 1961) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played for the Washington Capitals, Hartford Whalers and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.

== Career == Drafted in 1980 by the Capitals, Robertson was traded to the Whalers in 1983.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1985-01-05 |title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Gare Is Suspended |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/05/sports/sports-people-gare-is-suspended.html |access-date=2022-10-11 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Primarily known as an enforcer, he is the Whalers' all-time penalty minutes leader with 1,368.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Simpson |first=Rob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TxB4S6CV-n0C&dq=Torrie+Robertson+enforcer&pg=PA219 |title=Black and Gold: Four Decades of the Boston Bruins in Photographs |date=2011-10-24 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-17278-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Fuhr |first1=Grant |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0uzYCwAAQBAJ&dq=Torrie+Robertson+enforcer&pg=PA12 |title=Grant Fuhr: The Story of a Hockey Legend |last2=Dowbiggin |first2=Bruce |date=2015-10-27 |publisher=Random House of Canada |isbn=978-0-307-36282-7 |language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the WHL Second All-Star Team in 1981.

== Personal life == Torrie is the brother of Geordie Robertson.{{CN|date=October 2022}}

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1976–77 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCJHL | — || 25 || 16 || 41 || — | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1976–77 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1977–78 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCJHL | 34 || 15 || 15 || 30 || 198 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1978–79 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 69 || 18 || 23 || 41 || 141 | 15 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 29 |- | 1979–80 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 72 || 23 || 24 || 47 || 298 | 17 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 117 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1980–81 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 59 || 45 || 66 || 111 || 274 | 15 || 10 || 13 || 23 || 55 |- | 1980–81 | Victoria Cougars | M-Cup | — || — || — || — || — | 4 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 54 || 8 || 13 || 21 || 204 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 21 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 60 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1982–83 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 5 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 69 || 21 || 33 || 54 || 187 | 5 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 8 |- | 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 66 || 7 || 13 || 20 || 198 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 74 || 11 || 30 || 41 || 337 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 76 || 13 || 24 || 37 || 358 | 10 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 67 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 20 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 98 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 63 || 2 || 8 || 10 || 293 | 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 27 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 84 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1988–89 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 12 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 63 | 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 17 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1989–90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 42 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 112 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 27 || 3 || 13 || 16 || 47 | 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 33 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1990–91 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1990–91 | Albany Choppers | IHL | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 442 !! 49 !! 99 !! 148 !! 1751 ! 22 !! 2 !! 1 !! 3 !! 90 |} ==External links== *{{icehockeystats|legends=14149}} *[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1980/80055.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]

== References == <references /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Torrie}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Adirondack Red Wings players Category:Albany Choppers players Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers Category:Detroit Red Wings players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Hartford Whalers players Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen Category:Hershey Bears players Category:Nanaimo Clippers players Category:Rochester Americans players Category:Ice hockey people from Victoria, British Columbia Category:Victoria Cougars (WHL) players Category:Washington Capitals draft picks Category:Washington Capitals players