Mat Robinson

Did You Know?

• Robinson played for Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics in addition to the 2018 Games.
• He scored 1 goal and 2 points in 6 games at the 2018 Olympics.

Playing career

Robinson played four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves, serving as captain in his final year and leading all UAA defencemen in scoring. He turned professional at the end of the 2008–09 season by signing with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL. In 2009, he attended Ottawa Senators' rookie camp and made the main training camp roster on a professional tryout, then was assigned to the Binghamton Senators of the AHL. He split the 2009–10 season between Binghamton and the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL. After that season, Robinson moved to Europe, signing with the Norwegian club Sparta Warriors. Following a good season there, he moved to Sweden and played two seasons with Timra IK. In May 2013, he signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL, where he recorded 10 goals and 27 points in 54 games during the 2013–14 season. On May 3, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Dynamo Moscow. After three seasons with Dynamo, he was granted free agent status on July 4, 2017, due to the club's debt, and signed a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow the following day. After four seasons with CSKA, he left as a free agent and signed a one-year deal with SKA Saint Petersburg on September 15, 2021. In his lone season with SKA, he collected 10 points in 35 regular season games. Following a conference finals defeat to CSKA Moscow, he announced his retirement on April 15, 2022.