Robbie Earl
| Robbie Earl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
June 2, 1985 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent EHC Biel SCL Tigers | ||
| NHL draft |
187th overall, 2004 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Robert Wayne Earl (born June 2, 1985) is an American professional
Playing career
Early career
As a youth, Earl played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Los Angeles Junior Kings minor ice hockey team.[1]
He played two years as a forward with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-18 and Under-17 Programs. He ranked third on the under-18 team in 2002–03 with 33 points and 20 goals in 53 games, finishing fourth at the 2003 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in Yaroslavl, Russia. He was the game-winning goal scorer in the championship game of the 2002 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Stonewell, Manitoba and was fourth in scoring for the NTDP Under-17 Team with 22 goals and 16 assists in 58 games during 2001–02. He played for future Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves at the NTDP.[2]
Collegiate
In Earl's first season with the Badgers, he scored 27 points playing in a career high 42 games. As a Freshman he led the Badgers in points that season. He also managed to be nominated to the All-Rookie Team, tallying six power-play goals and three game-winning goals that year. His career first
The next year, he improved his point total enough to make the roster for the Second-Team All-WCHA. This successful year led him to a team-best 20 goals, eighth total ranked eighth in the WCHA. Earl also tied the team lead with five-game-winning goals, sharing second in the WCHA where his second career hat trick came against the
During his Junior season with Wisconsin, Earl scored a goal in the final of the
Professional
Following claiming the National Title, Earl joined the Toronto Marlies, the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League affiliate and saw action in the team's first round North Division semifinal series against the Grand Rapids Griffins in for the 2006 Calder Cup Playoffs. The following year, he scored 12 goals and 18 assists and racked up 50 penalty minutes in 67 games.[citation needed]
During the
In the following season, on January 21, 2009 he was traded by the Leafs to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Ryan Hamilton and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros. In the 2009–10 season, he was recalled to Minnesota and scored his first NHL goal on November 15, 2009 against Michael Leighton of the Carolina Hurricanes.[citation needed]
After two full seasons in the Minnesota Wild organization, Earl left as a free agent to begin his European career by training with
Earl continued his European venture when he was signed to a one-year contract with
After four seasons with Biel, Earl left having concluded his contract having earlier signed a two-year contract to continue in the NL with the SCL Tigers on December 13, 2018.[9]
Personal
The Badgers' official site lists his grandparents as Tom and Pat McCusker. He also has two sisters, Brianne and Erin. He attended Ann Arbor
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Los Angeles Jr. Kings | 16U AAA | 29 | 48 | 22 | 72 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | U.S. NTDP U17 | USDP | 15 | 8 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001–02 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 43 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 43 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | U.S. NTDP U18 | NAHL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 42 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 41 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 42 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 67 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 66 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 41 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 32 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 69 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 42 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | ||
2010–11
|
Minnesota Wild | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL
|
45 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 70 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers
|
NLA
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48 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 15 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | EV Zug | NLA | 31 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | EV Zug | NLA | 48 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 33 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | EHC Biel
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NLA | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC Biel | NLA | 46 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
2017–18
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EHC Biel | NL | 42 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | ||
2018–19
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EHC Biel | NL | 39 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
2019–20
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SCL Tigers | NL | 35 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21
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SCL Tigers | NL | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 313 | 66 | 103 | 169 | 218 | 47 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 34 | ||||
| NHL totals | 47 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NL totals | 326 | 109 | 151 | 260 | 235 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 37 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | United States
|
U17 | 
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6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2003 | United States | WJC18
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4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
College
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Rookie Team
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2003–04 | |
| WCHA Second team
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2004–05 | |
| All- All-Tournament Team
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2006
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[4][10] |
| Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player | 2006 | [4] |
See also
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "All-Time Coaches". www.usahockeyntdp.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Forbes, Andrew (May 1, 2020). "Revisiting John Ferguson Jr.'s Draft – 2004". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Robbie Earl: Most Outstanding Player". USCHO.com. April 6, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2006.
- ^ "Leafs 4, Senators 2 Event summary". National Hockey League. February 8, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
- ^ "Red Bulls capture North American Earl" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. August 12, 2011. Archived from the original on September 1, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ "KLART: Robbie Earl lämnar Färjestad". Aftonbladet. January 26, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "Robbie Earl per sofort zum EHC Biel / Pär Arlbrandt verlässt den EHC Biel per sofort - EHC Biel-Bienne - Die Offizielle Seite des EHC Biel | Le site officielle du HC Bienne". ehcb.ch. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "Robbie Earl signs with Tigers" (in German). SCL Tigers. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database