Nathan Robinson (born December 31, 1981) is a Canadian former

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. He played 7 games in the

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with the

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and

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between 2003 and 2006. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2002 to 2020, was primarily been spent in Europe.

Playing career

Robinson played major junior hockey with the

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of the

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, where he won the OHL scoring title in the 2001-02 season. He was passed over in the

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but signed with the

as a free agent on October 15, 2002. He made his NHL debut with the Red Wings during the

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, playing five games in all, going scoreless. After three years within the Red Wings organization on August 15, 2005, he signed with the

and over the course of the 2005–06 season played two more games in the NHL but again went pointless receiving very little playing time to prove his potential. In 2006, he left for Europe signing with

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in Germany and then moved to

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the next season becoming an elite player in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Prior to the 2009–10 season he signed a two-year contract to return with Adler Mannheim. In his first season in his return to Mannheim, Robinson helped the Eagles become DEL Champions, marking his third successive DEL Championship. During the

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season, in his final year of his deal with Mannheim, Robinson struggled to maintain his previous form and was subsequently released to join eventual silver medalists

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of the Finnish SM-liiga, for the remainder of the season finishing on January 27, 2011. In September 2011, he signed a contract with the

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of the

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. On September 5, 2012, he signed a one-year contract as a free agent in Germany with the Kölner Haie of the DEL. On July 28, 2014, Robinson was announced as signing a short term deal with the

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of the UK's

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who, for the first time in their history, are to compete in the Champions Hockey League in 2014/15. He had to leave the club in November 2014 as his work permit expired. Robinson then signed with the

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of the

. Following the 2014-15 season, Robinson signed with

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of the

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, a second level ice hockey league in the

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. For the 2016-17 season, Robinson signed with Shakhtyor Soligorsk of the

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, and later signed with EHC Bayreuth in the

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. Despite originally signing with

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in the

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, Robinson switched to the

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in the German league Oberliga for the 2017-18 season after playing 4 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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Playing career

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

See also

References

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