Robb Gordon (born January 13, 1976) is a

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retired professional

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who played briefly in the

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for the

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. Selected by the Canucks in the

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, he played four games for the team in the 1998–99 season, spending the rest of his career in the minor leagues before retiring in 2000. Internationally Gordon played for the Canadian national junior team at the 1996 World Junior Championships, winning a gold medal.

Playing career

Gordon was born in

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and raised in Surrey, British Columbia. He was selected in the second round (39th overall) of the

by the

following a season in the

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with the

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. He played college hockey for the Michigan Wolverines alongside future NHL players such as

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, and

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. After his freshman season, he left the Wolverines and played in the

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for the

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, where he scored 114 points in 58 games. He would play for

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at the 1996 World Junior Championships, winning a gold medal. Gordon experienced a difficult transition to professional hockey, in large part due to his sub-par skating. He would score 25 points in 63 games for the Syracuse Crunch, Vancouver's AHL affiliate in 1996–97, and was at one point sent down to the

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. The following season, he would record 10 points in 40 games. He was called up to the Canucks in the 1998–99 season, playing four games for the team, whi scoring 16 goals and 38 points for Syracuse. However, he was released by Vancouver the following season. Following his release by the Canucks, Gordon spent a season in the International Hockey League with the

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, recording 18 points in 50 games, and retired in 2000.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Robb 1976 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from British Columbia Kelowna Rockets players Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) players Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players People from Langley, British Columbia (district municipality) Raleigh IceCaps players Sportspeople from Surrey, British Columbia Syracuse Crunch players Vancouver Canucks draft picks Vancouver Canucks players