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1980 NHL DRAFT PICK
Torrie Robertson
Selected in third round
No. 55 overall by Washington Capitals

Born August 2, 1961
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5-11   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Victoria (WHL)                                
Birthplace: Victoria, British Columbia (Canada)
Hometown: Victoria, British Columbia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1976-77 NanaimoBCJHL ---- ---- --
  VictoriaWCHL 10 00 0
1977-78 NanaimoBCJHL 3415 1530 198
1978-79 VictoriaWHL 6918 2341 141
1979-80 VictoriaWHL 7223 2447 298
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 1, 1980 (Washington at Edmonton)
Numbers:  25, 32, 33 (Washington); 32 (Hartford); 14 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1980-1990 Wash., Hartford, Detroit442 4999 1481,751
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1986-1989 Hartford, Detroit22 21 390

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Hartford Favorite Whaler Award:
1985-86
Hartford/Carolina Records: Most penalty minutes in one season (358 in 1985-86), most penalty minutes in a playoff year (67 in 1986), most penalty minutes on one playoff series (51 vs. Montreal in 1986)
Hartford Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983-84 (198), 1984-85 (337), 1985-86 (358), 1987-88 (293)
Hartford Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1986 (67)
Miscellaneous: Set Hartford/Carolina single-season record (since broken) with 337 PIM in 1984-85. ... Became Hartford/Carolina career PIM leader in his second year with team (1984-85). ... Led NHL in combined regular-season and playoff penalty minutes with 425 in 1985-86. ... Missed remainder of 1986-87 season and start of 1987-88 season with rotation break of the left tibia and fibula just above the left ankle, an injury suffered falling to the ice in a fight with Shayne Corson at 19:56 of the second period of Hartford's Nov. 29, 1986, game at Montreal. The injury required surgery to insert a rod from his knee to his ankle. He did not return to action until Nov. 16, 1987. ... First player in Hartford/Carolina franchise history to reach 1,000 career penalty minutes, a feat he achieved in 1987-88. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with broken right leg, an injury suffered in a fight with Mike Lalor during Hartford's Nov. 1, 1988, game vs. Montreal. ... Left Hartford in March 1989 with Hartford/Carolina franchise record (since broken by Kevin Dineen) for career penalty minutes (1,368).
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Victoria (WHL); Hershey (AHL); Adirondack (AHL); Rochester (AHL); Albany (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL All-Star Second Team:
1980-81 (Victoria)
1990-91: Played one game for AHL regular-season champ (Roch.).
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Rich Chernomaz and Barry Pederson for Victoria in 1980-81. ... Was on Albany (IHL) team that folded on Feb. 15, 1991.
Personal: Full name is Torrie Andrew Robertson. ... Younger brother of former NHL player Geordie Robertson.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Washington traded Robertson to Hartford in exchange for Greg C. Adams on October 3, 1983.

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SNAPSHOT '80
Total Selected: 210
Forwards: 122
Defense: 71
Goaltenders: 17
Major Junior: 138
Tier II Junior: 7
College Players: 42
High School: 8
Canadian: 159
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 35
U.S.-Born: 35
European: 13
Reached NHL: 132
Won Stanley Cup: 24
Hall of Fame: 4
All-Star Game: 17
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 19
Picks Traded: 25
 
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