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Canada Gary Roberts
#10 Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL - 08/09
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 2
1-time NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
2-time OHL Champion 2
2-time OHL Second All-Star Team 2
Date of Birth
May 23, 1966
Position
LW
Age
57
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
North York, ON, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Whitby MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
1984 round 1 #12 overall by Calgary Flames

Did not play in 96/97 due to a nerve damage in his neck.
Son: Noah Roberts
Nephew: Spencer Roberts

Before entering the NHL, Roberts won 2 Memorial Cups with the Ottawa 67's and Guelph Platers. Over his 21-year career, the big winger won a Stanley Cup, Bill Masterton Trophy, and played in 3 All-Star games. He retired in 2009 with 438 goals and 472 assists. Gary is now a top source in high-performance training and nutrition for junior and professional players.

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Gary Roberts Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 Whitby Legionnaires Midget -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Hamilton Kilty B's GHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1981-82 Whitby Legionnaires Midget 44* 55* 31* 82* 133* -* |
1982-83 Ottawa 67's OHL 53* 12* 8* 20* 83* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 19 -
1983-84 Ottawa 67's OHL 48* 27* 30* 57* 144* -* | Playoffs 13 10 7 17 62 -
1984-85 Ottawa 67's “C” OHL 59* 44* 62* 106* 186* -* | Playoffs 5 2 8 10 10 -
Moncton Golden Flames AHL 7* 4* 2* 6* 7* -* |
1985-86 Ottawa 67's “C” OHL 24* 26* 25* 51* 83* -* |
Guelph Platers “C” OHL 23* 18* 15* 33* 65* -* | Playoffs 20 18 13 31 43 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 6* 3* 9* 6* -* |
1986-87 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 38* 20* 18* 38* 72* -* |
Calgary Flames NHL 32* 5* 10* 15* 85* 6* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -1
1987-88 Calgary Flames NHL 74* 13* 15* 28* 282* 24* | Playoffs 9 2 3 5 29 4
1988-89 Calgary Flames NHL 72* 22* 16* 38* 250* 32* | Playoffs 22 5 7 12 57 9
1989-90 Calgary Flames NHL 78* 39* 33* 72* 222* 31* | Playoffs 6 2 5 7 41 5
1990-91 Calgary Flames NHL 80* 22* 31* 53* 252* 15* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 18 -1
1991-92 Calgary Flames NHL 76* 53* 37* 90* 207* 32* |
1992-93 Calgary Flames NHL 58* 38* 41* 79* 172* 32* | Playoffs 5 1 6 7 43 -2
1993-94 Calgary Flames NHL 73* 41* 43* 84* 145* 37* | Playoffs 7 2 6 8 24 3
1994-95 Calgary Flames NHL 8* 2* 2* 4* 43* 1* |
1995-96 Calgary Flames NHL 35* 22* 20* 42* 78* 15* |
1996-97 Did not play * * * * * * |
1997-98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 61* 20* 29* 49* 103* 3* |
1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 77* 14* 28* 42* 178* 2* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 8 -3
1999-00 Carolina Hurricanes “A” NHL 69* 23* 30* 53* 62* -10* |
2000-01 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82* 29* 24* 53* 109* 16* | Playoffs 11 2 9 11 0 5
2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 69* 21* 27* 48* 63* -4* | Playoffs 19 7 12 19 56 6
2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 14* 5* 3* 8* 10* -2* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 8 -4
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 72* 28* 20* 48* 84* 9* | Playoffs 13 4 4 8 10 -3
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 58* 14* 26* 40* 51* 4* |
2006-07 Florida Panthers NHL 50* 13* 16* 29* 71* 5* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 19* 7* 6* 13* 26* -5* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 0
2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 38* 3* 12* 15* 40* -3* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 32 -4
2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 30* 4* 3* 7* 27* -11* |

Gary Roberts Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1983-84 Ottawa 67's Memorial Cup 5* 1* 4* 5* 18* -* |
1985-86 Guelph Platers Memorial Cup 4* 4* 1* 5* 14* -* |
1989-90 Calgary Flames Fr-Tour 4* 1* 0* 1* 6* -* |

Gary Roberts Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 45* 24* 20* 44* 0.98* 79* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Fr-Tour 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GHL 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 9* 5* 5* 10* 1.11* 32* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Midget 2 44* 55* 31* 82* 1.86* 133* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 21 1 225* 438* 472* 910* 0.74* 2 560* 229* | 14 130 32 * 61 * 93 * 0.72 * 332 * 14 *
OHL 4 207* 127* 140* 267* 1.29* 561* -* | 4 43 31 * 28 * 59 * 1.37 * 134 * - *
WJC-20 1 7* 6* 3* 9* 1.29* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Gary Roberts Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1982, 2 #30 overall by Ottawa 67's in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Calgary Flames

Cult/Star player for Carolina Hurricanes

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs

- 1997-08-25 • Traded to Carolina Hurricanes by Calgary Flames with Trevor Kidd for Andrew Cassels and Jean-Sebastien Giguere, August 25, 1997.

- 2000-07-04 • Signed as a free agent by Toronto Maple Leafs

- 2005-08-01 • Signed as a free agent by Florida Panthers

- 2007-02-27 • Traded to Pittsburgh Penguins by Florida Panthers for Noah Welch.

- 2008-06-28 • Rights traded to Tampa Bay Lightning by Pittsburgh Penguins with Ryan Malone for Tampa Bay's 3rd round choice (Ben Hanowski) in 2009 Entry Draft

- 2009-03-10 • Officially announced his retirement.