Louis Robitaille

Louis Robitaille (born March 16, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward and current assistant coach for the Hershey Bears of the AHL. He was formerly a head coach for the Russian Hockey Team Omskie Krylia of the VHL. He played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 2005–06 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2012, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. He is the former coach of the Cape Breton Eagles

Playing career As a youth, Robitaille played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Châteauguay, Quebec.

While playing junior ice hockey, he took classes part-time at McGill University, majoring in French Literature.

Signed as a free agent in 2003 by the Washington Capitals, Robitaille played on the 2005–06 Calder Cup-winning Hershey Bears.

Robitaille made his debut with the Bears on Oct. 8, 2005 against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He scored his first goal for Hershey on Nov. 19, 2005 against Philadelphia and picked up a game-winning goal Nov. 25, 2005 at Norfolk.

On August 28, 2008, Robitaille signed to play in Cortina, Italy, with the Cortina SG for 2008–09. However, on Dec. 9, 2008, Robitaille left the team due to family issues and returned to Canada to play for Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs in the LNAH.

Robitaille returned to the AHL to play for the Lowell Devils for the 2009–10 season, and stayed with the team when it moved to Albany for 2010–11. After leading the Devils again in penalty minutes he then announced his retirement to become head coach of the QJAAAHL's Valleyfield Braves, a Junior AAA team based in Quebec.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 42 7 15 22 94 — — — — — 1999–00 Montreal Rocket QMJHL 71 3 21 21 266 5 1 1 2 18 2000–01 Montreal Rocket QMJHL 69 2 10 12 269 — — — — — 2001–02 Montreal Rocket QMJHL 71 3 28 31 294 7 3 0 3 41 2002–03 Montreal Rocket QMJHL 60 7 23 30 191 7 0 10 10 12 2003–04 Quad City Mallards UHL 2 0 1 1 10 — — — — — 2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 58 1 5 6 103 5 1 0 1 17 2004–05 Portland Pirates AHL 59 2 3 5 186 — — — — — 2005–06 Washington Capitals NHL 2 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL 65 7 12 19 334 21 0 2 2 64 2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 67 6 8 14 254 13 0 1 1 30 2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL 68 4 8 12 350 5 0 0 0 30 2008–09 Cortina SG ITA 16 0 12 12 103 — — — — — 2008–09 Chiefs de Saint-Hyacinthe LNAH 19 0 8 8 137 — — — — — 2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL 73 2 11 13 286 5 0 0 0 22 2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 50 2 6 8 246 — — — — — 2011–12 Marquis de Saguenay LNAH 2 1 0 1 6 — — — — — AHL totals 440 24 53 77 1759 49 1 3 4 163 NHL totals 2 0 0 0 5 — — — — —