Claude C. Robinson
Claude C. Robinson | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1947 | |||
![]() Robinson with the Winnipeg Victorias | |||
Born |
Harriston, Ontario, Canada | December 17, 1881||
Died | June 27, 1976 | (aged 94)||
Played for | Winnipeg Victorias | ||
Playing career | 1899–1904 |
Claude Copeland Robinson (December 17, 1881 – June 27, 1976) was a Canadian ice hockey player and executive.
Biography[]
Robinson was born in Harriston, Ontario, and later moved to Winnipeg. He joined the Winnipeg Victorias and helped the team win the Allan Cup and Stanley Cup. Robinson was the first secretary of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) by W. F. Taylor. He managed the Canadian team at the 1932 Winter Olympics.[1] He was appointed by CAHA president W. G. Hardy to oversee the association's silver jubilee celebrations hosted at the on April 11, 1939.[2]
Robinson was inducted into the International Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947, and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1960.
Awards and achievements[]
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
References[]
- ^ "Claude C. Robinson" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. mbhockeyhalloffame.ca. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ^ "C.A.H.A. Leader Announces Bigger Grants For Minors". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. October 24, 1938. p. 12.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey
- Claude C. Robinson member biography at the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1976 deaths
- Canadian Amateur Hockey Association secretaries
- Canadian sports executives and administrators
- Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association executives
- People from Wellington County, Ontario
- Sportspeople from Winnipeg
- Winnipeg Victorias players