Robbie Sigurðsson

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Robbie Sigurðsson
Born (1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 28)
Mars, Pennsylvania, USA
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for UMFK Esja
Skautafélag Reykjavíkur
National team  Iceland
Playing career 2011–2019

Robert Michael Sigurðsson (born 18 October 1993) is an American-born Icelandic ice hockey player and a former member of the Icelandic men's national team. In 2017, he was named the Icelandic Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Year.

Playing career[]

Sigurðsson joined Skautafélag Reykjavíkur (SR) of the Icelandic Men's Hockey League during the 2011–12 season. He helped SR to the IHL finals where they lost to Skautafélagið Björninn.[1] He returned to SR in 2014 helped them once again to the IHL finals. In game 4 of the finals, Sigurðsson had to be transported by ambulance to a hospital after a hard hit.[2] Without him and Daníel S. Magnússon, who was also injured,[3] SR lost the finals to Skautafélag Akureyrar.[4][5]

In 2017, Sigurðsson signed with reigning Icelandic champions UMFK Esja. In December 2017, he was named the Icelandic Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Year.[6] For the 2017–18 season, he led the league in goals scored with 33,[7] while coming in second to Jussi Sipponen in points with 61.[8]

Sigurðsson returned to Skautafélag Reykjavíkur for the 2018–19 season. He led the league in points and helped SR to the IHL finals where they lost to Skautafélag Akureyrar.[9]

National team career[]

Sigurðsson has played for the Icelandic men's national team since 2017.[10]

Coaching career[]

In 2019, Sigurðsson was hired as an assistant coach at Duquesne University.[11]

Personal life[]

Sigurðsson is the son of Stefán Örn Sigurðsson, a former member of the Icelandic national football team, and American Laura Sigurðsson.[12][13]

References[]

  1. ^ Guðmundur Marinó Ingvarsson (13 March 2012). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Björninn - SR 7-4 - Björninn Íslandsmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ Benedikt Grétarsson (21 March 2015). "Lá óvígur í 20 mínútur". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ Einar Sigtryggsson (21 March 2015). "SR sakar SA um grófan leik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. ^ Kristján Jónsson (23 March 2015). "Akureyringar meistarar þriðja árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. ^ Elín Heiður Gunnarsdóttir (23 March 2015). "SA Víkingar Íslandsmeistarar 2015". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Eva María og Robbie sköruðu fram úr á svellinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Goal scoring eladers" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. Ice Hockey Iceland.
  8. ^ "Scoring leaders" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. Ice Hockey Iceland. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  9. ^ Einar Sigtryggsson (16 March 2019). "Var minn síðasti leikur fyrir SR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  10. ^ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (22 April 2018). "Ein besta tilfinning sem ég hef upplifað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Coaching Staff - Duquesne University Hockey". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  12. ^ Joe Sager (24 April 2016). "Mars grad excels for Iceland's national hockey team". Tribune-Review. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Stefán Örn Sigurðsson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

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