Stéphane Robidas

Stéphane Robidas
Born	(1977-03-03) March 3, 1977 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Dallas Stars Chicago Blackhawks Anaheim Ducks
National team	Canada
NHL draft	164th overall, 1995 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1997–present

Joseph Pierre Stéphane Robidas /ˈroʊbɪdɑː/ (born March 3, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for HIFK of the SM-liiga during the 2012 NHL lockout.

Playing career

Robidas was selected 164th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 7th round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He played two seasons with Montreal (1999–2000 and 2000–2001). He was claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers on October 4, 2002 in the NHL Waiver Draft, and subsequently dealt to the Dallas Stars for a 6th round selection in 2002. After a brief stint with Dallas, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in November 2003 for Jon Klemm and a fourth round selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Frankfurt Lions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) during the entire 2004–05 lockout season. Later in the season he was joined on the team by fellow NHLer Doug Weight, and the pair became fan favorites.

In August 2004, following the lockout, the Stars signed the free agent to a two-year contract. Had the Stars not signed him, he probably would have played another season in Germany as there had been no offers from any other NHL team.

In December 2006 the Stars signed him to a three-year, USD$4.5 million contract extension. On March 17, 2007, he was punched while charging Jordin Tootoo of the Nashville Predators after Mike Modano had been checked by Tootoo. Tootoo still had his gloves on when he punched Robidas, and he hit Robidas square in the face. Robidas went down hard and was taken off the ice on a stretcher. He was taken to a hospital for examination. He later checked out of the hospital after being diagnosed with a concussion and flew back to Dallas with the team.

During the 2008 NHL playoffs against the Anaheim Ducks in game 5, Robidas took a clearing shot from Todd Marchant off the face that broke his nose. He returned to the game after receiving stitches and had a solid outing even though Dallas came up short 5–2. The next game in Dallas, Robidas scored the game tying goal shortly before he would set up Stu Barnes for the series-clinching goal, as Dallas went on to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 4–1 and take the series 4–2 on home ice.

Robidas was selected to play in the 57th NHL All-Star Game in Montreal despite having suffered a broken jaw.

Robidas won TSN's "No Guts, No Glory" contest, an unofficial award for the 2008–09 NHL season's toughest player. He was selected as the winner after a loose puck had broken his jaw in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes; Robidas missed only one shift after the incident and played more minutes than any skater in that game.

He was also placed on a stand-by list by Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics should an injury occur during the tournament.

During the 2013–14 season, on November 29, 2013 against the Chicago Blackhawks Robidas broke his right leg in a collision with the boards behind the net. Nearing a return to full health, Robidas was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for a 2014 fourth-round draft pick on March 4, 2014. During the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, in his first game back in Dallas as a member of the Ducks, Robidas fractured his right leg again just above the previous fracture.

On July 1, 2014, Robidas signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		67	3	18	21	33		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		71	13	56	69	44		15	7	12	19	4
1995–96	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		67	23	56	79	53		6	1	5	6	10
1996–97	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		67	24	52	75	59		7	4	6	10	14
1997–98	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		79	10	21	31	50		4	0	2	2	0
1998–99	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		79	8	33	41	59		15	1	5	6	10
1999–00	Quebec Citadelles	AHL		76	14	31	45	36		3	0	1	1	0
1999–00	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		65	6	6	12	14		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		56	1	10	11	14		2	0	0	0	4
2002–03	Dallas Stars	NHL		76	3	7	10	35		12	0	1	1	20
2003–04	Dallas Stars	NHL		14	1	0	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		45	2	10	12	33		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		51	15	32	47	64		6	1	2	3	6
2005–06	Dallas Stars	NHL		75	5	15	20	67		5	0	2	2	4
2006–07	Dallas Stars	NHL		75	0	17	17	86		7	0	1	1	2
2007–08	Dallas Stars	NHL		82	9	17	26	85		18	3	8	11	12
2008–09	Dallas Stars	NHL		72	3	23	26	76		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Dallas Stars	NHL		82	10	31	41	70		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Dallas Stars	NHL		81	5	25	30	67		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Dallas Stars	NHL		75	5	17	22	48		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HIFK	SM-l		15	2	3	5	22		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Dallas Stars	NHL		48	1	12	13	56		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Dallas Stars	NHL		24	4	1	5	12		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		14	1	4	5	8		3	0	0	0	2
2014–15	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		52	1	6	7	34		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				885	56	195	251	679		47	3	12	15	44

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Canada	WC	5th		7	0	1	1	0
2006	Canada	WC	4th		9	1	1	2	6
Senior totals					16	1	2	3	6

Awards and achievements

• Played in NHL All-Star Game (2009)

External links

• Stéphane Robidas career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database