Luc Robitaille
| Luc Robitaille | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2009 | |||
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| Born |
February 17, 1966 Montreal, QC, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 171st overall, 1984 Los Angeles Kings |
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| Playing career | 1986–2006 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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1994 Italy | |
| World Cup of Hockey | ||
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1991 Canada | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1986 Canada | |
Luc Jean-Marie Robitaille (born February 17, 1966) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player, and currently serves as President of business operations for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
During his 19-season National Hockey League (NHL) career, Robitaille won the Stanley Cup in 2001–02 with the Detroit Red Wings, and played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers, but is most known for his fourteen seasons, over three different stints, with the Kings. He served as Kings team captain during the 1992–93 season (while Wayne Gretzky was injured) and for the final two games of the 2005–06 season. Robitaille retired after the 2005–06 season as the highest-scoring left winger in NHL history and the holder of several Kings franchise records, along with numerous Kings playoff records. On January 27, 2017, in a ceremony during the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Robitaille was part of the second group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
Robitaille was drafted by the Kings in the ninth round (171st overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Many hockey experts expected Robitaille to be drafted late in the draft due to his poor skating ability. Robitaille himself has stated that he had only had contact with one NHL team during his junior career - the Kings. He happened to be attending the '84 draft (in the stands), and later introduced himself to first year Kings general manager Rogie Vachon.
Robitaille and former teammate Dave Taylor are the lowest NHL draft picks to have recorded 1,000 career points. During the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, the Kings drafted future Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tom Glavine in the fourth round, over one hundred spots ahead of Robitaille.
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