Playing career Role Ice hockey player Weight 98 kg | Shoots Left Name Dennis Robertson Height 1.85 m Career start 2014 | |
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Born May 24, 1991 (age 33) Fort St. John, BC, CAN ( 1991-05-24 ) NHL team (P)Cur. team Chicago BlackhawksRockford IceHogs (AHL) NHL Draft 173rd overall, 2011Toronto Maple Leafs Current team Rockford IceHogs (#20 / Defenseman) | ||
Dennis Robertson (born May 24, 1991) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL). Robertson was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Robertson played four seasons of NCAA Division I hockey with the Brown Bears men's ice hockey team where his outstanding play was recognized when he was named to the 2010–11 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team in his freshman year, and was named to the 2013–14 All-Ivy League First Team in his senior year.
On March 20, 2014, the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Robertson as a free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract, and he was immediately assigned to play with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL.Reporters have considered him as the next Elite Defenceman. On September 11, 2015 He was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks along with prospect Jake Massie and a 2017 fifth-round pick for forwards Kris Versteeg and Joakim Nordstrom, as well as a 2017 third-round pick.