Colby Robak
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Colby Robak

Hometown:

Gilbert Plains Manitoba

Currently Playing In:

Pro

Birthday:

1990-04-24

Position:

D

Eligible for draft:

2008

Shoots:

Left

Drafted:

2008

Height:

6-3

Acquired:

2nd round (46th overall), 2008

Weight:

194 lbs.

Probability of Success
  • C

2006-07: Robak played in 39 games as a rookie in the WHL with Brandon. He scored 2 goals with 3 assists and was -1 with 12 assists. Robak appeared in one game in the WHL playoffs.

2007-08: Robak scored six goals and 24 assists in 71 games in his second season with the Brandon Wheat Kings. Robak was selected for the CHL Top Prospects Game in Edmonton. Played in all six games of the Wheat Kings first round loss to Lethbridge and was -2 with 2 assists and 8 PIM.

2008-09: Robak displayed an offensive side of his game to go along with his solid defensive play in his third season with Brandon. In 65 regular season games, Robak scored 13 goals (eight on the power play), with 29 assists and was +30 with 41 PIM. In the playoffs, Robak scored 6 goals with 8 assists and was +12 with 4 PIM in 12 games as the Wheat Kings reached the Eastern Conference finals.

2009-10: Robak was one of the top two-way defenseman in the WHL in his fourth year with Brandon. He scored 16 goals with 50 points and was a team-best +56 in 71 games for the Wheat Kings with 9 PIM. Seven of his goals came on the power play. Robak scored 3 goals with 9 assists and was +1 with 2 PIM in 15 games as the Wheat Kings reached the Eastern Conference finals but once again were beaten by Calgary. He was named to the WHL Eastern Conference Second All-Star team.

2010-11: Robak showed flashes of potential and the inconsistency that sometimes occurs when a 20-year-old plays his first pro season in the AHL. In 76 games for Rochester, he scored 7 goals with 17 assists and was -12 with 22 PMs. Robak had two assists and was +3 in his first pro game against the Toronto Marlies but then alternated between plus and minus games most of the year. He finished the season playing his best hockey; he was an even or positive plus/minus in seven of the last-place Americans’ last nine games.