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Claude Copeland Robinson (December 17, 1881 – June 27, 1976) was a Canadian ice hockey player and executive.

Claude C. Robinson
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1947
Robinson with the Winnipeg Victorias
Born	(1881-12-17)December 17, 1881 Harriston, Ontario, Canada
Died	June 27, 1976(1976-06-27) (aged 94)
Played for	Winnipeg Victorias
Playing career	1899–1904

Biography

Robinson was born in Harriston, Ontario, and later moved to Winnipeg. He joined the Winnipeg Victorias and helped the team win the Allan Cup and Stanley Cup. Robinson was the first secretary of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) by W. F. Taylor. He managed the Canadian team at the 1932 Winter Olympics.[1] He was appointed by CAHA president W. G. Hardy to oversee the association's silver jubilee celebrations hosted at the Royal Alexandra Hotel on April 11, 1939.[2]

Robinson was inducted into the International Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947, and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1960.

Awards and achievements

• Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947
• "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey
• Claude C. Robinson member biography at the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

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