| Catches: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 165 |
| Position: | Goaltender |
| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings New York Americans Brooklyn Americans |
| Birth Date: | November 24, 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Bengough, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Death Place: | Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1928 |
| Career End: | 1944 |
Earl Cooper "Robbie" Robertson (November 24, 1910 – January 19, 1979) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 190 games in the National Hockey League.
Robertson was born in Bengough, Saskatchewan. He played junior hockey with the Regina Falcons.
During his career, Robertson played with the Detroit Red Wings (1936–37 season) and New York Americans/Brooklyn Americans (1937–38 season to 1941–42 season).
During the 1937 Stanley Cup playoffs, Detroit's regular goaltender Normie Smith was injured. Robertson was called on play six games in the playoffs. Robertson was in net the day Detroit Red Wings won their second Stanley Cup in 1937, and his name is engraved on cup as a result of this win. During World War II, he served with the 19th Alberta Dragoons.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | |||
| 1925–26 | Regina Falcons | S-SJHL | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 500 | 22 | 0 | 2.64 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | ||
| 1926–27 | Regina Falcons | S-SJHL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 370 | 11 | 0 | 1.76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | ||
| 1927–28 | Vancouver Monarchs | VCAHL | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 500 | 18 | 0 | 2.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Vancouver Monarchs | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | ||
| 1928–29 | Victoria Cubs | PCHL | 34 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 2130 | 86 | 1 | 2.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Victoria Cubs | PCHL | 32 | — | — | — | 1920 | 112 | 1 | 3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Tacoma Tigers | PCHL | 10 | — | — | — | 600 | 24 | 2 | 2.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Oakland Sheiks | Cal-Pro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Hollywood Stars | Cal-Pro | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1860 | 86 | — | 2.77 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 420 | 20 | 1 | 2.86 | ||
| 1932–33 | Edmonton Eskimos | WCHL | 27 | — | — | — | 1620 | 73 | 6 | 2.70 | 8 | — | — | — | 480 | 15 | 1 | 1.88 | ||
| 1933–34 | Edmonton Eskimos | NWHL | 33 | — | — | — | 1960 | 89 | 4 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | ||
| 1934–35 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 40 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2490 | 100 | 6 | 2.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Rochester Cardinals | IHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 48 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 2998 | 120 | 4 | 2.40 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 505 | 18 | 2 | 2.14 | ||
| 1936–37 | Pittsburgh Hornets | IAHL | 29 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1820 | 74 | 5 | 2.44 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 240 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | ||
| 1936–37 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 340 | 8 | 2 | 1.41 | ||
| 1937–38 | New York Americans | NHL | 48 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 3000 | 111 | 6 | 2.22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 475 | 12 | 0 | 1.52 | ||
| 1938–39 | New York Americans | NHL | 46 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2850 | 136 | 3 | 2.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | New York Americans | NHL | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 2960 | 140 | 6 | 2.84 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 180 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | ||
| 1940–41 | New York Americans | NHL | 36 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 2260 | 142 | 1 | 3.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 680 | 37 | 0 | 3.26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 236 | 5 | 0 | 1.27 | ||
| 1941–42 | Brooklyn Americans | NHL | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 750 | 46 | 0 | 3.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 41 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 2460 | 125 | 2 | 3.05 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 160 | 15 | 0 | 5.63 | ||
| 1943–44 | Edmonton Vics | X-Games | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Edmonton Vics | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | ||
| NHL totals | 190 | 60 | 95 | 34 | 11,820 | 575 | 16 | 2.92 | 15 | 7 | 7 | — | 995 | 29 | 2 | 1.75 | ||||