Robertson Cup Championship Tournament
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The Robertson Cup is a 6-day, round-robin
tournament held at the end of the NAHL season. The trophy is awarded to the national playoff champion of the NAHL. The oldest junior hockey trophy in the United States, the Robertson Cup is named in honor of Chuck Robertson, a pioneer of junior hockey in the NAHL and youth hockey in the state of Michigan. Chuck Robertson was the owner of the Paddock Pools Saints when they won a record seven straight NAHL championships from 1976-83. The most recent tournament was the 2011 Robertson Cup
hosted at the Landon Arena
in Topeka, Kansas
. The next tournament will be the 2012 Robertson Cup
hosted by the Texas Tornado
at the Dr. Pepper Arena.
Round-robin
The term round-robin was originally used to describe a document signed by multiple parties in a circle to make it more difficult to determine the order in which it was signed, thus preventing a ringleader from being identified...
tournament held at the end of the NAHL season. The trophy is awarded to the national playoff champion of the NAHL. The oldest junior hockey trophy in the United States, the Robertson Cup is named in honor of Chuck Robertson, a pioneer of junior hockey in the NAHL and youth hockey in the state of Michigan. Chuck Robertson was the owner of the Paddock Pools Saints when they won a record seven straight NAHL championships from 1976-83. The most recent tournament was the 2011 Robertson Cup
2011 Robertson Cup
The "2011 NAHL Robertson Cup Championship Tournament" will be the 36th edition of the annual round-robin tournament that decides the season champion. The tournament will be hosted by the Topeka RoadRunners at the Landon Arena in Topeka, Kansas. Due to many new expansions for the 2011 season, the...
hosted at the Landon Arena
Landon Arena
Landon Arena, better known as the Kansas Expocentre, is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena built in 1987 in Topeka, Kansas. It is currently home to the Kansas Koyotes indoor football team and the Topeka Roadrunners ice hockey team. Previously, Topeka Sizzlers of the Continental Basketball...
in Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
. The next tournament will be the 2012 Robertson Cup
2012 Robertson Cup
The "2012 NAHL Robertson Cup Championship Tournament" will be the 37th edition of the annual round-robin tournament that decides the season champion. The tournament will be hosted by the Texas Tornado at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. The tournament host was announced on March 8, 2011 by...
hosted by the Texas Tornado
Texas Tornado
The Texas Tornado are a Junior A hockey team located in Frisco, Texas, USA. The team joined the North American Hockey League's Central division in 1999 while located in North Richland Hills, Texas, and have enjoyed unprecedented success since their expansion year...
at the Dr. Pepper Arena.
Robertson Cup winners
- 20112011 Robertson CupThe "2011 NAHL Robertson Cup Championship Tournament" will be the 36th edition of the annual round-robin tournament that decides the season champion. The tournament will be hosted by the Topeka RoadRunners at the Landon Arena in Topeka, Kansas. Due to many new expansions for the 2011 season, the...
- Fairbanks Ice DogsFairbanks Ice DogsThe Fairbanks Ice Dogs is a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's West Division. The Ice Dogs play home games at the 2,200-seat Big Dipper Ice Arena in Fairbanks, Alaska... - 2010Pepsi Robertson CupThe Pepsi Robertson Cup was the official name of the 2010 NAHL Robertson Cup Championship Tournament. The tournament was held at the Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee, Washington on May 3-9. The teams that competed were the Central Division champion Bismarck Bobcats, North Division champion Traverse...
- Bismarck BobcatsBismarck BobcatsThe Bismarck Bobcats are a Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's Central Division, and play out of Bismarck, North Dakota, in the V.F.W. Sports Center. Originally a part of the America West Hockey League, the Bobcats joined the NAHL in a merger of the two leagues in 2003... - 2009 - St. Louis BanditsSt. Louis BanditsThe St. Louis Bandits are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's Midwest Division. The team plays their home games at the 2,200-seat Hardee's Iceplex in Chesterfield, Missouri....
- 2008 - St. Louis Bandits
- 2007 - St. Louis Bandits
- 2006 - Texas TornadoTexas TornadoThe Texas Tornado are a Junior A hockey team located in Frisco, Texas, USA. The team joined the North American Hockey League's Central division in 1999 while located in North Richland Hills, Texas, and have enjoyed unprecedented success since their expansion year...
- 2005 - Texas Tornado
- 2004 - Texas Tornado
- 2003 - Pittsburgh ForgePittsburgh ForgeThe Pittsburgh Forge are a defunct Junior A Tier II ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which played in the North American Hockey League. The team was founded in 2001 by Kevin Constantine, a former coach of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They played at the Island Sports Center. The...
- 2002 - Compuware AmbassadorsDetroit Jr. Red Wings (SOJHL)The Detroit Jr. Red Wings are a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team that was based out of Detroit, Michigan. They played out of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League and were the feeder team for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings....
- 2001 - Texas Tornado
- 2000 - Danville Wings
- 1999 - Compuware Ambassadors
- 1998 - Compuware Ambassadors
- 1997 - Springfield Jr. BluesSpringfield Jr. BluesThe Springfield Jr. Blues are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's Mid-west Division. The team plays their home games at the Nelson Center in Springfield, Illinois. The Jr. Blues are coached by Head Coach Joe Dibble and Assistant Coach Jason...
- 1996 - Springfield Jr. Blues
- 1995 - Compuware Ambassadors
- 1994 - Compuware Ambassadors
- 1993 - Kalamazoo Jr. K Wings
- 1992 - Compuware Ambassadors
- 1991 - Kalamazoo Jr. K Wings
- 1990 - Compuware Ambassadors
- 1989 - Compuware Ambassadors
- 1988 - Compuware Ambassadors
- 1987 - Compuware Ambassadors
- 1986 - Compuware Ambassadors
- 1985 - St. Clair Falcons
- 1984 - St. Clair Falcons
- 1983 - Paddock Pools
- 1982 - Paddock Pools
- 1981 - Paddock Pools
- 1980 - Paddock Pools
- 1979 - Paddock Pools
- 1978 - Paddock Pools
- 1977 - Paddock Pools
- 1976 - Little Caesars