Carter Robertson Signs With Norfolk For Second Season

Norfolk, Va — Norfolk Admirals Professional Hockey Club, proud affiliates of the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Wolves, announced on Friday afternoon that defenseman Carter Robertson has signed a contract with the club for the 2022-23 season.

The 22-year-old returns to the Admirals after completing his first full season as a professional. He played 38 games last season and posted 11 points (4g, 7a). Robertson scored his first ECHL goal on November 5 against Orlando in an eventual 6-5 victory for Norfolk. Despite missing stretches of the season due to injury, Robertson received his first call-up to the American Hockey League’s Charlotte Checkers on February 28. He scored his first AHL goal on March 5 against Lehigh Valley. 

Robertson played the 2020-21 season overseas in Slovakia with HK32 Liptovsky Mikulas. He finished the season with 11 points in 38 games played (4g, 7a). 

From 2018 to 2020, the Holland Landing, ONT native played in 128 games with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In the 2019-20 season, Robertson was an assistant captain and was second on the team amongst defensemen in points with 33. In 2015-16, he won an OHL Cup with the Ottawa 67’s.

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The Admirals will kick off the 2022-23 season against the South Carolina Carolina Stingrays on Friday, October 21. Puck drop is set for 7:05 PM at Norfolk Scope. CLICK HERE for all ticket information regarding the 2022-23 season.

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About Norfolk Admirals Professional Hockey

Norfolk Admirals Professional Hockey is a member of the ECHL, the premier Double-A hockey league, and brings affordable, family entertainment to Hampton Roads and play its home games at Scope Arena in Norfolk, striving to contribute to Norfolk’s rich regional impact of entertainment, culture, and the arts. The Admirals are affiliated with the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Carolina Hurricanes and American Hockey League’s (AHL) Chicago Wolves. The Admirals have won three Kelly Cups (1991, 1992, 1998). The club transitioned to the AHL in 2000 and won the Calder Cup in 2012 while capturing 28 consecutive wins—still the record for the longest active streak in AHL history. The team rejoined the ECHL in 2015. Blake Cullen founded the Hampton Roads Admirals in 1989. Visit www.norfolkadmirals.com for more information.

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