Claude C. Robinson
Canadian hockey executive

Claude C. Robinson

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Canadian hockey executive
Gender:
Male
Places:
Canada
Is:
AthleteIce hockey player
Work field:
Sports
Birth:
17 December 1881(Harriston, Ontario, Canada)
Death:
27 June 1976
Star sign:
Sagittarius
Awards:
Hockey Hall of Fame
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Claude Copeland Robinson (December 17, 1881 – June 27, 1976) was a Canadian hockey executive.

Robinson was born in Harriston, Ontario, and 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). He managed the Canadian team at the 1932 Winter Olympics. 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.

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