Introduction
Robert Rooba (born 2 September 1993) is an Estonian professional ice hockey left winger for JYP of the Liiga.
Internationally, Rooba has represented Estonia and served as the team's alternate captain.
Playing career
Rooba began playing hockey with HC Purikad. In May 2008, he relocated to Finland where he played for Blues youth teams. Rooba made his SM-liiga debut on 5 January 2012, at the age of 18, in a 2–3 overtime loss to Lukko.
On 18 January 2016, Rooba signed for Hermes of the Mestis for the remainder of the season.
On 27 April 2016, Rooba signed a two-year contract, with an option of extension for another season, with JYP of the Liiga. He won the 2017–18 Champions Hockey League with JYP. On 7 March 2018, Rooba signed a one-year contract extension.
International play
Rooba debuted internationally for the Estonia junior team at the 2009 World Junior Championships. He recorded one assist as the team finished sixth in Division I and were relegated to Division II.
Rooba first played for the senior team at the 2010 World Championships. He finished the tournament with 3 goals and 2 assists, helping Estonia to win the Division II Group B and promotion to Division I. In 2013, Rooba was named alternate captain for the team.
Personal life
Rooba's father, Jüri Rooba, was also a hockey player and is the current general manager of the national team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Purikad | EML | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Estonia Jr. Team | EML | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Estonia Jr. Team | EML | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Blues Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 34 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Blues Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 39 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Blues | SM-l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Blues Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 38 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Blues | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | KooKoo | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Blues Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Blues | Liiga | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Blues | Liiga | 48 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Blues | Liiga | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Hermes | Mestis | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP | Liiga | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | JYP | Liiga | 59 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 196 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Estonia | WJC18-D2 | 26th | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Estonia | WJC-D1 | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Estonia | WJC18-D2 | 31st | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Estonia | WJC-D2 | 31st | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2010 | Estonia | WC-D2 | 29th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Estonia | WJC-D2 | 31st | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Estonia | WC-D1 | 27th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Estonia | WJC-D2 | 30th | 5 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Estonia | WC-D2 | 29th | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Estonia | WJC-D2 | 29th | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Estonia | WC-D1 | 28th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Estonia | WC-D2 | 29th | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Estonia | WC-D1 | 27th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Estonia | WC-D1 | 27th | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Estonia | OGQ | NQ | 6 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Estonia | WC-D1 | 26th | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | |
| 2018 | Estonia | WC-D1 | 25th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 31 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 30 | ||||
| Senior totals | 50 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 41 | ||||
Honours and achievements
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Champions Hockey League champion | 2018 |