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Update: Robb is currently serving as goalie coach for the US Women's National Team, a position he has held since 2009.   He also heads girls' goaltending development for USA Hockey.

General Background:

Robb grew up in Duluth Minnesota; at age 5 he started playing goalie and never looked back! He has five brothers, all of which played hockey. Robb’s brother Pete won a national title with Lake Superior State College in 1988. He went on to play professional hockey with the Detroit Redwings. Robb’s brother Dan currently coaches Division III College Hockey at the University of Wisconsin Superior. Robb has two children, Ruby and Jaxson, and volunteer-coaches their respective teams; both of which won MN State Championships.

Hockey Background:

High School: 1984-1986 Duluth Denfeld High School

Accomplishments:

• Started every game from 1984-1986.
• Voted Team MVP in his Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years.
• 1986 Lead Duluth Denfeld to its first ever State Tournament.
• Name All-State Goalie in 1986.  

College:

1986-1989 University of Minnesota (3 Seasons)

1986-1987

• Drafted by the LA Kings in June 1986
• 1986 Selected to USA World Junior Team
• First appearance in the NCAA Final Four with the University of Minnesota

• First ever goalie to win the Hobey Baker Award
• W.C.H.A. League Champions
• Second appearance in the NCAA Final Four
• Team MVP
• W.C.H.A. Goalie and Player of the Year
• Selected as an All-American Player

1988-1989

• Hobey Baker Finalist (Runner-up)
• W.C.H.A. League Champions
• Third appearance in the NCAA Final Four
• W.C.H.A. Player of the Year
• Selected to USA World Championship Team
• Turned professional in June of 1989 with the Los Angeles Kings

Professional Career Highlights: 1989-1999

1992-1993:Member of the LA Kings Stanley Cup Finalist Team (first in team history)

1995:Became third goalie in A.H.L. History to score a goal

1996-1997:Voted to the A.H.L. All-Star Team while playing with the Portland Pirates

1997-1998:Voted to the A.H.L. All-Star Team while playing with the Hartford Wolf-Pack

1998-1999:Retired while playing for the Manitoba Moose of the I.H.L.

• 2001-2002 NCAA Champions
• 2002-2003 NCAA Champions
• 2005-2006 W.C.H.A. League Champions
• 2006-2007 W.C.H.A. League Champions
• Currently most of the School Goalie Individual Records are held by Robb’s former goalies during his tenure.

• 2006-2007 NCAA Runner Up
•  2007-2008 NCAA Champions
• While coaching at UMD Robb’s goalies were voted: Most Improved Player in the country, finalists of the Patty Kazmaier Award, as the Top Female Player in the country.  

1997: Inducted into the University of Minnesota Gopher Sports Hall of Fame.

2005:Named to the Top 50 Players of All Time by the W.C.H.A.

•  In 1986 Robb worked for Warren Strelow and Paul Otsby, “Strelow/Otsby Goalie Camps”.

o   Warren-Strelow coached the University of Minnesota goalies to three NCAA titles.

o   Warren also coached the 1980 US Olympic Gold Medal Goalies.

• From 1994-2001 Robb partnered with Paul Otsby and created the Stauber/Otsby Goalie Camps.
• In 2002 Robb created Stauber’s Goalcrease.
• Since its inception in 2002, Stauber’s Goalcrease has trained over 50% of all MN State Champions, while only training 4% of the State Goalie Population.
• Goalcrease has performed over 60,000 Private Lessons since 2002, a world leader.

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