Robert Freeman Corkum (born December 18, 1967) is an American professional

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coach and former ice hockey center. He was drafted in the third round, 47th overall, by the

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in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Corkum represented the United States at the

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. After playing four seasons for the

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, Corkum debuted with Buffalo's

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affiliate, the

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, in the 1989–90 season. He also appeared in eight regular season games and five playoff games with the Sabres during the 1989–90 season. After playing for the Americans and Sabres for the next three seasons, Corkum was chosen by the

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in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft. After the Mighty Ducks, Corkum made stops with the

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, and

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. The Thrashers traded him back to the Sabres at the trade deadline of the 2001–02 season. After finishing the season with the Sabres, Corkum retired. In his NHL career, Corkum played in 720 games. He recorded 97 goals and 103 assists, for 200 total points. His best season came in 1993–94 with Anaheim, when he scored 23 goals and added 28 assists.

Coaching career

On August 22, 2008, it was announced that Corkum would be returning to his alma mater to become the associate head coach at the

. He spent the majority of the previous four seasons coaching junior hockey in the EJHL, and prior to that at Newburyport High in Massachusetts. On April 30, 2013,

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named Corkum the head coach of Team USA for the

2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament The 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament is an under-18 ice hockey tournament held in Břeclav, Czech Republic and Piešťany, Slovakia from August 5–10, 2013. As in the previous three years, the venues were Alcaplast Arena in Břeclav and Patri ...

to be held in

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during August 2013.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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