The Richmond Robins were a professional
ice hockey
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team based in
Richmond, Virginia
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. They were a member of the
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...
for five seasons from
1971–72 to
1975–76. Their cross-state rivals in the AHL were the
Virginia Wings.
The Robins were previously known as the
Quebec Aces
The Quebec Aces, also known in French as Les As de Québec, were an amateur and later a professional men's ice hockey team from Quebec City, Quebec.
History
The Aces were founded in 1928 by Anglo-Canadian Pulp and Paper Mills, the name Aces stan ...
, until the parent club,
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wel ...
transferred the Aces to Virginia after the
1970–71 season.
Season-by-season results
Regular season
Playoffs
Notable Robins
*
Bobby Taylor - Philadelphia Flyers/
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...
announcer
* Dave Schultz
* Orest Kindrachuk
* Jimmy Watson
* Steve Coates
External links
AHL statistics- hockeydb.com
Ice hockey teams in Virginia
Sports in Richmond, Virginia
Defunct American Hockey League teams
Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States
Ice hockey clubs established in 1971
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1976
Philadelphia Flyers minor league affiliates
1971 establishments in Virginia
1976 disestablishments in Virginia
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