Kingston Frontenacs GameDay October 5, 2018

Jason Robertson wasn’t born in what is
considered a “hockey hot bed”. Born on July
22, 1999 in Arcadia, California, Robertson may
have been expected to play baseball, or football,
but he was naturally gifted at hockey and his
family recognized that early on.
Initially, they moved to Michigan to allow Jason
to play at a higher level. In his OHL draft year,
Jason joined the Don Mills Flyers of the GTMMHL
which marked his first time playing for a Canadian
based team. That move allowed scouts to see
more of Jason, and the Frontenacs decided to
the second round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
A year later they would sign him to his entry level
contract.
He came back to Kingston after being drafted
and continued to do what he was doing the year
before. He put up a career high 87 points and
went over the 40 goal plateau for the second time
in his career. In the playoffs he scored a career
best 10 goals and tied his previous career best of
18 points.
Robertson is returning to Kingston this season
as one of the veteran players and he has been
spend their 4th round pick to select him in the
2015 OHL Priority Selection.
As a 16 year old, Robertson made the
Frontenacs roster and contributed immediately.
He scored 18 goals in his rookie season and
people quickly started to see that he was a natural
goal scorer. As a rookie, his ice-time in the playoffs
was limited but he did record his first OHL playoff
goal in the 4 games he played.
The following season Robertson made a name
for himself. He led the Frontenacs in scoring by 30
points. He scored 42 goals finishing tied for 6th in
the OHL. When playoff time rolled around, there
was no question that he would be a key contributor
for Kingston and he delivered. In just 11 games,
Robertson put up 18 points which put him 13th in
OHL scoring during the playoffs despite Kingston
being eliminated in the second round.
The Dallas Stars were huge fans of what they
saw out of Robertson and they selected him in
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named an Assistant Captain for the second year in
a row. Kingston will be expecting a lot of goals out of
the fan favorite, but perhaps even more important
than that is his leadership in the dressing room
with a young core group on the roster.
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BILLY KIMMERLY