Profile of Robin Short

Biography

Robin Short is The Telegram's Sports Editor. One of the newspaper's senior citizens (despite his youthful appearance), he has worked at The Telegram for 24 years. He is a two-time winner of the Atlantic Journalism Award for sports reporting and is author of Rock Stars: Team Gushue's Road to Gold. You can reach Robin at rshort@thetelegram.com

All articles of Robin Short

• Crunch time for IceCaps
  The St. John’s IceCaps were 10 points better than the Syracuse Crunch this season, scored a couple more goals than the Crunch, and were far ...
• Teddy Purcell has arrived
  Teddy Purcell enjoyed a career year this season, finishing with 24 goals and 65 points. Same total as Alex Ovechkin, one point behind Brad ...
• When it comes to playing defence, Kulda can
  There are more skillful players than Arturs Kulda on the IceCaps’ blueline (Paul Postma and Derek Meech), bigger defenceman (Travis Ramsey) and ...
• Jaffray’s done for the season
  It’s been a good news/bad news kind of week for St. John’s IceCaps coach Keith McCambridge. First, the good news: injured forwards Brock Trotter, ...
• IceCaps captain out for playoffs
  With the 2012 Calder Cup playoffs opening next week, the St. John's IceCaps received bad news Wednesday when they learned captain Jason Jaffray ...
• Rookies make case for inclusion in IceCaps' playoff...
  Patching together a lineup these past few days and weeks with everything short of gum, glue and Tuck Tape, you can understand why Keith ...
• Centres of comparison
  We don't know for certain, but until Zach O'Brien came along and somehow went two full seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League without a ...
• At least two Newfoundlanders bound for NHL post-season
  Two Newfoundlanders are guaranteed to be skating in the Stanley Cup playoffs when they open next week, but there may be a third player from this ...
• Caribous take Herder
  The Clarenville Caribous won their third Herder Memorial Trophy championship in four years, defeating the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 6-3 ...
• No secret to Moncton and area minor hockey success
  It's been a banner season so far for Moncton and area minor hockey teams, with clubs from the region winning AAA minor hockey titles at the ...
• Fight-night at MSG not helping case to keep...
  Some fun in New York this week, huh, with the Rangers and New Jersey Devils acting like it w
• IceCaps look to continue their reign over Monarchs
  On paper, at least, it shouldnʼt be close. Entering a Paddyʼs Day weekend series at Mile One, the St. Johnʼs IceCaps have dominated the ...
• St. John’s romps over Hershey 6-1
  Patrice Cormier registered a hat trick, and three other St. John’s players finished with multiple points as the IceCaps routed the Hershey Bears ...
• Where does Gushue go from here?
  Will be interesting to see if changes are looming on Brad Gushue's curling team following what would be best described as a disastrous Tim ...
• Shared success
  They’ve been among the American Hockey League’s elite since the drop of the puck back in October, currently sitting four points out of the ...
• IceCaps look to make major impact with minor league...
  He may be new to the IceCaps, but Brock Trotter isn’t new to St. John’s.The latest player to join the American Hockey League club is quite ...
• Still chasing the dream
  So, we've been catching up with Brad Gushue this week, chatting about family, his new business venture (frozen yogurt anyone?) and, oh yes, ...
• CeeBees clinch final NLSHL playoff spot
  They finished below .500 in the win-loss column this season, saw their coach fired at mid-season and failed to win even a single game in the ...
• Dealing with a deadline
  "What day is it?" Derek Clancey wonders aloud over the telephone. "Wednesday? Thursday? It's Wednesday, right?" Wrong. It's Thursday, actually, ...
• Macenauer looks like a fine fit for IceCaps
  Keith McCambridge has only seen him for two games, but the early line on newest St. John’s IceCap Maxime Macenauer, according to the coach, ...
• This kid remembers The Kid's kindness
  I had only met him once, 30-something years ago, at a ball field in Florida. Gary Carter was my hero. I actually had three idols back then - ...
• Coming out of the dark
  It's been two months now - to the day, actually - since Marco Rosa last played a hockey game, and his head still hurts. There are times, ...
• IceCaps complete sweep of Binghamton Senators with...
  The St. John’s IceCaps are 9-1 in their last 10 games, first in the American Hockey League, and winning games on home ice where the all-important ...
• Curling dropped the rock
  So this is where curling finds itself: its premier event, the Labatt Tankard men's championship, attracts six teams to Labrador City for the ...
• IceCaps go down fighting
  They will never be mistaken for the Broad Street Bullies, the Philadelphia Flyers teams that ran amok in the NHL through the 1970s, but the St. ...
• Jets owners like St. John’s, but have no plans to...
  Atlantic City, N.J.Winnipeg’s True North Sports and Entertainment has no plans on selling its American Hockey League franchise to Danny Williams ...
• Redmond adjusting to pros after college career
  Atlantic City, N.J. He’s averaging a point almost every other game, he’s leading his team in plus-minus and he’s reserved a spot on the Eastern ...
• IceCaps, True North look to extend relationship
  Atlantic City, N.J. Barring any major surprises, St. John’s IceCaps CEO Danny Williams and True North Sports and Entertainment will soon sign off ...
• Son of Irish immigrants, McCambridge not shy of hard...
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Do a You Tube search on Keith McCambridge and you might be surprised to see video not of the tall, stoic, corporate St. ...
• Two of three ain’t bad
  The St. John’s IceCaps had every reason to mail in the two points Sunday afternoon, and get ready to watch some playoff football. Instead, the ...