Spitfire Spotlight with Andrew Robinson
Rookie defenceman Andrew Robinson was drafted in the third round, 58th overall, in the 2024 OHL Priority Selection and the Oakville native signed on with Windsor just over a year ago – on March 14, 2025. The 6-foot, 185-lb. rearguard was immediately inserted into the Spits lineup and saw action in four regular season and 12 play-off games during the 2024-2025 OHL campaign.
The 18-year-old scored nine goals and added 15 assists in 63 games during his true rookie with the Spitfires in the 2025-2026 regular season. Robinson celebrated his one-year anniversary with the Spitfires by scoring three times (a feat never before accomplished by a Windsor rookie rearguard) in an 8-2 win over the London Knights at the WFCU Centre.
While going pointless in the Spits’ two victories over the Guelph Storm in the OHL’s Western Conference Quarter-final series, Robinson nonetheless continued his stellar play by being a plus two in the series’ opening contests.
In Play! Magazine: “What is your reaction to the Spitfires winning their fourth West Division regular season title in the past five seasons?”
Andrew Robinson: “It’s great! I think it really says a lot about the quality of our coaches, scouting staff and players. Winning the division for the fourth time in five seasons is very, very and I am so happy to be part of such a great organization.”
In Play! Magazine: “Your ice-time and your play have both increased significantly as the season went on. What do you attribute that to?”
Andrew Robinson: “I think it is all about my working hard to fulfill the trust that the coaching staff has in me. At the beginning of the season, we had a very good team and I had to work hard to show the coaches that I am a top 6 D on this team. I make the extra effort to be consistent every game and every shift so I can go out there and do whatever they want me to at any point in the game.”
In Play! Magazine: “How excited are you knowing that you are going to have a bigger role with the Spitfires during the playoff push this spring?”
Andrew Robinson: “I am very excited and motivated to know that I will be out there more this spring. Last spring I got a taste of the playoffs when I signed and was called up to be the 7th d due to a lot of unfortunate injuries that we had ran into. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to prove myself more in my second OHL play-offs.”
In Play! Magazine: “For someone who hasn’t seen you play, what is your style of play? What are the strengths of your game?”
Andrew Robinson: “I like to think that I am a solid, two-way defenceman and I like to use my hockey I.Q. To find my teammates who are in the lanes and I like to produce points in the offensive zone. In the defensive zone I like to shut down the opposition guys and get the puck out and up to my teammates as quickly as possible.”
In Play! Magazine: “In the last month you scored a hat-trick against the London Knights. When was the last time that you scored three goals in a game?”
Andrew Robinson: “(laughs) I don’t think that I have ever scored a hat-trick before. (laughs) Maybe I did while playing minor hockey, but I don’t remember it. I’ve certainly never scored a hat-trick in junior hockey before. It was especially great to score three times against London because two of the first four games that I played as a Spitfire was against them, so I already knew about the big rivalry with the Knights.”
In Play! Magazine: “What is your role on the Spitfires this season?”
Andrew Robinson: “In addition to playing a regular shift, I do get to see some time on the specialty units. I have at different points in the season, played on both the power and penalty-killing units. We have so many players that we can run out there. We’ve had to change things up at times due to guys being out of the lineup dues to injures or being sick or suspended. I like to contribute to the team in any way that I can.”
In Play! Magazine: “Who is your defence partner?”
Andrew Robinson: “For the last month I have been playing with Wyatt Kennedy and it’s been great because he is an overager and has so much experience. He has been to the conference finals twice (both times with the North Bay Battalion in the OHL’s Eastern Conference before being traded to the Spitfires on January 9, 2025) and he is a great leader for our whole team. I’ve learned so much from Wyatt and he has been huge for helping develop my game. He has been a mentor to me both on and off the ice.”
In Play! Magazine: “Do you have any hobbies?”
Andrew Robinson: “I love playing the acoustic guitar. When I get home to my billets, I love to play the guitar to help me decompress from both the game and everything that has happened at the rink. My dad taught me how to play because he used to play a lot when he was younger and it’s something that he wanted to pass down to me.”
In Play! Magazine: “Where do you go to school?”
Andrew Robinson: “I graduated from high school last semester, and it’s been great as I have been able to focus on hockey for the second half of the season and now the play-offs.”
In Play! Magazine: “Are you still headed to Providence College for the 2027-2028 season?”
Andrew Robinson: “There’s no set-in-stone date for that. Right no I am focused on playing for the Windsor Spitfires and winning as many games this spring and next season too.”