UWEC Athletics Hall of Fame
Greg Robertson was a First Team ACHA All-American in 1990 for the Blugold hockey team. Robertson arrived at UWEC in 1986 from Calgary, Alberta. Coincidentally, head coach Mike Eaves arrived that year as well, from the Calgary Flames of the NHL. Although Eaves stayed just one year, Robertson went on to a stellar four-year career with the Blugolds. He holds the school record for games played at 122 and ranks seventh in career points with 133, the most ever by a defenseman. Robertson earned AHCA All-American First Team honors as a senior after receiving AHCA All-American Second Team honors as a junior. He was a three-time All-NCHA pick and a three-time All-WSUC honoree along with team MVP as a sophomore. Robertson also led the Blugolds as their alternate captain as a sophomore and was captain during his final two seasons. Robertson played his final three seasons for head coach Troy Ward who directed the Blugolds to a pair of second-place finishes in the NCHA, which at the time included current NCAA Division I programs Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Mankato State. The Blugolds played in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament in 1989 and in 1990 posted what was then the most wins in school history with an 18-13-3 record.
A 1990 graduate of UWEC in business management, Robertson spent the first 20 years of his career in sales. For 11 years, he was with ATCO Ltd., Fed Ex and Burt Automotive Group in Denver. He then moved back to Calgary and spent nine years with Jack Carter Automotive Group as Financial Services Manager, Used Car Manager and New Car Manager. Since 2010, Greg has been Manager of Youth Development Programs for Hockey Canada, which is responsible for the growth of the game from the grassroots level to National team programs. Over the years, Robertson has always stayed involved with the game of hockey as a coach and administrator both in Denver and Calgary. While in Denver, he coached the Bantam AAA Littleton Hawks to six state championships, two regional championships and was runner-up and a bronze medalist in USA Hockey’s National Championship tournament. He has coached his sons in Calgary for 17 years as part of the Trails West Minor Hockey Association. Robertson also served as the Association’s president from 2009-2016 and was the recipient of the TWHA volunteer of the year award in 2012, Hockey Calgary’s association of the year award in 2014 and the Shawn Morgan coach dedication award winner in 2016.
