News release
12 October 2007
The Elmira Jackals, proud member of the ECHL, announced today that they have signed right wing Bobby Robins to a standard players contract. Robins had been in camp on a professional tryout agreement.
Robins, 25, is a second year pro and spent all of last season with the Binghamton Senators (AHL). Appearing in all 80 games last season with the Senators, Robins posted 15 points (7+8) and 110 penalty minutes.
Robins played collegiately at UMass-Lowell, skating in 127 contests in four years with 32 goals and 69 points. His 31 points led the River Hawks in scoring his senior season in 2005-06.
In other roster moves, the Columbus Blue Jackets have re-assigned left wing Kirill Starkov and right wing Petr Pohl to Elmira (ECHL). Both had been with the Syracuse Crunch (AHL).
Starkov, 20, appeared in 72 games with Red Deer of the Western Hockey League last season tallying 34 goals, 37 assists and 41 penalty minutes. A native of Yekaterinburg, Russia, Starkov was selected by Columbus in the 6th round, 189th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Pohl, 21, appeared in 1 game with Syracuse last season. He also appeared in 65 games with Dayton of the ECHL last season notching 8 goals, 17 assists and 18 penalty minutes. A native of Prostejov, Czech Republic, Pohl was selected by Columbus in the 5th round, 133rd overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.