Matthew Robertson

Matthew Robertson (born March 9, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Rangers in the second round (49th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft. Playing career Junior Robertson played junior ice hockey for the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2017 to 2021. He was selected by Edmonton in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft with the seventh overall selection. He played seven games for Edmonton in the 2016–17 season where he got to be a teammate of his older brother Tyler Robertson, who played forward with the Oil Kings. In his first full season with Edmonton in 2017–18, he played in 67 games in which he recorded seven goals and 17 assists. Robertson missed six games early in Edmonton's 2018–19 season with a concussion, but ended up playing 52 games with seven goals and 26 assists. Going into the 2019 NHL Entry Draft Robertson was projected by many draft analysts as a possible first round draft choice. He was ranked 26th among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He ended up being drafted by the New York Rangers in the second round with the 49th overall pick. Robertson said of being drafted "Just hearing my name get called, it's a dream I've had since a little kid. It's a surreal experience just going through it." USA Today writer Vincent Mercogliano immediately rated Robertson as the Rangers' 10th-best prospect.