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| caption = Roberts with the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in 2009 |
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| caption = Roberts with the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in 2009 |
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| alt = Upper body of a man with short, brown hair and a goatee looks into the distance. He is in a full hockey uniform, without helmet; the jersey is white with blue trim and has a stylized lighting bolt logo with the words "Tampa Bay" |
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| alt = Upper body of a man with short, brown hair and a goatee looks into the distance. He is in a full hockey uniform, without helmet; the jersey is white with blue trim and has a stylized lighting bolt logo with the words "Tampa Bay" |
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==Early life== |
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==Early life== |
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Roberts was born on May 23, 1966, in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], but grew up in [[Whitby, Ontario|Whitby]].[{{Cite web |url=http://www.whitbysportshalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/inducted?pid=55&sid=146:Roberts-Gary |title=Inductees: Roberts, Gary |publisher=Whitby Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=2013-07-22 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191721/http://www.whitbysportshalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/inducted?pid=55&sid=146:Roberts-Gary |url-status=dead }}] His best friend growing up was future NHL teammate [[Joe Nieuwendyk]]; the pair played [[minor hockey]] together in the winter, and [[box lacrosse]] in the summer.[{{cite web |last=Burnside |first=Scott |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/columns/story?id=1692609 |title=Lifelong friends come full circle |publisher=ESPN |date=2003-12-24 |access-date=2013-07-22 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029214541/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=1692609 |url-status=live }}] Roberts played Junior A lacrosse with the [[Whitby Warriors]] in the mid-1980s, with whom he won a [[Minto Cup]], the Canadian junior championship.{{ref label|Minto|a|a}} |
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Roberts was born on May 23, 1966, in [[Toronto]], Ontario, but grew up in [[Whitby, Ontario|Whitby]].[{{Cite web |url=http://www.whitbysportshalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/inducted?pid=55&sid=146:Roberts-Gary |title=Inductees: Roberts, Gary |publisher=Whitby Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=2013-07-22 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191721/http://www.whitbysportshalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/inducted?pid=55&sid=146:Roberts-Gary |url-status=dead }}] His best friend growing up was future NHL teammate [[Joe Nieuwendyk]]; the pair played [[minor hockey]] together in the winter, and [[box lacrosse]] in the summer.[{{cite web |last=Burnside |first=Scott |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/columns/story?id=1692609 |title=Lifelong friends come full circle |publisher=ESPN |date=2003-12-24 |access-date=2013-07-22 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029214541/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=1692609 |url-status=live }}] Roberts played Junior A lacrosse with the [[Whitby Warriors]] in the mid-1980s, with whom he won a [[Minto Cup]], the Canadian junior championship.{{ref label|Minto|a|a}} |
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==Playing career== |
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===Florida, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay=== |
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===Florida, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay=== |
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[[File:Gary Roberts Mellon Arena Final Game 2010-04-08.JPG|thumb|Roberts during pregame ceremony honoring final regular season game at [[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Mellon Arena]].|alt=Upper body of a man with short, brown hair applauds. He is wearing a black hockey sweater with white and yellow trim with a stylized penguin logo.]] |
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[[File:Gary Roberts Mellon Arena Final Game 2010-04-08.JPG|thumb|Roberts during pregame ceremony honoring final regular season game at [[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Mellon Arena]]|alt=Upper body of a man with short, brown hair applauds. He is wearing a black hockey sweater with white and yellow trim with a stylized penguin logo.]] |
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While the NHL was shut down due to a [[2004–05 NHL lockout|labour dispute]] in [[2004–05 NHL season|2004–05]], the [[National Lacrosse League]] (NLL)'s [[Calgary Roughnecks]] selected Roberts in the sixth round of the 2004 NLL Draft, partially as a public relations stunt.[{{cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/story/print/?id=102908 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130801023937/http://www.tsn.ca/story/print/?id=102908 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 1, 2013 |title=Roberts turns down Roughnecks offer |publisher=The Sports Network |date=2004-10-27 |access-date=2013-07-31}}] When NHL play resumed in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]], Roberts and Nieuwendyk each signed a two-year deal with the [[Florida Panthers]]. The pair, who were teammates in Toronto as well as Calgary, hoped to end their careers together in Florida.[{{cite news |last=Reynolds |first=Tim |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-111725205.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911081720/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-111725205.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-09-11 |title=Panthers sign Nieuwendyk, Roberts |publisher=Associated Press |date=2005-08-01 |access-date=2012-05-02}} ] It did not happen, as chronic back pain forced Nieuwendyk's retirement in December 2006.[{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/no-regrets-as-joe-nieuwendyk-retires-from-nhl-1.581049 |title=No regrets as Joe Nieuwendyk retires from NHL |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=2006-12-07 |access-date=2012-03-18 |archive-date=2012-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119132449/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2006/12/07/nhl-panthers-nieuwendyk.html |url-status=live }}] |
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While the NHL was shut down due to a [[2004–05 NHL lockout|labour dispute]] in [[2004–05 NHL season|2004–05]], the [[National Lacrosse League]] (NLL)'s [[Calgary Roughnecks]] selected Roberts in the sixth round of the 2004 NLL Draft, partially as a public relations stunt.[{{cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/story/print/?id=102908 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130801023937/http://www.tsn.ca/story/print/?id=102908 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 1, 2013 |title=Roberts turns down Roughnecks offer |publisher=The Sports Network |date=2004-10-27 |access-date=2013-07-31}}] When NHL play resumed in [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]], Roberts and Nieuwendyk each signed a two-year deal with the [[Florida Panthers]]. The pair, who were teammates in Toronto as well as Calgary, hoped to end their careers together in Florida.[{{cite news |last=Reynolds |first=Tim |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-111725205.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911081720/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-111725205.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-09-11 |title=Panthers sign Nieuwendyk, Roberts |publisher=Associated Press |date=2005-08-01 |access-date=2012-05-02}} ] It did not happen, as chronic back pain forced Nieuwendyk's retirement in December 2006.[{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/no-regrets-as-joe-nieuwendyk-retires-from-nhl-1.581049 |title=No regrets as Joe Nieuwendyk retires from NHL |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=2006-12-07 |access-date=2012-03-18 |archive-date=2012-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119132449/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2006/12/07/nhl-panthers-nieuwendyk.html |url-status=live }}] |
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==Fitness and training== |
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==Fitness and training== |
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[[File:Roberts for Prez 08 (2480058920).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Roberts became a [[folk hero]] among Pittsburgh fans.]] |
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[[File:Roberts for Prez 08 (2480058920).jpg|thumb|right|Roberts became a [[folk hero]] among Pittsburgh fans.]] |
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Roberts entered his first NHL training camp with the Flames in 1984 believing his summer lacrosse schedule was enough to keep him in proper hockey game shape. Coach [[Bob Johnson (ice hockey, born 1931)|Bob Johnson]] disagreed and hauled him in front of his peers as an example of someone who had not committed to being a hockey player.[{{cite news |last=LeBrun |first=Pierre |url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/blog/_/name/lebrun_pierre/id/3967586/was-winner |title=Gary Roberts retires: 'He was a winner' |publisher=ESPN |date=2009-03-10 |access-date=2013-08-07 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003930/http://espn.go.com/nhl/blog/_/name/lebrun_pierre/id/3967586/was-winner |url-status=dead }}] The criticism inspired Roberts to dedicate himself to personal training,[{{cite news |last=Zeisberger |first=Mike |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Pittsburgh/2007/03/31/3880062-sun.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310134720/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Pittsburgh/2007/03/31/3880062-sun.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |title=Leafs' loss is Pens' gain |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=2007-03-31 |access-date=2013-08-07}}] He credited his fitness and nutrition regimen with helping him extend his career another 13 years after his first retirement.[{{cite web |last=Grande |first=Laura |url=http://www.todaysparent.com/family/family-health/tips-from-a-hockey-pro-creating-a-healthy-lifestyle-for-kids/ |title=Tips from a hockey pro: Creating a healthy lifestyle for kids |work=Today's Parent |date=2013-04-25 |access-date=2013-08-18 |archive-date=2014-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125081845/http://www.todaysparent.com/family/family-health/tips-from-a-hockey-pro-creating-a-healthy-lifestyle-for-kids/ |url-status=dead }}] |
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Roberts entered his first NHL training camp with the Flames in 1984 believing his summer lacrosse schedule was enough to keep him in proper hockey game shape. Coach [[Bob Johnson (ice hockey, born 1931)|Bob Johnson]] disagreed and hauled him in front of his peers as an example of someone who had not committed to being a hockey player.[{{cite news |last=LeBrun |first=Pierre |url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/blog/_/name/lebrun_pierre/id/3967586/was-winner |title=Gary Roberts retires: 'He was a winner' |publisher=ESPN |date=2009-03-10 |access-date=2013-08-07 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003930/http://espn.go.com/nhl/blog/_/name/lebrun_pierre/id/3967586/was-winner |url-status=dead }}] The criticism inspired Roberts to dedicate himself to personal training,[{{cite news |last=Zeisberger |first=Mike |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Pittsburgh/2007/03/31/3880062-sun.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310134720/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Pittsburgh/2007/03/31/3880062-sun.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |title=Leafs' loss is Pens' gain |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=2007-03-31 |access-date=2013-08-07}}] He credited his fitness and nutrition regimen with helping him extend his career another 13 years after his first retirement.[{{cite web |last=Grande |first=Laura |url=http://www.todaysparent.com/family/family-health/tips-from-a-hockey-pro-creating-a-healthy-lifestyle-for-kids/ |title=Tips from a hockey pro: Creating a healthy lifestyle for kids |work=Today's Parent |date=2013-04-25 |access-date=2013-08-18 |archive-date=2014-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125081845/http://www.todaysparent.com/family/family-health/tips-from-a-hockey-pro-creating-a-healthy-lifestyle-for-kids/ |url-status=dead }}] |
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