Frank Robinson (ice hockey)
Frank Robinson | |
|---|---|
Robinson in military attire | |
| President of the National Hockey Association | |
| In office 1916–1917 | |
| Preceded by | Emmett Quinn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1878 |
| Died | July 7, 1931 |
Major Frank Grey Robinson (c. 1878 – July 7, 1931) was a Canadian ice hockey executive, soldier and detective agency manager from Montreal. He was an owner of the Toronto Blueshirts ice hockey team and later, president of the National Hockey Association (NHA), a predecessor organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Robinson was born in Beaverton, Ontario. From 1907 and until his death in 1931 he was the Montreal branch manager of the Thiel Detective Service Company. He died in Montreal on July 7, 1931, aged 52.