GLENDALE, Ariz. – With the conclusion of the Central Hockey League’s regular season, Evansville forward Todd Robinson has earned the Joe Burton Scoring Championship finishing the regular season with 92 points (23 G, 69 A). 
The award is given annually to the league’s leading scorer and is presented in honor of Joe Burton, the CHL’s career leader with 985 points accumulated over 11 seasons with the Oklahoma City Blazers and the first person inducted into the CHL Hall of Fame this past January. Robinson led the league in scoring for a majority of the season and along the way captured three Oakley CHL Player of the Week awards. The Trail, British Columbia native led the league in assists as well and finished two points ahead of the second leading scorer in the league, Quad City’s Brandon Marino (90 points).
Todd Robinson
The veteran forward is a finalist for the CHL Most Valuable Player award which will be announced on Monday, March 26. The other five finalists joining Robinson are Allen’s Bruce Graham, Rapid City’s Shawn Limpright, Marino and Wichita’s Matt Robinson. Robinson was a CHL All-Star this season and was named to the All-CHL Team. He finished the year with 22 multi-point games and had three points or more 11 times during the season. CHL Joe Burton Award (winners since 2001, named after Joe Burton starting in 2003-04) : 2011-12 – Todd Robinson (Evansville) 2010-11 – Sebastien Thinel (Odessa) 2009-10 – Kevin Ulanski (Colorado) 2008-09 – Sebastien Thinel (Odessa) 2007-08 – Alex Leavitt (Arizona) 2006-07 – Jeff Christian (Youngstown) 2005-06 – Derek Hahn (Amarillo) 2004-05 – Jason Duda (Wichita) 2003-04 – Jeff Bes (Laredo) 2002-03 – Don Parsons (Memphis) 2001-02 – Dan Price (Austin) Photo Credit: Robert Keith
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