Peter Robinson

Barrie's Peter Robinson is a sports columnist for BarrieToday. He is the author of Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto, his take on living with the disease of being a Leafs fan. He got his start as a sports reporter covering the Barrie Colts in the late 1990s and still thinks it was his most stressful job to date. He's since held various roles for SCOREGolf, NHL Yearbook, Toronto Star Golf Guide, and Prospects Hockey. Peter recently started producing documentaries and will now also be chronicling Barrie's sports scene through his eyes as he sees it

Recent Work by Peter

BEYOND LOCAL: Stanley Cup champ with '53 Habs, Barrie resident passes away at 92

Paul Masnick had fond memories of Cup win; 'I remember Doug Harvey came down (to my room). He wanted to keep the party going. And we did'

Mar 28, 2024 3:29 PM Read more >

OPINION: Draft exposes hockey's accessibility problem

Elite minor hockey has become so expensive and all-consuming that increasingly young players need connections to access elite programs

Jul 4, 2023 10:14 AM Read more >

How a Canadian golfer finally broke a 69-year Canadian Open drought

Still sinking in for Abbotsford's Nick Taylor

Jun 12, 2023 8:48 AM Read more >

Will the LIV/PGA merger be a Canadian Open distraction?

The Canadian Open will be the first tournament to absorb the impact of an announcement that has turned the golf world on its head

Jun 7, 2023 8:45 AM Read more >

OHL player with Newmarket ties is 'straw that's stirring the drink'

Barrie Colts' over-age forward Evan Vierling is looking to make the most of his final days in the Ontario Hockey League

Feb 27, 2023 10:34 AM Read more >

Training Ground program aims to unearth hidden athletic gems

RBC program coming to York University March 19, Georgian College April 15 in hopes of finding athletes with Olympic potential

Feb 20, 2023 2:20 PM Read more >

OPINION: Sex assault claim puts junior hockey in spotlight

'As disturbing as the details have been to date, things are going to get uglier,' sports columnist says of proceedings taking place in Ottawa

Jun 25, 2022 4:30 PM Read more >

Aurora-born former NHLer keeps his stick on the ice as Maple Leafs alumni president

Greg Hotham, who had a four-season stint with the Leafs farm club in Newmarket, discusses his role with the Leafs Alumni, local 'AAA' hockey, playing golf, and his sons' educational journey

Jul 25, 2021 4:00 PM Read more >

CANADA: Oldest living Habs champ talks hockey from condo overlooking Barrie's lakeshore

Ahead of tonight's Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, BarrieToday sits down with Paul Masnick, who won the Cup with Montreal in 1953

Jun 28, 2021 4:22 PM Read more >

Oldest surviving Stanley Cup winner dies at 90

Paul Meger — the father of Newmarket resident and former chamber of commerce CEO Debra Scott — overcame long odds to become a junior hockey star in Barrie and Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens

Aug 28, 2019 4:01 PM Read more >

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