▁California ▁Golden ▁Se als , ▁Boston ▁Bru ins , ▁Detroit ▁Red ▁W ings , ▁and ▁New ▁England ▁Wh al ers ▁after ▁st arring ▁for ▁the ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University ▁hockey ▁team . ▁His ▁N HL ▁career ▁was ▁compar atively ▁mod est , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁N HL ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁as ▁the ▁weak ▁Se als ▁l one ▁representative ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁there ▁were ▁very ▁few ▁US ▁born ▁and ▁- bre d ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁N HL . ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁hockey , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁College ▁men ' s ▁ice ▁hockey ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁G ord ie ▁Roberts ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁David ▁Roberts , ▁both ▁former ▁N HL ▁players . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Play ed ▁in ▁N HL ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁( 1 9 7 1 ) ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁exp atri ate ▁ice ▁hockey ▁people ▁in ▁Finland ▁Category : American ▁men ' s ▁ice ▁hockey ▁right ▁w ingers ▁Category : B oston ▁Bra ves ▁( A HL ) ▁players ▁Category : B oston ▁Bru ins ▁players ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁Golden ▁Se als ▁players ▁Category : Det roit ▁Red ▁W ings ▁players ▁Category : F ort ▁W orth ▁W ings ▁players ▁Category : I ce