Josh Robinson officially joined the Cornell men's hockey coaching staff in August 2025 and is entering his first season as the Big Red's director of hockey operations while also serving as the program's goaltending coach.
Robinson arrives on East Hill after spending the past eight seasons as a goaltending and video coach in the professional ranks between the ECHL and DEL.
He spent the past three seasons working in the DEL — Germany's top professional league — and spent the 2024-25 season with the Schwenninger Wild Wings, where he worked with the Wild Wings' goaltenders and helped develop the program's U13, U15, U17, and U20 goaltenders. In addition to his goaltending coach duties, he live-tagged games, created pre-scout sheets, made opposition goaltender pre-scout videos and sheets, and assisted in postgame breakdowns, including shot quality analysis.
His first two seasons in the DEL were spent with Löwen Frankfurt, where he also served as the team's goaltender and video coach. In addition to developing Frankfurt's goaltenders, he trained the goaltenders for the U17 and U20 programs while maintaining close relationships with the goaltenders on the Stuttgart Rebels, Frankfurt's affiliate.
Before heading overseas, Robinson served as the goaltending and video coach for the Everblades. During Robinson's four-season tenure with the team (2017-21), he mentored Jake Hildebrand, who was named the ECHL's Goaltender of the Year in 2021, and helped the Everblades win Brabham Cup championships in 2018 and 2021, awarded to the ECHL's regular-season champions. Robinson also worked with the ECHL's Kansas City Mavericks during the 2021-22 season.
Robinson, a four-year player at Michigan Tech, appeared in 90 games for the Huskies. As a senior in 2011-12, he posted a 15-14-4 record with a 2.83 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage.
After graduating from Michigan Tech in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in business administration, with a concentration in marketing, Robinson embarked on a six-year professional career in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the ECHL, as well as in Hungary and Norway.
He found success in his first professional season, posting a 27-8-4 record in 39 games with a 2.57 goals-against average and .925 save percentage with the ECHL's Idaho Steelheads during the 2012-13 season.
Robinson also had an impressive 2015-16 season, finishing with a 28-2-1 record, a 1.88 goals-against average, and a .931 save percentage with the ECHL's Missouri Mavericks. His 28 wins tied for the second-highest total in the league, while his goals-against average and save percentage ranked third and fourth, respectively.
Originally from Milwaukee, Wis., Robinson and his wife, Rebekah, have a daughter, Hollie, and two sons, Koa and Liam.
