Flinton, singing his entry-level contract, is already beating the odds as one of the final picks from the 2021 draft. He has two years with the Crunch to establish himself and give management a reason to keep him around. This first season in the AHL will be telling. If he hits the ground running, there might be something here; if he has a poor first season, he’s almost immediately looking like a write-off.
Scouting Feed
The Tampa Bay Lightning signed their 2021 seventh-round pick (211th overall) Robert Cooper Flinton to a two-year, entry-level NHL contract beginning with the 2025-26 season. He will report to the Syracuse Crunch and play the remainder of the season on an AHL tryout.
Career Stats
| Season | Type | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Regular | USHS-Prep | St. Paul's School | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Regular | USA-S16 | Team Black | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Regular | USHS-Prep | St. Paul's School | 27 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 10 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Regular | 16U AAA | Northern Cyclones 16U AAA Prep | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| 2020-21 | Regular | USHS-Prep | St. Paul's School | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Regular | 18U AAA | Northern Cyclones 18U AAA Prep | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Regular | 18U AAA | North Suburban Wings 18U AAA | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 2021-22 | Regular | USHL | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 57 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 65 | |||
| 2021-22 | Playoffs | USHL | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | |||
| 2022-23 | Regular | NCAA | Dartmouth College | 27 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 12 | |||
| 2023-24 | Regular | NCAA | Dartmouth College | 30 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 25 | |||
| 2024-25 | Regular | NCAA | Dartmouth College | 32 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 2024-25 | Regular | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | |||
| 2025-26 | Regular | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 50 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 48 | |||
| 2025-26 | Regular | ECHL | Orlando Solar Bears | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 6 | |||
| 2025-26 | Playoffs | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |

































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