robert klinkhammer (born august 12, 1986 in lethbridge, alberta) is a canadian professional ice hockey left winger. he currently plays for the edmonton oilers of the national hockey league (nhl). he signed as a free agent with the rockford icehogs nhl affiliate, the chicago blackhawks, to a two-year entry level contract on june 8, 2009. he was called up by the blackhawks on december 10, 2010, to replace an injured patrick kane and debuted in a home game against the dallas stars which they won. he was traded to the ottawa senators on december 2, 2011. he was signed by the coyotes as a free agent on july 3, 2012, and played with their ahl farm team, the portland pirates during the 2012 nhl lockout.