He may throw them, but when it comes to taking a stand, Oakville stonemason Joe Robb doesn’t waffle.

When Robb appeared in court Thursday to face a charge of mischief to property — laid after the Leafs fan threw some soft, thawed waffles on the ice at a Dec. 20 hockey game at the Air Canada Centre — he remained steadfast in his refusal to plead guilty.

“They wanted me to do over 30 hours of community service and they wanted me to sign a peace bond and other stuff. I refused,” said Robb, 31. “My parents are proud people, Scottish people. And they just always told me, no matter what I do, I should always stick up for myself and back what you’re doing and don’t stand down.”

The Crown agreed to drop the charge on the basis that Robb do five hours of community service, Robb’s pro bono lawyer, John Weingust, told the Star.

Robb was under the impression Thursday that as long as he did the community service, a ban on him going to Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment venues, including the ACC, would also be dropped.

But his lawyer said the “notice of trespass” Robb was served with is still intact. “There’s no specific period of time” and if Robb went to the ACC he could be charged with trespassing, although Weingust suspects the venue’s management “might think twice about it now.”

Robb, who remains a diehard Leafs fan, said he would “feel gutted” if he was banned indefinitely from Leaf games. He feels that he should be allowed to go back once he does his community service.

“To ban me for a lifetime. . . for all the money and effort and tears I’ve put into them, to be told I couldn’t go and see them, I’d be pretty disappointed,” Robb said.

Robb is a seasonal worker. He only attends games when he can afford it or is given tickets. That he should be treated with “that type of contempt” for what happened and face a ban is “ridiculous,” the lawyer said.

The waffles were originally thrown as a copycat gesture of frustration, Robb said. A fan at another game earlier in December game threw waffles on the ice after the Leafs lost to the Philadelphia Flyers.

“I said, let’s keep ’er going. We pay the same money. Why can’t we throw waffles because we think they’re playing bad,” he said. “People throw hats when they think they’re playing good. Why can’t we do something to show disapproval for what’s happened over the past 44 years — especially in my lifetime, 25 years of robbing us and lies?”

Asked if he feels he did anything wrong by throwing waffles, Robb said: “No. I think, they do stuff wrong.”

Would he throw waffles again? “At the moment, I don’t think I need to,” he said. “I’ve done it.”

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However, he has gone into the T-shirt making business and has been selling Waffle Nation shirts for $20 apiece. Robb says the profits will go to charity after his costs are covered.

He will be back in court on Feb 24 to court to verify that he’s done his community service. He plans to volunteer at a seniors home or possibly coach soccer to make up the hours.