- Larry Robinson
:"For U.S. basketball player, see
Larry Robinson (basketball) ."Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size = 200px
position = Defence
played_for =Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings
shot = Left
draft = 20th overall
draft_year = 1971
draft_team =Montreal Canadiens
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 225
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1951|6|2
birth_place = Winchester, ON, CA
career_start = 1971
career_end = 1992
halloffame = 1995Larry Clark Robinson (born
June 2 1951, inWinchester, Ontario ,Canada ) was a player and coach in theNational Hockey League . Robinson was inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame in1995 and is currently an assistant coach of theNew Jersey Devils .Playing career
Larry Robinson played Junior 'A' hockey with the Brockville Braves and Juniors with the
Kitchener Rangers then turned professional, spending 1971 to 1973 with theNova Scotia Voyageurs of theAmerican Hockey League before making it to theNational Hockey League with theMontreal Canadiens .Nicknamed "Big Bird" for his height (6'5", and 225 pounds) and his resemblance to
Sesame Street 'sBig Bird which is due to his blond hair and size, Robinson was a big and strong defenceman yet highly mobile. He played 17 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens and another three seasons for theLos Angeles Kings , until his retirement after the 1992 season. He won theJames Norris Memorial Trophy twice as the league's most outstanding defenceman and won theConn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the 1978 playoffs. Robinson was a dominant player whose talent and leadership helped lead the Canadiens to sixStanley Cup s.Robinson was a member of
Team Canada in the1976 ,1981 and1984 World Cup of Hockey (then named Canada Cup) tournaments and was an international All-Star team selection in the 1981 IIHF World Championships. During his career, he played in ten of the league's All-Star games and ended his 20-year career having scored 208 goals, 750 assists and 958 regular-season points as well as 144 points in 227 playoff games, a remarkable achievement for a defenceman. He holds an impressive career rating of +730, the NHL career record, including an overwhelming +120 in 1976-77 (second only toBobby Orr 's record plus-124 in 1970-71). He won six Stanley Cups with the Canadiens 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, and also has the NHL record for playing 20 consecutive seasons in the playoffs, 17 of them with the Canadiens. cite web | title=Larry Robinson joins Canadiens legends with retirement of his No. 19 jersey| publisher=The Canadian Press| language=English | url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gPjzNM7h8VL65E7g9JDC8k6hg0Xw | date=2001-2007 | accessdate=2007-11-22]Robinson has been honoured for his playing career. In 1995, he was inducted into the
Hockey Hall of Fame . In 1998, he was ranked number 24 on "The Hockey News "' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. In 2000, he was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. OnNovember 19 ,2007 , the Canadiens retired Robinson's #19 jersey before a loss against theOttawa Senators . Larry Robinsons' name appears on the Stanley Cup 9 times, as a player/coach/scout.Coaching
Following his retirement, Robinson was hired as an assistant coach with the
New Jersey Devils in 1993. After winning the Stanley Cup in 1995 with the Devils, he was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, the same year he was inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame . He left the Los Angeles team at the end of the 1998-99 season and signed on as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils once again. Named interim head coach of the New Jersey Devils on March 23, 2000, Robinson guided his team to theStanley Cup . He stayed on as head coach for the next year and again guided the Devils to the finals, where they lost to theColorado Avalanche in seven games. Robinson was fired during the 2001-02 season, but returned as an assistant coach just before the 2002-03 season to win his 9th Stanley Cup in 2003.When
Pat Burns suffered a recurrence of cancer, Robinson again assumed the mantle of head coach on July 14, 2005. This stint came to an end on December 19, 2005, when Robinson resigned, citing stress and other health problems. [cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2005/12/19/larry-robinson051220.html|title=Larry Robinson resigns as Devils coach|author=CBC Sports|date=2005-12-21|accessdate=2007-21-11]Robinson returned to the Devils prior to the 2007-08 season as an assistant coach under
Brent Sutter .Personal
Larry Robinson was raised on an
Ontario farm and as a boy he grew up with a love of horses. While living in the rural area of St. Lazare outside of Montreal, Robinson became a co-founder with former teammateSteve Shutt and local veterinarian Dr. Gilbert Hallé of the Montreal Polo Club atSainte-Marthe, Quebec .Career statistics
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM ± GP G A Pts PIM 1969-70 Brockville Braves CJHL 40 22 29 51 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 1970-71 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 61 12 39 51 65 - 4 1 2 3 5 1971-72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 74 10 14 24 54 - 15 2 10 12 31 1972-73 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 38 6 33 39 33 - 0 0 0 0 0 1972-73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 36 2 4 6 20 3 11 1 4 5 9 1973-74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 6 20 26 66 32 6 0 1 1 26 1974-75 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 14 47 61 76 61 11 0 4 4 27 1975-76 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 10 30 40 59 50 13 3 3 6 10 1976-77 Canada Can-Cup 7 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 19 66 85 45 120 14 2 10 12 12 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 13 52 65 39 71 15 4 17 21 6 1978-79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 16 45 61 33 50 16 6 9 15 8 1978-79 NHL All-Stars Ch-Cup 3 1 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 1979-80 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 14 61 75 39 38 10 0 4 4 2 1980-81 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 12 38 50 37 46 3 0 1 1 2 1980-81 Canada WEC-A 6 1 1 2 37 - 0 0 0 0 0 1981-82 Canada Can-Cup 7 0 1 1 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 1981-82 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71 12 47 59 2 57 5 0 1 1 8 1982-83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71 14 49 63 33 33 3 0 0 0 2 1983-84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 74 9 34 43 39 4 15 0 5 5 22 1984-85 Canada Can-Cup 8 1 2 3 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 1984-85 Montreal Canadiens NHL 76 14 33 47 44 33 12 3 8 11 8 1985-86 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 19 63 82 39 29 20 0 13 13 22 1986-87 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 13 37 50 44 24 17 3 17 20 6 1987-88 Montreal Canadiens NHL 53 6 34 40 30 26 11 1 4 5 4 1988-89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 74 4 26 30 22 23 21 2 8 10 12 1989-90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 64 7 32 39 34 7 10 2 3 5 10 1990-91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 62 1 22 23 16 22 12 1 4 5 15 1991-92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 56 3 10 13 37 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 Seasons NHL Total 1384 208 750 958 793 730 227 28 116 144 211 Coaching career stats
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