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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Larry Robinson
Selected in second round
No.
20 overall
by Montreal Canadiens
Born June 2, 1951
 | Position:
Defense / Left Wing
Height: 6-4 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OHA)
Birthplace: Winchester, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Winchester, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Brockville | COHA |
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-- | -- | | 1969-70 |
Brockville | COHA |
40 | 22 |
29 | 51 |
74 | | 1970-71 |
Kitchener | OHA |
61 | 12 |
39 | 51 |
65 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
COHA All-Star First Team: 1969-70 (Brockville) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 8,
1973 (Minnesota at Montreal)
Numbers: 19 (Montreal), 19 (Los
Angeles)
Stanley Cup: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978,
1979, 1986, 1995 (as assistant coach), 2000 (as head coach), 2003 (as special
assignment coach)
Playing Status:
Retired April 29, 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1973-1992 |
Montreal, Los Angeles | 1,384 |
208 | 750 |
958 | 793 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1973-1992 |
Montreal, Los Angeles | 227 |
28 | 116 |
144 | 211 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 1995
Norris Trophy: 1976-77 (Montreal), 1979-80 (Montreal).
Conn Smythe Trophy: 1978 (Montreal)
Sport Magazine Playoffs MVP: 1976, 1978 (Montreal)
Hockey News Comeback Player of Year: 1985-86 (Mon.) (tri-winner)
NHL All-Star First Team: 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80
(Montreal)
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1977-78, 1980-81, 1985-86
(Montreal)
All-Star
Game: 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost):
1989 (Montreal), 2001 (New Jersey) (as coach)
NHL Records: Most
consecutive seasons in playoffs (20)
Montreal Records: Single-season points, defenseman (85 in 1976-77)
Montreal
Molson Cup (Most 3-Star Selections): 1980-81
Los Angeles Most
Inspirational Player: 1990-91
NHL Plus-Minus Leader: 1976-77 (plus-120)
NHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1978 (21, tie)
NHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1978 (17)
Montreal Assists Leader: 1982-83 (49, tie)
Montreal Playoffs Points Leader: 1978 (21, tie), 1985 (11, tie)
Montreal Playoffs Assists Leader: 1978 (17), 1985 (8, tie), 1986 (13),
1987 (17)
Coaching Career: Named New Jersey assistant coach on June 30, 1993, and
remained in that position through 1995 season. ... Named Los Angeles head
coach on July 26, 1995, and remained in that position until April 19, 1999.
... Named New Jersey assistant coach on May 26, 1999, and remained in that
position until March 22, 2000. ... Named New Jersey head coach on March 23,
2000, and remained in that position until Jan. 28, 2002. ... Named New Jersey
interim assistant coach on Feb. 25, 2002 and remained in position through
2001-02 season. ... Named New Jersey special-assignment coach in August 2002
and remained in position until July 12, 2005. ... Named New Jersey head coach
on July 12, 2005.
Miscellaneous: Ranked by The Hockey News in 1997 as the 24th greatest
NHL player of all time. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with water on knee.
... Missed part of 1979-80 season with separated shoulder. ... Missed parts of
1980-81 season with groin injury, separated shoulder and broken nose. ...
Missed part of 1982-83 season with shoulder injury. ... Broke leg playing polo
on Aug. 9, 1987, and missed first 27 games of 1987-88 season. ... Never missed playoffs in 20 seasons
as a player. ... His jersey No. 19 has never been worn
by another Montreal player, although it is not officially retired. ... Was
able to wear No. 19 in Los Angeles because Jim Fox gave it up to him when he
signed with team in 1989. ... Was oldest active player in NHL at time of his
retirement. ... Runner-up for Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year in
1997-98. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL)
Challenge Cup: 1979. World Championships:
1981 (fourth)
Canada Cup: 1976 (first), 1981 (second), 1984 (first)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1972 (Nova Scotia)
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted
Nov. 1, 2004
World Championships Best Defenseman: 1981
World Championships
All-Star: 1981
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Ottawa)
Miscellaneous: Nicknamed "Big Bird." ...
Avid polo player, he owned several polo ponies as well as thoroughbreds during his playing career. ...
Named defenseman on All-Time Canadian Dream Team. ... Spent first year after
his retirement serving as Bridgestone Tire Company's Canadian spokesman.
Personal: Older brother of former NHL player Moe
Robinson. ... Father of former college baseball player Jeffrey Robinson. | | HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Robinson's last Montreal
contract expired after the 1988-89 season, and he became an unrestricted free
agent. He signed with Los Angeles on July 25, 1989. Montreal declined its
option to match Los Angeles' contract offer of $1.5 million over three years. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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