IMAGE INFORMATION
EditLarry Clark "Big Bird" Robinson - Born June 2, 1951 in Winchester, Ontario is a Canadian retired ice Hockey defenceman, coach, executive, and scout.
- Calder Cup Champion 1972 with Nova Scotia Voyageurs.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1986 with Montreal Canadiens, 1995, 2000, 2003 with New Jersey Devils (assistant coach and interim coach) 2019 with St. Louis Blues (scout).
Stanley Cup finalist 1989, 2001.
- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1989 with Montreal Canadiens, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003 with New Jersey Devils.
- Conn Smythe Trophy Winner 1978 with Montreal Canadiens.
- James Norris Memorial Trophy Winner 1977, 1980 with Montreal Canadiens.
- Canada Cup Champion 1976, 1984 with Team Canada
Canada Cup runner-up 1981.
Robinson made his NHL debut with Montreal Canadiens on January 8, 1973 vs Minnesota North Stars at Montreal Forum in a 3-3 tie.
Robinson scored his 1st NHL goal vs Rogie Vachon of Los Angeles Kings at 13:27 of 1st period on February 3, 1973 at The Forum in a 7-1 Montreal win.
Robinson played in 1384 regular season NHL games, scoring 208 goals (29 GWG), 750 assists with 793 penalty minutes and 227 NHL playoff games, scoring 28 goals (3 GWG / 2 OTG), 116 assists with 211 penalty minutes.
Robinson had a career plus-minus of +722.
Robinson played in NHL All-Star Games 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992.
Robinson was selected to the NHL First All-Star Team in 1977, 1979, 1980.
Together with Nicklas Lidström, Robinson holds the NHL record for most consecutive playoff seasons with 20, 17 of them with the Canadiens.
Robinson represented Canada 31 times, scoring 4 goals, 3 assists with 6 penalty minutes. He was co-captain of Team Canada at 1984 Canada Cup.
On November 19, 2007, the Canadiens retired Robinson's No. 19 jersey.
After retiring as a player, Robinson started coaching, first as a assistant coach with New Jersey Devils in 1993, then head coach with Los Angeles Kings (1995 to 1999), back to New Jersey in March of 2000, becoming the 1st interim head coach in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup. He was later fired by New Jersey in 2002, only to to be rehired in 2005, resigning later that same year. New Jersey again rehired him as a assistant coach. He then worked for the San Jose Sharks for a few years before joining the St. Louis Blues.
Larry Robinson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995.
Larry Robinson was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 2000
Larry Robinson was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2014
Larry Robinson was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in 2017
