Larry Clark Robinson was born on June 2,1951 and is a Canadian former ice hockey coach, executive and player.
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18 Facts About Larry Robinson
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Larry Robinson's coaching career includes head coaching positions with the New Jersey Devils, as well as the Los Angeles Kings.
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Larry Robinson was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Larry Robinson played Junior 'A' hockey with the Brockville Braves of the CJHL and Major Junior in the Ontario Hockey Leauge with the Kitchener Rangers then turned professional, spending 1971 to 1973 with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League before making it to the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens.
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Larry Robinson won the James Norris Memorial Trophy twice as the league's most outstanding defenceman and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the 1978 playoffs.
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Larry Robinson was named to the league's first and second all-star teams three times each.
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Larry Robinson was a dominant player whose talent and leadership helped lead the Canadiens to six Stanley Cups.
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Larry Robinson won the Stanley Cup six times with the Canadiens, in 1973,1976,1977,1978,1979, and 1986.
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Together with Nicklas Lidstrom, Larry Robinson holds the NHL record for most consecutive playoff seasons with 20,17 of them with the Canadiens.
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Larry Robinson's name appears on the Stanley Cup ten times, six as a player, three as a coach or assistant coach and once as a scout.
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Larry Robinson stayed on as head coach for the next year and again guided the Devils to the Stanley Cup finals, where they lost against the Colorado Avalanche in seven games.
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When Pat Burns suffered a recurrence of cancer, Larry Robinson again assumed the mantle of head coach on July 14,2005.
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Larry Robinson's contract ended with the New Jersey Devils in the summer of 2012.
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Larry Robinson indicated he was interested in becoming an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens, however that post was filled with former Hab JJ Daigneault soon after.
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Larry Robinson then was appointed an associate coach with the San Jose Sharks on July 10,2012.
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Larry Robinson is currently a Senior Consultant to Hockey Operations for the St Louis Blues.
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Larry Robinson was raised on a Marvelville, Ontario farm and as a boy, he grew up with a love of horses.
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