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7-15-05, 10:16 AM
Larry Robinson Returns as Devils' Head Coach
Larry Robinson Returns as Devils' Head Coach
East Rutherford, NJ ? The New Jersey Devils today named Larry Robinson to the position of head coach. The announcement was made by Devils' CEO/President/General Manager Lou Lamoriello. He will serve as the 13th head coach in the team's 24-year history.
?Larry Robinson is a great leader and teacher who has had previous success as a coach with the Devils, winning the Stanley Cup in 2000,? said Lamoriello. ?The respect our veterans and young players have for Larry, along with his knowledge of those players will be a tremendous asset.?
Robinson, 54, was named as the 13 th head coach in team history, July 14, 2005. He will be entering his ninth season as a member of the Devils' organization? He was promoted to the position of special assignment coach in August 2002, after re-joining the team as an assistant coach on February 25, 2002. Robinson previously served New Jersey as head coach from March 23, 2000-January 28, 2002. In two years, he led the team to a 73-49-19=171pt (.585) mark, and consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals. During the 1999-00 campaign, Robinson became just the third coach in league history to take over a team in mid-season and go on to win the Stanley Cup. He also served as an assistant coach for the World Team during the 2000-01 NHL All-Star Game. Under Robinson, the Devils recorded a team-record 111 points and .659 winning percentage in 2000-01.
He re-joined the Devils as an assistant coach May 26, 1999, after spending the previous four seasons as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings. Robinson was named to that position July 26, 1995 after serving New Jersey as an assistant coach for two seasons, including during the team's first championship in 1994-95. Robinson first joined the Devils after a one-year absence from hockey on June 30, 1993 for his first career coaching position. He was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 1995.
Robinson's professional playing career spanned 21 years, including 20 NHL seasons, retiring as an active player in 1992. Among his accomplishments: a member of six Stanley Cup Championship teams with the Montreal Canadiens; a two-time recipient of the Norris Trophy as NHL's best defenseman (1977, 1980); named to the NHL First All-Star Team three times (1977, 1979, 1980); NHL Second All-Star Team three times (1978, 1981, 1986); and made ten All-Star Game appearances (1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992). Robinson's 20 playoff seasons are tied with Gordie Howe, Larry Murphy, and Scott Stevens for the second most in NHL history, while his 227 post-season games played is fifth in league history.
He spent his first full pro season (1971-72), and part of the next with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL), prior to playing full-time in the NHL. Robinson played the first 17 seasons of his NHL career with Montreal before signing as a free agent with the Kings, July 25, 1989. He compiled 208 goals and 750 assists for 958 points and 793 penalty minutes in 1,384 regular-season NHL games. Among defensemen in NHL history, Robinson's games played total ranks tenth, assist total seventh and point total eighth. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, November 2004. Larry and his wife, Jeannette, have a son, Jeffrey, daughter, Rachelle and grandson, Dylan.
Larry Robinson Returns as Devils' Head Coach
East Rutherford, NJ ? The New Jersey Devils today named Larry Robinson to the position of head coach. The announcement was made by Devils' CEO/President/General Manager Lou Lamoriello. He will serve as the 13th head coach in the team's 24-year history.
?Larry Robinson is a great leader and teacher who has had previous success as a coach with the Devils, winning the Stanley Cup in 2000,? said Lamoriello. ?The respect our veterans and young players have for Larry, along with his knowledge of those players will be a tremendous asset.?
Robinson, 54, was named as the 13 th head coach in team history, July 14, 2005. He will be entering his ninth season as a member of the Devils' organization? He was promoted to the position of special assignment coach in August 2002, after re-joining the team as an assistant coach on February 25, 2002. Robinson previously served New Jersey as head coach from March 23, 2000-January 28, 2002. In two years, he led the team to a 73-49-19=171pt (.585) mark, and consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals. During the 1999-00 campaign, Robinson became just the third coach in league history to take over a team in mid-season and go on to win the Stanley Cup. He also served as an assistant coach for the World Team during the 2000-01 NHL All-Star Game. Under Robinson, the Devils recorded a team-record 111 points and .659 winning percentage in 2000-01.
He re-joined the Devils as an assistant coach May 26, 1999, after spending the previous four seasons as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings. Robinson was named to that position July 26, 1995 after serving New Jersey as an assistant coach for two seasons, including during the team's first championship in 1994-95. Robinson first joined the Devils after a one-year absence from hockey on June 30, 1993 for his first career coaching position. He was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 1995.
Robinson's professional playing career spanned 21 years, including 20 NHL seasons, retiring as an active player in 1992. Among his accomplishments: a member of six Stanley Cup Championship teams with the Montreal Canadiens; a two-time recipient of the Norris Trophy as NHL's best defenseman (1977, 1980); named to the NHL First All-Star Team three times (1977, 1979, 1980); NHL Second All-Star Team three times (1978, 1981, 1986); and made ten All-Star Game appearances (1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992). Robinson's 20 playoff seasons are tied with Gordie Howe, Larry Murphy, and Scott Stevens for the second most in NHL history, while his 227 post-season games played is fifth in league history.
He spent his first full pro season (1971-72), and part of the next with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL), prior to playing full-time in the NHL. Robinson played the first 17 seasons of his NHL career with Montreal before signing as a free agent with the Kings, July 25, 1989. He compiled 208 goals and 750 assists for 958 points and 793 penalty minutes in 1,384 regular-season NHL games. Among defensemen in NHL history, Robinson's games played total ranks tenth, assist total seventh and point total eighth. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, November 2004. Larry and his wife, Jeannette, have a son, Jeffrey, daughter, Rachelle and grandson, Dylan.