Editing Larry Robinson (section)

== Playing career ==
Larry Robinson played Junior 'A' hockey with the [[Brockville Braves]] of the CJHL and Major Junior in the Ontario Hockey League 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]].

Nicknamed "''Big Bird''" in part for his size (6'4’’ and 225 pounds), Robinson was a big and strong yet highly mobile defenceman. He played 17 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens and another three seasons for the [[Los Angeles Kings]], until his retirement after the 1991–92 season. He won the [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]] twice (1976–77 and 1979–80) as the league's most outstanding defenceman and won the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] as the most valuable player of the 1978 playoffs. He was named to the league's first and second all-star teams three times each.  His peak years were 1976–77 to 1980–81, although he had a strong comeback season at age 34 in 1985–86 when he was again named to the second all-star team and scored 82 points, just three shy of his career high of 85 (1976–77). Robinson was a dominant player whose talent and leadership helped lead the Canadiens to six [[Stanley Cup]]s.

Robinson was a member of [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Team Canada]] in the 1976, 1981 and 1984 [[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 [[NHL Plus-Minus Award|plus-minus rating]] of +730, the NHL career record, including an overwhelming +120 in 1976–77 (second only to [[Bobby Orr]]'s record +124 in 1970–71, and with Orr and Wayne Gretzky (+100 1984–85), is one of only three players to have a plus-minus rating of +100 or greater for a season). He won the Stanley Cup six times with the Canadiens, in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1986. Together with [[Nicklas Lidström|Nicklas Lidstrom]], Robinson holds the NHL record for most consecutive playoff seasons with 20, 17 of them with the Canadiens.<ref name=retirednumber>{{cite web | title=Larry Robinson joins Canadiens legends with retirement of his No. 19 jersey| website=nhl.com| url=https://www.nhl.com/news/larry-robinson-joins-canadiens-legends-with-retirement-of-his-no-19-jersey/c-373921| date=November 19, 2007| access-date=September 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name=lidstromshare>{{cite web | title=Numbers help tell story of Lidstrom's brilliance| publisher=NHL.com| url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=633436 | date=May 31, 2012 | access-date=February 1, 2013}}</ref>

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. On November 19, 2007, the Canadiens retired Robinson's No.&nbsp;19 jersey before a loss against the [[Ottawa Senators]].<ref name=retirednumber/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canadiens-retire-larry-robinson-s-no-19-1.677256|title=Canadiens retire Larry Robinson's No. 19|publisher=CBC Sports|date=November 19, 2007|access-date=April 18, 2021}}</ref> 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.