Editing Larry Robinson (section)

== Coaching career ==
Following his retirement, Robinson was hired as an assistant coach with the [[New Jersey Devils]] in 1993. After winning the [[1995 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup in 1995]] with the Devils, he was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, the same year he was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]. He left the Los Angeles team at the end of the 1998–99 season and signed on as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils once again. Named interim head coach of the New Jersey Devils on March 23, 2000, Robinson guided his team to win the [[2000 Stanley Cup Finals|2000 Stanley Cup]]. With the victory, Robinson became the first interim head coach in NHL history to guide a team to the Stanley Cup. The feat would later be accomplished by [[Craig Berube]] in [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals|2019]]. Robinson recounted to journalist [[Scott Morrison (journalist)|Scott Morrison]]:<ref name="GreatestDay">{{cite book|last=Morrison|first=Scott|title=Hockey Night in Canada: My Greatest Day|year=2008|publisher=Key Porter Books|page=[https://archive.org/details/mygreatestday50p0000morr/page/178 178]|location=Toronto|isbn=978-1-55470-086-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mygreatestday50p0000morr/page/178}}</ref> {{cquote|Considering how long I played hockey and how many Cups I got to win as a defenseman with Montreal, it was my first Stanley Cup win as a head coach that is actually my greatest day in hockey.}}

He stayed on as head coach for the next year and again guided the Devils to the [[2001 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup finals]], where they lost against the [[Colorado Avalanche]] in seven games.

Robinson was fired during the 2001–02 season, but returned as an assistant coach in February 2002 and just before the 2002–03 season to win his ninth [[2003 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup in 2003]].

When [[Pat Burns]] suffered a recurrence of cancer, Robinson again assumed the mantle of head coach on July 14, 2005. This stint came to an end on December 19, 2005, when Robinson resigned, citing stress and other health problems.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/larry-robinson-resigns-as-devils-coach-1.526733|title=Larry Robinson resigns as Devils coach|author=CBC Sports|date=December 21, 2005|access-date=April 18, 2021|work=CBC News}}</ref>

Robinson returned to the Devils prior to the 2007–08 season as an assistant coach under [[Brent Sutter]]. Prior to the 2008–09 season, Robinson left from behind the Devils' bench to become a special assignment coach between the organization's prospects in Lowell, Mass., and the Devils.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2008/07/robinson_wont_be_behind_bench.html|title=Robinson won't be behind N.J. Devils' bench this season|author=Rich Chere/The Star-Ledger |date=July 22, 2008|access-date=February 19, 2009}}</ref>

Robinson's contract ended with the New Jersey Devils in the summer of 2012. He indicated he was interested in becoming an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens, however that post was filled with former Hab J.J. Daigneault soon after. Robinson then was appointed an associate coach with the [[San Jose Sharks]] on July 10, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/montreal-canadiens/Larry+Robinson+finds+Jose/6910075/story.html|title=Larry Robinson finds his way to San Jose|author=Montreal Gazette|date=July 10, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2012|work=Montreal Gazette|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719061243/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/montreal-canadiens/Larry+Robinson+finds+Jose/6910075/story.html|archive-date=July 19, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On May 23, 2014, the Sharks added director of player development to Robinson's role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=720430|title=Sharks Name Larry Robinson Associate Coach & Director of Player Development|work=[[San Jose Sharks]]|date=May 23, 2014|access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref> In 2017, at the end of his five-year contract with the Sharks, Robinson left the organization.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/19464853/larry-robinson-san-jose-sharks-parting-ways |title=Director of player development Larry Robinson won't return to Sharks |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=May 26, 2017}}</ref> He is currently a Senior Consultant to Hockey Operations for the St. Louis Blues.

With the St. Louis Blues defeating the [[Boston Bruins]] in the [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals]], Robinson won his tenth Stanley Cup championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/robinson-basks-in-stanley-cup-as-blues-consultant/c-307836470|title=Robinson basks in Stanley Cup title as Blues senior consultant|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref>