Larry Robinson names the best player he ever faced
And shocker; it's not Wayne Gretzky
Larry Robinson
Larry Robinson was a Canadian defenceman who played 1,384 NHL games for Montreal and Los Angeles and won six Stanley Cups with the Canadiens. Robinson took the Norris Trophy in 1977 and 1980 and the Conn Smythe in 1978, anchoring the 1970s Montreal dynasty as Big Bird. Robinson added four more Stanley Cups on the coaching and consulting side, the last with St. Louis in 2019, for ten in all across the whole career.
| Position | Defence, shoots left |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 June 1951, Winchester, Ontario |
| Drafted | 20th overall, 1971, by Montreal |
| NHL teams | Montreal, Los Angeles |
| NHL career | 1,384 GP, 208 G, 958 P, 793 PIM |
| Honours | Six Stanley Cups as a player; Norris Trophy 1977 and 1980; Conn Smythe Trophy 1978; Hockey Hall of Fame 1995 |
| Known for | Anchoring the 1970s Canadiens dynasty as Big Bird |
| Ten Cups | Six as a player, one as Devils head coach in 2000, two as a Devils assistant in 1995 and 2003, and one with St. Louis in 2019 |
