1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 30 Larry Robinson Hockey Card (Front)
1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 30 Larry Robinson Hockey Card (Back)
1977-78 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
Card Notes
A member of the First Team 1976-77 NHL All-Star Team as voted by the fans last season, he’s an aggressive skater. Scored 51 points for Kitchener Rangers of OHA during 1970-71.
Larry was MVP of 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs.
En Français
Choisi par les spectateurs comme défenseur de la première équipe d’étoiles de la LNH pour 1976-77, Larry est un patineur agressif. Il produisit 51 points pour les Rangers de Kitchener dans l’AHO durant 1970-71.
Joueur le Plus Utile durant les éliminatoires de la Coupe Stanley ’76.
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Bit of an ERROR: Larry Robinson was not the MVP of the 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs. Robinson was, however, the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy two years later, 1977-78, when he led the Montreal Canadiens to their third consecutive championship. In 15 post season games that year, Big Bird contributed 21 points from the blue line.
He did total 51 points with the Kitchener Rangers in his only year of major junior hockey, 1970-71. The Habs selected him in the second round of the NHL Amateur Draft in 1971 and spent a year and a half in the AHL with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs before getting his start with the Canadiens.
In 1976-77, Robinson captured his first of two Norris Trophy wins as the NHL’s top defenseman. His 19 goals, 66 assists and 85 points were all career highs. He finished in a three way tie for third spot for assists in the league with Borje Salming and Tim Young. Marcel Dionne was just three assists ahead while leader Guy Lafleur had 80 helpers.
Between 1972-73 and 1991-92, Larry Robinson appeared in 1,384 regular season and 227 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995.