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Tonight The Canadiens Honor Larry Robinson

by Paul on 11/19/07 at 08:22 PM ET
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from Chris Stevenson of the Ottawa Sun,

MARVELVILLE—The road from this hamlet south of Ottawa to Montreal goes east and north to Hwy. 417. For Larry Robinson, it was paved with the work ethic of a farmer’s son.

Broke after his first year in pro hockey, and with a young wife and son, Robinson worked on the paving crew—7 a.m.-7 p.m.—on the 417 between Russell and Maxville in the summer of 1972.

Robinson made just $7,500 the previous winter playing for the Canadiens’ AHL farm team in Halifax. With wife Jeannette and son Jeffrey, money was stretched thin, especially when the team went on a long playoff run and won the Calder Cup.

added 8:56am, Habs Inside/Out has some Robinson memories you may be interested in.  Some nice postcard pictures of Robinson and Red Fisher looks at Robinson.

Update 5:25pm ET: (alanah) From The Hockey News,

If the Montreal Canadiens keep retiring the numbers of everyone who deserves it, they’ll look more like a football team than a hockey team in a few years.

The Canadiens, who do these ceremonies far better than anyone else in the NHL (are you watching, Maple Leafs?) are set to retire their 12th number Monday night when Larry Robinson’s No. 19 is raised to the rafters of the Bell Centre. That will be followed by Bob Gainey’s No. 23 in February with it all but certain the Canadiens will retire Patrick Roy’s No. 33 next season when they celebrate their 100th anniversary.

Update 8:22pm ET: (alanah) via TSN:

Montreal Canadiens fans had waited a long time to give Larry Robinson the ovation he received Monday night, and they weren’t going to sit down until they were good and ready.

Robinson joined 12 other Canadiens legends when his No. 19 was retired and raised to the Bell Centre rafters before Montreal’s game against the Ottawa Senators.

Robinson received an ovation of several minutes when he was first introduced to the crowd, and he tried sitting down to get the fans to stop.  But they refused, continuing for several more minutes despite Robinson’s repeated attempts to get them to sit down.

More photos here.
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*original time of post 8:28 a.m. ET. Last update 5:22pm ET

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He was my favourite player for the Habs, just a great defenseman.

Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 11/19/07 at 11:57 PM ET

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