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Berth in HallcapsORONTO - THE selectionof Larry Robinson to theHockey Hall of Fame caps a wonderful year for the man affectionately called Big Bird by his teammates during his years as a dominant NHL defenceman.He was an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils when they won the Stanley Cup, he was a proud father at his son’s wedding, then he was hired as head coach of»-the Los Angeles Kings.“I’m ecstatic about everything,, that's happened to me this year,”'; Robinson said from California.Also selected: the late Fred (Bun) Cook in the veteran players’ category and Bill Torrey and Gunther Sabetzki in the builders' category.Jack Gatecliff receives the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, for excellence in hockey journal-” ism for his writing at the St.‘ Catharines Standard.Brian McFarlane, a commenta-., tor and interviewer with Hockey Night in Canada for 27 years, receives the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for excellence in hockey broadcasting.The induction ceremony is Nov..Robinson learned to skate on the Ottawa region's ponds and creeks and did not play organized hockey until the age of nine.He spent 17 seasons with the 1 Montreal Canadiens, who won the . Stanley Cup in his 1972-73 rookie; season. The 6-foot-4 defenceman • helped them win four in a row from 1976 to 1979 and one more in 1986. , He was playoff MVP in 1978 and was named the league’s best •defenceman in 1976-77 and in 1979-80.most playoff games (227) and most consecutive years in the playoffsyearCanadian Press20Robinson holds NHL records for
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Tue, Sep 12, 1995
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