Larry Robinson - Special Assignment Coach
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- Named "Special Assignment Coach" in August of 2002
- Re-Hired as Assistant Coach, Feb 25, 2002 - John Cunniff battling a recurrence of throat cancer
- Fired on January 28, 2002, replaced by Kevin Constantine
- Third coach to ever take over a team midseason and win the Stanley Cup (2000)
- Became Head Coach of Devils on March 23, 2000 - after Robbie Ftorek was fired
- Tenth coach in Devils' history
- 20 years as a defenseman with Montreal and Los Angeles
- Won 6 Stanley Cups as a Player
- Won 1 Stanley Cup as an assistant coach, and 1 as a head coach
- Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 1995
- Won two Norris Trophies as the NHL's top defenseman (1977,1980)
- NHL First All-Star Team (1977,1979,1980)
- NHL Second All-Star Team (1978,1981,1986)
- 10 All-Star appearances (1974,1976,1977,1978,1980,1982,1986,1988,1989,1992)
- Appeared in the playoffs all 20 seasons he was a player (ties him with Gordie Howe)
- Played 227 career playoff games (2nd in NHL)
- Avid polo enthusiast, owns several polo ponies
- Wife: Jeannette; Son: Jeffrey; Daughter: Rachelle; Grandson: Dylan
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