Perfect hip check. Robinson was a big dude.

Robinson. What an icon and class act 👍 ...... and this from a leafs fan

What I love most about this hit, nobody went after Robinson for giving a hard but clean hit! In this day and age of the NHL though, every clean hard hit somehow provokes a reaction!

@johnwhyte2638

9 ай бұрын

No response for good reason. This was game 2 of the 1976 Finals so the fighting wasn't as prevalent as regular season games. The other reason was Robinson's rep as a fighter. He cleaned Schultz's clock back in 1974. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZWjpLGFdrWnZrA.htmlsi=PaQ2FoO9N5_TqODx&t=85

@cornpipe

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I noticed that. In today's NHL even the cleanest textbook hipcheck turns into a near brawl.

@robertl8481

7 ай бұрын

They were scared of Robinson, and he once said because there was no response we now were going to win the Stanley Cup. I was a hockey school as a kid and Schultz and Ed Van Impe were there, and I can tell you other than fighting and elbows all the kids had more talent then those two!

@dondash8921

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely. A good clean hit was just that. Nowadays I think the players are taught "you're not allowed to hit me". Sometimes, I think they should ban checking then LOL

@nakedfreak1

7 ай бұрын

NO ONE was gonna go after Larry Robinson.

Long time Rangers fan here. I didn’t root for Montreal but I loved watching Larry Robinson and Guy LaFluer. Robinson seemed to tower over everyone on the ice.

@stevencooke6451

Ай бұрын

The Big Bird. Reasonably gentle guy with great skills who could also fight and throw them.

That hit set the tone of the series and the Broad Street Bullies were never the same after. Montreal won 4 Stanley Cup in a row. Big Bird is among the best 5 defensemen of all time.

@williamcurtin5692

Ай бұрын

Montreal saved hockey that series. Ironic it was Dornhoefer, one of the very few clean Flyers on that check. I still remember the guy coming out with the hammer and nails. Les Candiens etaient la.

@stevencooke6451

Ай бұрын

I think Robinson, more than anyone, stated that the Habs were not going to be pushed around. As a Habs fan no other period in my life comes close.

Thanks to yourteam and you personally, firewagon hockey over ruled goonery hockey. The blatant mugging was sickening. Thank you Larry and Bob Gainey and the rest of the team

The best well rounded Defense of all time. Thx to you, and Thx for everything sir Robinson. You were a true model, not just as a hockey player, burt as human beeing too.

@jeanpierrevaillancourt-pro247

10 ай бұрын

True -hab fan

@chr970

8 ай бұрын

I have always said that and come under fire. I saw Orr play too. Yes he was the best offensive d man, and he killed penalties. Obviously Orr is untouchable the skating playmaking scoring etc. But Robinson played the power play for a reason, plus killed penalties better than Orr. When it came to the rough stuff, Orr had some dirtiness too him, and fought….but Robinson was the heavyweight king, beating all comers, and put the Flyers and their goons in their place and in check. They couldn’t play their game style against Robinson. You can’t say that for Orr.

@user-mr3ct1dm9p

Ай бұрын

Doesn't Robinson have the highest plus /minus rating in the NHL, to this day??!!

@jimduffy3285

Ай бұрын

Bruins fan but Larry would be my first choice in an all-time draft

@humankirk9196

Ай бұрын

​@@chr970also Robinson played like 2x more seasons than Orr, whose career was cut short by injuries related to his gameplay. Both Orr and Robinson are generational players, but very different players.

Clean shoulder hit, this is how the game is supposed to be played.

@greatcanadiansportsshow

9 ай бұрын

I agree

@johnarouet5030

5 ай бұрын

Except he was nowhere near the puck.

@steveperry1344

2 ай бұрын

shoulder hit into the friggin dasher.

@jamesanthony5681

2 ай бұрын

Except Robinson got a penalty on that play.

@rogerzotti1

Ай бұрын

well said and oh so true ...

For me. He is my favorite hockey player of all time.

@JPBelanger

22 күн бұрын

Certainly in my top 5. And a real class act. I have friends that went to ring his door when he was in Montreal and he came out to talk with them.

Not a Habs fan but certainly a Big Bird fan. Definitely one of my all-time favourite players.

@greatcanadiansportsshow

7 ай бұрын

Bird could do it all. Playmaker, skater, shooter and devastating hitter

That hit ended one dynasty and startyed another!What a great defenseman he was!

I met Larry Robinson in person once. He was a partner in a business and him and his partner were visiting potential sites to locate the company. As a born Montrealer, I’ve always been a fan of the Canadiens. I was waiting for them in front of the door of the premises. Larry got out of the car, walked towards me and said « Hi, I’m Larry Robinson ». He then shook my hand with his extra large hand wrapping mine (and I have large hands myself). I thought he was also very tall, I looked at his stats, he is 1m93 versus me at 1m80. I have to admit that I was impressed. If I had played hockey against him, I would have avoided skating on his side at all costs !

This was before they broadcasted games on tv so i don't know anyone who watched him play but i was told he was like the Ray Bourque of his day but didn't score as much and not as tough but for his day he was a something i was told by hockey fans who grew up in that era and actually got to see him in Montreal!

One of the beat players ever .

Larry , number 1 plus - minus in the the NHL, So rare to see him laugh in an interview, congratulations 😂😂😂

@donaldjacques7962

7 ай бұрын

He was routinely BOOED at the Montreal forum. We had rocket, pocket, boom-boom , flower, road runner, Jake the snake etc. He was more valuable . More goals for the team, you win.

Big bird is a bad ass hockey player!!! Much Respect here

the only thing that bothers me is that Bobby Clarke wasn't the one Larry took out.

Here’s the difference between then and now, look at the equipment back then. Pads were designed to protect you, now they’re designed to hurt others. Shoulder pads now are like football pads. Elbow pads were 3 or 4 inches of foam, now they’re made like turtle shells. Hard as hell. No wonder it’s a 5 minute major for attempt to injure instead of a 2 minute minor??? I could go on, but…. Here’s to big bird, he was a GREAT player.

Remember, Larry Robinson was even drafted in the 2nd Round of 1971... with the LA Kings draft pick. Any team could have had him. It wasn't just Guy and Marcel Dionne in that draft class.

Savard, Robinson and Lapointe were arguably 3 of the best 5 D in the league when they played. Robinson could have won more then 2 Norris Trophys. Scotty Bowman has stated that Serge Savard never winning a Norris was a major injustice. Lapointe was one of the better D to never win one. Of course, Bobby Orr playing for some of the same years didn't help.

I LOVE Big Bird!! I have many of his hockey cards.

Great Clean Hit

@davemashinter5218

Ай бұрын

Shultz should of taken care of him right there.

There's a reverse version of this hit floating around on yt, captures the hit even better.

Larry the legend. Can you believe he wasnt drafted until the second round which means so many teams took a pass, how foolish.

The way Gary's head hit the glass it looks like he could have had a concussion from the hit.

"Maybe it was cracked a little bit" I can't hold my laughter.

I can’t remember who checked him, but there was a time when Bob Gainey got checked and the glass shattered. Then, there’s the Scott Stevens’ hit on Lindros. He went down like a sack of spuds.

That hit may have won them the Stanley Cup that year. They carried that momentum the rest of the season.

@golfberg1

Ай бұрын

It Happened in the Post Season !

That set the standard that Montréal was not going to be intimidated. And put the flyers out in 4 straight.

@September2004

6 ай бұрын

Actually, it was back-to-back pre-season games with Philly where they showed them. The first game in Montreal, Philly roughed the Habs up and won. Then Claude Ruel said to Bowman that the Habs were stupid because they had brought players but Philly brought goons. So the next game in Philly, the Habs brought up all these tough minor leaguers like Sean Shanahan and kicked the crap out of them including Dornhoefer and after that, games weren’t so tough.

@brucesturton8521

6 ай бұрын

@@September2004 I believe you ,but, I don't remember the pre season games .but, you look at the habs ,Robinson, boouchard, lupien , chartraw, risebourgh, Tremblay, even Savard held his own against Schultz.

@September2004

6 ай бұрын

@@brucesturton8521 Oh, I don’t remember myself. I just read that in Bowman’s biography.

@neilm2794

3 ай бұрын

They won 4 straight because Parent wasn't healthy. They won Games 1, 2, 3 by a single goal and were shooting against Wayne Stephenson.

@brucesturton8521

3 ай бұрын

@@neilm2794 parent played in 77 and 78 and they lost to Boston. Stephenson was a good goaltender.

Typical Larry, massive hit delivered without elbow or stick, tough as nails, but clean and classy.

La plus grande marque dappréciation que le hockey lui est faite, detre sur la 1e équipe de tout les temps des Habs avec Doug Harvey-un Grand défenseur HOF avec Orr-Lidstrom-Fetisov-Harvey-Bouchard

@JPBelanger

22 күн бұрын

En plus, a la fin de sa carriere, il jouait avecc Peter Svoboda, qui n'etait pas le joueur le plus responsable defensivement. Les Canadiens lui en ont mis sur les epaules... 🙂

apparently the boards moved an inch after the hit

Big Bird

Who was the hit on?

@greatcanadiansportsshow

Ай бұрын

Gary Dornhoefer

NOTE, boards, not "walls". Also, F all the flyer scum, then and now... for all eternity!! Way to go Larry!!

@SeptemberChild1835

Ай бұрын

Hate much?

did clarence campbell review that one?

@greatcanadiansportsshow

Жыл бұрын

Just a solid hip check. Not to the head

@steveperry1344

Жыл бұрын

@@greatcanadiansportsshow if that was open ice maybe but it was a combination of boarding, roughing, charging and interference and a big friggin ouch!!! for dornhoffer. hansonesque.

@greatcanadiansportsshow

Жыл бұрын

A heavy, heavy hit! And clean by NHL standards

i had the sound off and i didnt realize that was actually larry talking. larry that looked like you were really trying to hurt the guy, dornhoffer i guess you said. spitting up blood from playing a game ain't good.

Monsieur Big Bird ! mon défenseur préféré

There's at least half a dozen bigger body checks that I can think of off the top of my head bigger than this one. However, if you look at this you don't see guys running over to fight after the big hit. You don't see the player being hit lying on the ice like he can't play any more. We need more of this in today's game. Too many European player who flop like a fish out of water if anyone touches them.

That's now a penalty

Larry ended season 1976-77 with +120, is this a record? Ends his career with +722. I wonder if Larry is just the best defenseman ever.

@greatcanadiansportsshow

Ай бұрын

Larry has the best overall plus/minus in NHL history, followed by Orr, Bourque and Gretzky. But Orr has the best single season. 124 to Larry’s 120

@davemashinter5218

Ай бұрын

Orr was the best,second to none.

Ya but the puck is nowhere near him, lol.

@greatcanadiansportsshow

7 ай бұрын

He had just chipped it ahead as he saw Larry coming

@tomhanley7982

Ай бұрын

@@greatcanadiansportsshow Yup, slowed the video down to .25 and even with the low quality you can see the puck come up into the white on the boards, clean hit.

@davemashinter5218

Ай бұрын

Exactly,cheapshot.

When Larry Robinson played in LA they called him The Chef -- he specialized in turnovers

I can think of a lot of worse checks.

@greatcanadiansportsshow

3 ай бұрын

Do tell!

@bipolarpunt5721

3 ай бұрын

@@greatcanadiansportsshow Scott Stevens knocking out Paul Kariya comes to mind.

@bipolarpunt5721

3 ай бұрын

@@greatcanadiansportsshow Another is Wendel Clark hittting a Blues player behind the net, knocking him out cold.

@greatcanadiansportsshow

3 ай бұрын

Didn’t break the boards, though

@Nicksfingerstylechannel-cu9sc

Ай бұрын

@@bipolarpunt5721 Bruce Bell

that's a nasty hit, did the ref's hand go up on that one? i hope it did. i would never expect that from larry robinson because it looked so flagrant and a cheap shot, he always seemed like a class player. i would expect that from the flyers or something they do in today's game.

@darrylrose7700

11 ай бұрын

How is that a cheap shot???

@steveperry1344

11 ай бұрын

@@darrylrose7700 he nailed the guy into the boards. taking the guy out of the play is one thing but it looked like he maimed the guy and he did.

@darrylrose7700

11 ай бұрын

@@steveperry1344 a dirty play on a check is to: -Hit a player between the numbers and drive his face into the boards. - a headshot delivered with the stick, arms / Elbows. - maybe driving him into the boards when he is in a vulnerable position. None of these things happened here. Dornhoffer was going up the boards and his body was turned such that his shoulders would be closest to the boards. And Robinson hit him with the hips and a bit of shoulder. I saw that play when it happened and there was no outrage over it being dirty. But everyone talked about the thundering body check on a tough guy, delivered by a super tough guy. It's still regarded as likely the best body check in hockey history. Nowhere is it considered a dirty hit.

@jaycollins7288

10 ай бұрын

That was a perfect hit. The stick was down and no elbows, just the body check. What the hell are you talking about?

@steveperry1344

10 ай бұрын

he anailed the guy into the boards, looked like boarding, ouch! @@jaycollins7288

He’s lucky he didn’t hit Dave Schultz like that. Moose Dupont would’ve tuned him up.

@greatcanadiansportsshow

2 ай бұрын

Dorny was Moose’s teammate too. I don’t think Larry was concerned.

@SeptemberChild1835

Ай бұрын

No.

@ricklarade3593

Ай бұрын

he did, to a pulp...lol, pounded him that is!!

@user-mr3ct1dm9p

Ай бұрын

Robinson feared nobody-- Dupont would have had to go hospital, and he either had-- or in a later game whipped Schultz's ass.

@jbqu3142

Ай бұрын

Schultz couldn’t even touch Larry. DuPont would have been knocked-out. Robinson is a giant. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZWjpLGFdrWnZrA.htmlsi=8FzDlbtAMForiPM8