Montreal Retires Robinson’s #19
November 20, 2007
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Larry Robinson joined 12 other Montreal Canadiens players in jersey retirement last night when his number 19 was raised to the rafters of the Bell Centre to a thunderous applause. The Montreal crowd leapt to their feet when the Hall of Famer was first introduced and Robinson had to sit down after several minutes to get them to stop.
Attended by his wife Jeannette, his two children, three grandchildren, two sisters and his brother, Robinson welcomed the ovation warmly and thanked the fans for making his time with the Habs as positive as it was.
“The final people I want to thank are you, the greatest fans in the greatest city hockey has ever known,” Robinson said in French. “Without you, I wouldn’t be here today. You warmly welcomed an Anglophone farm boy from Marvelville and made him fall in love with this city.”
Robinson becomes the 13th player to have his number retired by the Canadiens, joining Jacques Plante (No. 1), Doug Harvey (No. 2), Jean Beliveau (No. 4), Bernard (Boom Boom) Geoffrion (No. 5), Howie Morenz (No. 7), Maurice (Rocket) Richard (No. 9), Guy Lafleur (No. 10), Dickie Moore and Yvan Cournoyer (No. 12), Henri Richard (No. 16), Serge Savard (No. 18) and Ken Dryden (No. 29).
“I am humbled to know my name will forever be in their company,” Robinson said.
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