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05-30-2003, 09:27 AM
Report: Penguins interested in Robinson
TSN.ca Staff
5/29/2003
(tsn.ca) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have reportedly been granted permission to speak to New Jersey Devils assistant coach Larry Robinson about their head coaching vacancy.
Robinson has two years remaining on his contract as a special assistant with the Devils, who are currently battling the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the Stanley Cup Final.
Former head coach Rick Kehoe was fired by the Penguins at the end of the season.
According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Robinson has said he would welcome the challenge of helping rebuild the Penguins and teaching the younger the younger players.
"That's what I enjoy," Robinson told the newspaper. "I certainly don't mind having a number of veterans, but I think the teaching part of it is what I enjoy the most about this profession, so that's one of the reasons" he is interested in the job.
However, Robinson is concerned about the team's inability to find financing for a new arena to replace the 42-year-old Mellon Arena, the oldest building in the National Hockey League.
"The only thing I question is that they've been talking about the need for a new building and that doesn't seem to be going anywhere," Robinson said in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "That's the only thing that scares me. It's great to say you want to rebuild, but without an arena, you kind of have to ask, what are you rebuilding?"
Robinson was an assistant with the Devils in 1995 when the team won the Stanley Cup and then was the head coach when they repeated the feat in 2000, taking over for Robbie Ftorek late in the season.
He also won six Stanley Cups as a player with thee Montreal Canadiens.
TSN.ca Staff
5/29/2003
(tsn.ca) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have reportedly been granted permission to speak to New Jersey Devils assistant coach Larry Robinson about their head coaching vacancy.
Robinson has two years remaining on his contract as a special assistant with the Devils, who are currently battling the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the Stanley Cup Final.
Former head coach Rick Kehoe was fired by the Penguins at the end of the season.
According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Robinson has said he would welcome the challenge of helping rebuild the Penguins and teaching the younger the younger players.
"That's what I enjoy," Robinson told the newspaper. "I certainly don't mind having a number of veterans, but I think the teaching part of it is what I enjoy the most about this profession, so that's one of the reasons" he is interested in the job.
However, Robinson is concerned about the team's inability to find financing for a new arena to replace the 42-year-old Mellon Arena, the oldest building in the National Hockey League.
"The only thing I question is that they've been talking about the need for a new building and that doesn't seem to be going anywhere," Robinson said in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "That's the only thing that scares me. It's great to say you want to rebuild, but without an arena, you kind of have to ask, what are you rebuilding?"
Robinson was an assistant with the Devils in 1995 when the team won the Stanley Cup and then was the head coach when they repeated the feat in 2000, taking over for Robbie Ftorek late in the season.
He also won six Stanley Cups as a player with thee Montreal Canadiens.