Larry Robinson hit

[gracom1977]

people who complain and want a suspension after every hit should do the world a favor. stop watching hockey. i suggest tennis or bowling

[Canadian925]

The Flyers got a big taste of their own stuff they had been dishing out in the playoffs since 1973.

[graciemaemarie11]

@Canadian925 wasn't it great? the punk flyers got smeared

[soulscanner66]

Greatest hit of all time ... hard, clean, meant to hurt, not to injure. Dornhofer got up right away, skated away, and not fight afterwards ... great sportsmanship.

It set the tone for the great Habs teams of the late 70's. It showed that if the Broadstreet Bullies or anyone tried to intimidate Robinson and the Habs, you would not be successful.

I don't think there was anyone tougher in the NHL than Robinson; but he was a complete player, so you rarely saw it.

[graciemaemarie11]

@soulscanner66 you so right, habs wiped out the punked out thuggies.... everyone so glad the thugs' got wiped out and smeared 4 straight.... so good.... so good... so right.... justice...

[llehman84]

That is how you check, no need to jump up, no need to put your arms up, no need to aim for the guys head.

[BeachBum2OO7]

this was a time when men played hockey, not the little cry baby boys like today. Stopped watching hockey by the mid 90's, and am glad I did.

[Beginstheman]

Wow! The boards really moved out of place on that one.

You won't see this kind of hard powerful and legal (all at the same time) hit in the NHL anymore.

[MrSticksb]

Hockey boards are full of who was hockey's all time toughest player. No one

wanted to fight Larry Robinson.The few who did did'nt do it twice. Considering

the type of game he played and how little he fought or had to fight I'd cast my

vote for the Big Bird and I'm a Bruins fan.This also was the best Hockey era

hands down.Notice Dornie got creamed but got up and steamed right after

Robinson...

[EdMcStinko]

One of the best bodychecks Ive ever seen

[Dunkleosteus9]

Yet he was penalized for "boarding" and the Flyers scored on the power -play.

[pedalboy]

@Dunkleosteus9 But Canadiens won the game and the Cup!

[Zilla2251]

completely legal

[offthelinegt]

Adda boy LArry!

[fantastopotomus]

on halo, i believe this is called a Perfection.

[rcoveyduc]

You'll find few cleaner checks than this that come anywhere close to being as hard. It's text book. There are few in the league today that can hit that well and clean.

[WatchVenusSpa]

The Cryers had every chance in the world to get Larry back but they being the Flyers, lay down and cried.

[goalscr12]

clean hit Let these millionaires of today wear no helmet or visors and you'll see all the present head hits stop. The NHL commisioner has ruined this great game. Outside of the Finals each game looks like a high price scrimmage.

[goalscr12]

Clean hit

Different game back then even when I played, in the NHL.There was a badge of respect. You would pull up along the boards if someone was in a bad situation. Let all these pussies today wear no helmet's or eye visor's. make the shoulder pads, elbow pads smaller And you won't have all these concussions.

[TIMOTHYSAARINEN]

Clean Hit! Larry Robinson was a God! I miss REAL hockey. It's been dead since the early 80's.

[gcdcjccc]

actually, Larry dished out many similar hits throughout his great career. this one stands out because of the broken board thing.............. he's had many of these

[iluvdesmond]

I remember this so clearly. It was great. Loved when the Habs beat the Flyers. If the Flyers beat the Bruins, it'll take me back. Of course, if the Bruins win and play the Habs, that will take me back, too. What a team, those Habs of the 70's ('71 was one of my favourite years.)

[drummerwes81]

where's the charging penalty. He left his feet.

[MAGNNUM]

It was a perfectly clean hit. His feet were planted squarey on the ice until the impact.

[LlamaInk]

@drummerwes81

He didn't lunge at the guy, Larry's feet were on the ice until he made impact with Gary, it's 100% clean.

[gtrick64]

Imagine if....the elbow DID come up....

[wilfrid55]

after that hit...Fini Flyers Forever.....

[themike56]

hockey today as loss alot of class...

[TheGamegangsta2]

today, hits are harder....and more really more dirty

[iluvdesmond]

@TheGamegangsta2 They're not harder but they are dirtier. If you think they are harder than you never saw the greats play. Pete Mahovlich, Serge Sevard and Larry Robinson could take down any of today's players if they played for the Habs today. You just don't know what you're talking about, dude.

[sketchguy2006]

@TheGamegangsta2 ... Like every aspect of the game, hitting is a skill that can be taught. Hitting has nothing to do with increased player size. Concussions have EVERYTHING to do with increased player size.

[4honors]

hockey has gotten better. every generation is gonna have their elite players. hockey has gotten better in that the bottom 15 skaters on teams have gotten alot better. you proved my point. you can look at his stats, as his opposition got better his #'s dropped. after the 80's gretzky never scores 50 goals in a season and only cracks 30 goals 3 times. the players r bigger,faster,stronger and better coached than they were. in 10 years players will b better than they r now.

[4honors]

like i said you cant compare generations. its a stupid argument & i dont want to get involved in it. there's always a what if. hockey players are coached and physically better now than they were. i already know your dumb counter argument oh this guy put up all these #'s. great but that doesn't change the facts. as far as the hit im sure back when you had hair it was the cat's meow. ive just seen harder hits though. put ovechkin back in the 80's & tell me he wouldn't tear it up.

[4honors]

its a hard hit, but not hardest hit ever! dont get me wrong he got him good but ive seen plenty of harder hits than that. just watch a scott stevens highlight reel. kasparitus on lindros, cambell on umberger . its hurts soo much more open ice.

[Leadbelly44]

Relatively speaking, probably the hardest hit ever. Remember, the hockey pads where not made of space age material, the boards didn't have the give they have today, 6'2' was a giant, and the players had respect for the opposing player ( didn't leave their feet, no headshots...)

[4honors]

it all boils down to the fact that you just cant compare generations. i dont even want to get into that dumb argument. it will just go on forever. yes relatively speaking it was a hard hit but scientifically speaking its not the hardest hit ever by psi measure. 10 years from now there will b better players that hit harder. hockey is an ever evolving game. can you keep up with it?

[atome56]

Tottally agree with Lennon4life.Today ppl jump and go 1m away to just get the head.Back then people jumped when they were near the guy to just hit better and to get there position right.Whoever who says assault or charging are all just comparing this to today's hockey.Back then the guys had more respect to eachother.

[Lennon4life1968]

Lord you can tell the age groups of those who have a problem with this hit. The only reason his skates may not be on the ice is because of how he had to position himself to make the hit. Notice (unlike today) he made no effort at all to go for the head. Someone said on a vid I watched of Larry tuning Dave Schultz ; Golden Rule #1: NEVER MAKE LARRY MAD!

From a Leaf fan who respects quality players regardless of the uniform they wear

[jgrewal66]

the difference back in those days is that guys didnt go for each other's head. Even though larry jumped, he didnt go for the head.

The players these days have no respect for each other, Today, when a guy jumps, he is usually looking for the head. That's why the ref has to call charging these days.

Also, guys never used to run each other from behind on icing calls back in the 70's.

It was a rough game, but a cleaner game than today.

[kmyeakel]

bob miller talks about the hit

[JoshDone]

Good fucking god - It's not "charging" and it's not "assault." You kids are applying today's NHL rules to the hit in this clip. The NHL in 1976 was a COMPLETELY different game (and a much better one).

[owenboen67]

yeah when it's shoulder to shoulder it's fine but when it's matt cooke or mike richards hits...not so much

[SacredGrave]

@JoshDone im 17 years old right now and ia gree with you thats a clean hit and it would be today too so stfu he glided into him faggots

[nuklz]

@JoshDone i hate todays NHL...thanks gary...you took a great sport and turned it into Disney on Ice....lace up a pair of skates and take one shift mr. commish.....you will be begging to go back to the NBA selling hot-dogs or t-shirts...MMA is the most popular sport on the planet today...the NHL was 20 years ahead of that.....talk about a bad business decision.....stupid idiot

[MAGNNUM]

because in today's NHL you can't even throw a good clean body check without someone screaming "Head Shot" or assault!!!

[pedalboy]

@JoshDone You hit it on the head pal!!!!

[SpeedyTase]

@JoshDone I can only imagine what he was like as a coach(ie, the garbage can incident in the Devils lockerroom during the '00 Finals). Glad he is back with the Devils, though!

[ThePapayaKing]

@JoshDone I agree on everything you say, except about applying today's rules. While the rules have changed (mostly for the worse), this hit would still be 100 percent legal today. This hit would be legal in the NCAA or even HS and bantam hockey. There' not one thing about this hit anyone can legitimately penalize. It's just a perfect shoulder/hip check.

[CamilleMikhael]

At 0:17, you could see his feet leave the ice. Charging.

[lioliok]

EeeeH leaving your feet off the ice is an assault btw

[jkordic31]

That just goes to show how much rougher and tougher the game was back then. Today the players need to be protected by the ref and have him sent off. Back then, you take the hit, you sucked it up and dealt with it. Maybe you drop the gloves and settle things that way.

[mikewsan]

thats got to hert but thats what u get if u mess with Larry

[andrelebaron]

I remember that being the 76 Finals. If ever a series was decided by one hit, I think it was that one.

[lolitathebitch]

Actually, it was 1973.

[alartandy]

And it was a legal check, unlike the career-ending head shots or boarding calls that we're seeing too much of today.

I'll bet Dorny and Robinson still talk about it whenever they run into each other today. Some hits you never forget.

[YankeeStadiumHistory]

lol, hey did you hear about that collector with those 1923 ny yankee stadium documents?

[slapshot254]

Hey baseball doesn't suck. Baseball is a great game. Its just not as great as hockey.

[jpapas527]

Great hit, different from the head-on freight train explosions we've seen from Stevens and others.

[meanwiddlekid]

This isn't nearly as a hard as Brian Campbell's open ice hit on Umberger.

[Scotty2HottyPwns]

yes it is, it's just that people were tougher and didn't wear 400 pounds of equipment back then...

[meanwiddlekid]

They don't wear 400 pounds of equipment now. Maybe the goalies do, but not the skaters. Dornhoeffer got right up as if nothing happened. Players weren't any tougher then then they are now. That's the standard line from someone that wants to believe older is always better. Campbell's hit on Underwood was an open ice hit and Underwood was virtually out cold. Making a big deal about the boards? Remember, it's rarely the hardest hit that breaks the glass. The right angle is more important.

[MembrainJ]

You're a fucking idiot, thanks for coming out.

[meanwiddlekid]

I see that your parents must have been fine upstanding canadian citizens, eh? You must have spent most of your childhood in their crack den.

[MembrainJ]

LOL. You are the cum shot you're mother should have swallowed.

[gcdcjccc]

what nonsense meanwiddlekid

[kcsunshine64]

big bird was one of the toughest and best players to ever play. I loved it when he made Schultz his bitch, and Irvine too. He beat on Sleigher in the '86 playoffs too.

[gcdcjccc]

Now that was one HAILLLL of a hit! Vintage Robinson.

[HawkFest]

Not the fibreglass fence... The WOODEN BOARD had to nailed back into place! ouch...

[hockeykid1121]

woahh.....

[Malic430]

its cool that u can see where the boards were knocked out of alignment. coolest hit ever

[bignuts25]

The only check I ever saw that was better than this one was also by Robinson. It was the '83 play-offs, I believe against Quebec. One of the Stasnys (Marian I think) was flying down the ice on a break-away with no one in sight on the tv picture. Suddenly, there's Robinson! This cat comes flying up and hip checks Stasny in the chest! Wholly Shit! They had to carry that boy off the ice! Stevens is a close second, but Robinson was, and is the best checker! Just awesome!

[CenCalDevil]

Larry Robinson was an awesome player. He was also the reason the 1999-2000 New Jersey Devils made it to the SCF with 8 games left in the regular season as head coach. Scott Stevens hits were good, but damn, Larry!!!

[HefnersCrew2005]

Robinson is a legend because of this huge (and clean hit) the guy was able to ride that hit and become a tough peacemaker in the NHL. He rarely fought, yet kept the Habs stars of the 70s from ever getting picked on. Robinson was huge for his era, and after that hit, was immortal on the ice.

[hasekisgod]

no avspatsfan you are wrong

leafyrivers is right, its a hit viscously into the boards in a dangerous manner

[hockeythug8]

i hate the habs but christ this hit was big

[AvsPatsFan]

Boarding is when you hit a player from behind when he is facing the boards. Hitting a player from the side when he isn't facing the boards is perfectly legitimate. It looks to me like he didn't leave his feet until after the hit so I can't imagine it would be called as a penalty.

[leafyrivers]

ok jack:boarding--when a player checks his opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to be thrown violently into the boards. now the nhl is such a pussy league that they call even the lightest hit a penalty. if larry did that hit now there is no doubt he would be called. it was a legal hit but now they would penalize him for it

[mathieu3240]

awesome

[jackf8]

You obviously don't know what boarding means. That was a clean hit. The only reason people get penalties when they leave their feet is because they go for head shots. This was clearly not a head shot.

[leafyrivers]

it is a good thing he did that check when he did now he would get 5 minutes for boarding and a 5 game suspension

[Malic430]

thats not boarding. he wasnt facing the boards and the hit wasnt from behind

[wresneski]

But his feet did leave the ice...

Penalty? Yes.

[MM6492]

no ur wrong. that was clean

[wresneski]

Whatever man.  In today's pussified NHL, that would draw a charge or roughing. Shit, the league may make up a new rule just because of that hit.

[laxlyfe11]

hey idiot did you not realize that hit happened over twenty years ago?

[wresneski]

Hey dipshit, thanks for the intelligent comment. Wouldn't you think that when someone prefaces a statement with "In today's pussified NHL" that he recognizes that this happened in the past? And I'm the idiot...

[laxlyfe11]

haha i know i know. i just found it humourous how you said "the league may make up a new rule just because of that hit". sounded like you thought it recently happened and now they decide to change the rules. anyway i agree with you that the league is now "pussified". its a shame what they are trying to do to the game.

and you are more than welcome for the intelligent comment, im glad you found it helpful.

[wresneski]

LOL... sorry for calling you a dipshit :)

[laxlyfe11]

haha no worries, i would have done the same had i been called an idiot in your position ;).

[jpleafs15]

Larry Robinson was the best defensement ever. He OWNED other players and the 'big three' was unstoppable. 6 stanley cups. outstanding.

[jarryparkman]

Have you ever heard of Bobby Orr?

[jpleafs15]

obviously i have... i was speculating just after seeing the tape lol, it was 2 completely different style of play from 2 completely different types deffencements... bobby orr only played 9 years. And yes, i know that orr was probably one of the best puck handlers ever

[Mouglikillz]

He was so cool and the plhyers so violents. We won 4-0 cause we had talent

[shanedoan101]

larry was a bitch

[madmodpo]

And you're a mental midget.

[shanedoan101]

and you are an actual midget with homosexual tendencies and obvious signs of a very weak mind.Stupid motherfucker.

[macs777]

Larry Robinson etait le meilleur. Point final. Juste trop fort pour les flyers.

[gtrzbroken]

larry rocks!

[dancan81]

Beauty!

[terencemielke]

the guys a fucking monster literally

[lkada]

larry is my daughter!

[colelacavera]

larry is my cousin!!!!

[tiltins]

he used to be my neighbor :p

[acool76]

dont mess with the Bird - he beat up shultz real nice. lol

[goerge4]

dornhofer had said a while before that Larry (big bird) was big but hit like a bird..freakin' big bird!

[madmodpo]

Players were lucky Big Bird was a gentleman

[canadasheel]

Dornhofer probably had it coming. He was a dirty player to put it mildly. That hit was probably 1% of what he had coming.

[oehieze]

Funny thing is Dornhoreffer wasn't a little wuss by any means....

[RJ8812]

ya, he's like 3 feet off the ice, what a clean hit...

[Fuschimuschi]

Stop at 0:17. The second he touches him, his right skate is still on the ice.

It's completely normal that after a hit your feet are off the ice.

[jpwjr1199]

1976 Stanley Cup Final