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Robinson, Dionne, Taylor named AHL All-Star honorees

Published on January 18, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today that former Los Angeles Kings greats Larry Robinson, Marcel Dionne and Dave Taylor will be honored at the 2005 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic, to be held February 13-14 in Manchester, N.H.

A 1995 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Robinson began his professional career with the AHL's Nova Scotia Voyageurs in 1971-72 and helped lead them to a Calder Cup championship. After recording 16 goals and 47 assists in 112 AHL games, Robinson went on to play 20 seasons in the NHL, winning six Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens and capturing the Norris Trophy twice as the league's best defenseman. After three seasons with Los Angeles, the 10-time NHL All-Star retired in 1992 with 958 points in 1,384 career NHL games. Robinson won another Stanley Cup as an assistant with New Jersey in 1995, then went back to Los Angeles and spent four years (1995-99) as head coach with the Kings. He returned to the Devils as head coach and won his eighth Stanley Cup in 2000. Robinson is currently a special assignment coach for New Jersey.

Robinson will be the honored guest at the annual Hockey Hall of Fame/AHL All-Star Luncheon, which each year honors a Hall of Famer with ties to the AHL. Past honorees include Billy Smith, Grant Fuhr, Rod Langway, Brad Park, George Armstrong, Glen Sather, Bill Torrey, Al Arbour, Bill Barber, Ken Dryden, Lorne "Gump" Worsley, Johnny Bower, Glenn Hall and Emile Francis.

Dionne and Taylor were teammates in Los Angeles for 10 seasons from 1977-87, forming two-thirds of the famed "Triple Crown" line. Dionne ranks among the greatest scorers in NHL history, compiling 731 goals (fourth all-time) and 1,771 points (fifth) over 18 NHL seasons, including 12 years in Los Angeles. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. Taylor has been a member of the Kings organization for the last 27 years. He spent his entire 17-year playing career with Los Angeles, recording 1,069 points in 1,111 games and helping the franchise to its only Stanley Cup Final appearance in 1993. He served as the team's assistant GM for three seasons, and has been the Kings' vice president and general manager since 1997.

Dionne and Taylor will serve as the honorary team captains for the 2005 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic. Previous honorary captains have included Adam Graves, Joe Kocur, Kevin Dineen, Gordie Clark, Lanny McDonald, Darryl Sittler, Don Cherry, Bill Dineen, Jim Craig and Al MacNeil.

The 2005 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic will take place at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H., home of the AHL's Manchester Monarchs. The event gets underway on Sunday, February 13, with the 2005 AHL All-Star Skills Competition at 7:00 p.m. (ET). The annual All-Star Game follows at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday, February 14, and will be televised live nationally in the United States and Canada. Of the 328 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 92 percent have competed in the NHL, including Daniel Briere, Andrew Brunette, Anson Carter, Pavol Demitra, Rick DiPietro, J.P. Dumont, Patrik Elias, Manny Legace, John Madden, Ladislav Nagy, Vaclav Prospal, Martin St. Louis, Marc Savard, Steve Sullivan and Tomas Vokoun.

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