"I bought my son of a little red Jeep, a red Jeep with a black top," he continued. "And he ended up going back to college. So right away, I said, 'You know what, I'm going to take that [Jeep] and go to Jersey."
Robinson loaded up the Jeep with all his belongings and hockey gear and began making his way to New Jersey. He parked his car outside the hotel, across the street from the arena where training camp was set to be held.
"This was my first time there," Robinson recalled. "I pull up to the front, I'm looking around thinking 'Yeah, this must be the place'. So, I grabbed my briefcase and walk in to check-in, I'm greeted for my first training camp and they give me all the leaflets and all the stuff for training camp.
"Then, I walked back out -- no vehicle. I was there a total of 15 minutes, came back out and somebody stole my car, my clothes, everything is gone."
Robinson had lost everything, including all his skating gear and skates. Sticks and all.
"They found the car two and a half weeks later," Robinson laughed, "It had been all stripped down and so they asked me if I wanted it. I said, 'Oh no, not really. But I wouldn't mind my clothes back.'"
For more great stories from Larry Robinson, be sure to tune in to next week's edition of the Speak of the Devils Podcast with Matt Loughlin and Amanda Stein as they welcome the Hall of Famer to the podcast!
