following his retirement, robinson was hired as an assistant coach with the new jersey devils in 1993. after winning the stanley cup in 1995 with the devils, he was hired as head coach of the los angeles kings, the same year he was inducted into the hockey hall of fame. he left the los angeles team at the end of the 1998–99 season and signed on as an assistant coach with the new jersey devils once again. named interim head coach of the new jersey devils on march 23, 2000, robinson guided his team to win the 2000 stanley cup. with the victory, robinson became the first interim head coach in nhl history to guide a team to the stanley cup. the feat would later be accomplished by craig berube in 2019. robinson recounted to journalist scott morrison: