Larry Playfair

Larry Playfair
Larry Playfair
	Playfair with the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team in 2011
Born	June 23, 1958; Fort St. James, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Buffalo Sabres; Los Angeles Kings
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	13th overall, 1978; Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1978–1990

Larry William Playfair (born June 23, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Playfair had a reputation as being a hard-working, pugnacious defender. He played for the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings in the NHL and he has worked as a color analyst for Sabres television broadcasts since his 1990 retirement due to chronic back problems.[1] His younger brother Jim Playfair shares a lot of the same characteristics - both were drafted in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft (Larry in 1978 and Jim in 1982), and both played junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League.[2] However, Larry played 688 career NHL games; Jim a mere 21.

Playfair currently lives on Grand Island, New York. He was president of the Sabres Alumni Association spanning at least December 2007 and March 2012.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	Langley Lords	BCHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Kamloops Chiefs	WCHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Langley Lords	BCHL	72	10	20	30	162	—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Kamloops Chiefs	WCHL	—	—	—	—	—	3	0	0	0	0
1976–77	Portland Winter Hawks	WCHL	65	2	17	19	199	8	0	0	0	4
1977–78	Portland Winter Hawks	WCHL	71	13	19	32	402	8	0	2	2	58
1978–79	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	26	0	3	3	60	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Hershey Bears	AHL	45	0	12	12	148	—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	79	2	10	12	145	14	0	2	2	29
1980–81	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	75	3	9	12	169	8	0	0	0	26
1981–82	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	77	6	10	16	258	4	0	0	0	22
1982–83	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	79	4	13	17	180	5	0	1	1	11
1983–84	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	76	5	11	16	211	3	0	0	0	0
1984–85	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	72	3	14	17	157	5	0	3	3	9
1985–86	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	47	1	2	3	100	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	14	0	1	1	28	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	37	2	7	9	181	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	54	0	7	7	197	3	0	0	0	14
1988–89	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	6	0	3	3	16	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	42	0	3	3	110	1	0	0	0	0
1989–90	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	4	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			688	26	94	120	1814	43	0	6	6	111

Awards

WCHL First All-Star Team – 1978

References

Joe Pelletier (June 14, 2007). "Larry Playfair". Greatest Hockey Legends.com: The Hockey History Blog. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
"Hockey Goon: Larry Playfair". Hockey Goon (hockeygoon.com). Retrieved 2010-06-08.
"A Letter from Larry Playfair ..." Letter from the President. Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association (sabresalumni.com). Archived from the original on 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2015-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) . A similar letter is now from Rob Ray.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] Joe Pelletier (June 14, 2007). "Larry Playfair". Greatest Hockey Legends.com: The Hockey History Blog. Retrieved 2010-06-08.

[2] "Hockey Goon: Larry Playfair". Hockey Goon (hockeygoon.com). Retrieved 2010-06-08.

[3] "A Letter from Larry Playfair ..." Letter from the President. Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association (sabresalumni.com). Archived from the original on 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2015-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) . A similar letter is now from Rob Ray.