Larry Playfair
Larry William Playfair (born June 23, 1958 in Fort St. James, British Columbia) is a retired professional ice hockey player with a reputation as 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.
| Larry Playfair | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| NHL Draft |
13th overall, 1978 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1990 | ||
Playfair currently lives on Grand Island, New York. Evidently 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 | ||||
See also
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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) . A similar letter is now from Rob Ray.
External links
| Preceded by Ric Seiling |
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 1978 |
Succeeded by Mike Ramsey |