Larry Aurie

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CanadaCanada  Larry Aurie Ice hockey player
Date of birth February 8, 1905
place of birth Greater Sudbury , Ontario , Canada
date of death December 12, 1952
Place of death Detroit , Michigan , USA
size 168 cm
Weight 67 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1923-1925 Sudbury Wolves
1925-1926 Galt Terriers
1926-1927 London Panthers
1927-1938 Detroit Cougars / Falcons / Red Wings
1938-1944 Pittsburgh Hornets

Lawrence Henry "Larry" Aurie (born February 8, 1905 in Greater Sudbury , Ontario , † December 12, 1952 in Detroit , Michigan , USA ) was a Canadian ice hockey player ( right winger ) and coach who worked for the Detroit Red from 1927 to 1938 Wings played in the National Hockey League .

Career

Aurie played most of his youth with the Sudbury Wolves in the Canadian Junior League OHA , before he began his professional ice hockey career in 1926 with the London Panthers in the Canadian Professional Hockey League (CPHL). In 1927 he was signed by the Detroit Cougars , who over the next few years changed their name first to Detroit Falcons and later to Detroit Red Wings.

When the team first appeared as Red Wings in 1932/33 , Aurie led the team as captain on the ice and in 1933/34 he was appointed to the NHL Allstar Game when he was the Red Wings' best scorer.

He played mainly in a storm series with Marty Barry and Herbie Lewis , who together made up the best series on the team at the time. In the 1935/36 season they led the team to the first Stanley Cup win in team history. 1936/37 Aurie scored the most goals in the league and the team won the Stanley Cup again, but Aurie missed the playoffs because he had broken his leg shortly before. After the season he was elected to the NHL First Allstar team .

But the broken leg left damage and from then on influenced Aurie's game. In 1938 he actually ended his career, but shortly afterwards he joined the Pittsburgh Hornets , the Red Wings farm team , from the lower class AHL , where he remained as a player-coach until 1944.

Larry Aurie died on December 12, 1952 at the age of 47 from complications from a stroke he had suffered the day before.

His jersey number

Aurie's jersey number 6 was officially banned by team owner James E. Norris after the 1938/39 season . And was worn only once by his cousin, Cummy Burton , from 1957 to 1959 after Aurie's family gave their approval. In addition, number 6 was listed as blocked in the Official NHL Guide and Record Book from 1975, in the first listing next to number 9 by Gordie Howe and number 10 by Alex Delvecchio . However, the current team owner Mike Ilitch has not yet honored Aurie with a banner that was hung on the ceiling of the Joe Louis Arena , as was the case with Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Terry Sawchuk , Ted Lindsay , Sid Abel and Steve Yzerman . In addition, Ilitch insisted in 2000 that number 6 in the NHL record books is no longer listed as banned. Why Ilitch does not give Aurie this honor is still a mystery. Aurie's number has since been unofficially banned and is still not worn by any Red Wings player.

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 12 489 147 129 276 279
Playoffs 5 24 6th 9 15th 10

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personal data
SURNAME Aurie, Larry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aurie, Lawrence Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Greater Sudbury , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 1952