Larry DePalma
 Larry DePalma 
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| Date of birth | October 27, 1965 |
| place of birth | Trenton , Michigan , USA |
| size | 180 cm |
| Weight | 91 kg |
| position | Left wing |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| 1984-1985 | New Westminster Bruins |
| 1985-1986 | Saskatoon Blades |
| 1986-1991 | Minnesota North Stars |
| 1991-1993 | Kansas City Blades |
| 1993-1994 |
Atlanta Knights Salt Lake Golden Eagles |
| 1994 | Cleveland Lumberjacks |
| 1994-1995 | San Diego Gulls |
| 1995-1996 | Minnesota Moose |
| 1996-1997 | Milwaukee Admirals |
Lawrence Edward "Larry" DePalma (born October 27, 1965 in Trenton , Michigan ) is a retired American ice hockey player . During his career, he played for the Minnesota North Stars , San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League .
Career
DePalma first played for two years from 1984 to 1986 in the Western Hockey League with the New Westminster Bruins and Saskatoon Blades . After a successful last season in the WHL with 112 points in 65 games, he was elected to the East Second All-Star Team.
Even before the 1985/86 season , the Minnesota North Stars from the National Hockey League had the undrafted American under contract and put him in both the NHL and their farm teams in the International Hockey League until the end of the 1990/91 season and American Hockey League . DePalma played a total of 121 NHL games for the North Stars before signing a contract with the newly formed San Jose Sharks as a free agent . There he was mostly on the farm team at the Kansas City Blades for the next two seasons , with whom he won the Turner Cup , the championship of the IHL, at the end of the 1991/92 season . For the Sharks himself, he ran in 20 NHL games. In November 1993 he then moved to the New York Islanders for which he did not complete a single NHL game. In March 1994, the Pittsburgh Penguins accepted him into their team via the waiver list . With the Penguins, the left winger played his last seven NHL games at the end of the 1993/94 season . As a result, he was only used in the International Hockey League and ended his career after the 1996/97 season.
Achievements and Awards
- 1986 WHL East Second All-Star Team
- 1992 Turner Cup win with the Kansas City Blades
NHL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Regular season | 7th | 148 | 21st | 20th | 41 | 408 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th |
Web links
- Larry DePalma at hockeydb.com (English)
- Larry DePalma at legendsofhockey.net (English)
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| SURNAME | DePalma, Larry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Depalma, Larry; DePalma, Lawrence Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trenton , Michigan, USA |