Larry Murphy

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CanadaCanada  Larry Murphy Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 2004
Date of birth March 8, 1961
place of birth Scarborough , Ontario , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 95 kg
position defender
number # 55
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1980 , 1st round, 4th position
Los Angeles Kings
Career stations
1978-1980 Peterborough Petes
1980-1983 Los Angeles Kings
1983-1989 Washington Capitals
1989-1990 Minnesota North Stars
1990-1995 Pittsburgh Penguins
1995-1997 Toronto Maple Leafs
1997-2001 Detroit Red Wings

Lawrence Thomas Murphy (born March 8, 1961 in Scarborough , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1830 games for the Los Angeles Kings , Washington Capitals , Minnesota North Stars , Pittsburgh Penguins , Toronto during his playing career between 1978 and 2001 Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Murphy, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 and one of the best defenders of his generation, has won the Stanley Cup four times over the course of his 21-year NHL career - twice each with Pittsburgh and Detroit. In addition, he was appointed three times to the NHL Second All-Star Team and took part in as many All-Star Games .

Career

Larry Murphy (left), April 2010

After two years in the Ontario Hockey League with the Peterborough Petes , Larry Murphy was selected in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft in the first round as fourth overall by the Los Angeles Kings . In his rookie season 1980/81 , he set two to this day NHL records for rookie defenders with 60 assists and 76 scorer points . During his 21 years in the National Hockey League , he completed 1,615 regular season games. After his career ended in 2001, that was also a record, but it was exceeded in the course of the 2003/04 season . He won the Stanley Cup twice with the Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1991 and 1992 ) and twice with the Detroit Red Wings ( 1997 and 1998 ) . In 2004 the right-shooter was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame . He has scored 1,216 points throughout his career, making him the fourth best defender of all time.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1978/79 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 66 6th 21st 27 82 19th 1 9 10 42
1979 Peterborough Petes Memorial Cup 5 0 2 2 8th
1979/80 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 68 21st 68 89 88 14th 4th 13 17th 20th
1980 Peterborough Petes Memorial Cup 5 1 6th 7th 4th
1980/81 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 16 60 76 79 4th 3 0 3 2
1981/82 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 22nd 44 66 95 10 2 8th 10 12
1982/83 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77 14th 48 62 81 - - - - -
1983/84 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6th 0 3 3 0 - - - - -
1983/84 Washington Capitals NHL 72 13 33 46 50 8th 0 3 3 6th
1984/85 Washington Capitals NHL 79 13 42 55 51 5 2 3 5 0
1985/86 Washington Capitals NHL 78 21st 44 65 50 9 1 5 6th 6th
1986/87 Washington Capitals NHL 80 23 58 81 39 7th 2 2 4th 6th
1987/88 Washington Capitals NHL 79 8th 53 61 72 13 4th 4th 8th 33
1988/89 Washington Capitals NHL 65 7th 29 36 70 - - - - -
1988/89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 13 4th 6th 10 12 5 0 2 2 8th
1989/90 Minnesota North Stars NHL 77 10 58 68 44 7th 1 2 3 31
1990/91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 31 4th 11 15th 38 - - - - -
1990/91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44 5 23 28 30th 23 5 18th 23 44
1991/92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 77 21st 56 77 48 21st 6th 10 16 19th
1992/93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 83 22nd 63 85 73 12 2 11 13 10
1993/94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 84 17th 56 73 44 6th 0 5 5 0
1994/95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 48 13 25th 38 18th 12 2 13 15th 0
1995/96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 12 49 61 34 6th 0 2 2 4th
1996/97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 69 7th 32 39 20th - - - - -
1996/97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 12 2 4th 6th 0 20th 2 9 11 8th
1997/98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 11 41 52 37 22nd 3 12 15th 2
1998/99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 10 42 52 42 10 0 2 2 8th
1999/00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81 10 30th 40 45 9 2 3 5 2
2000/01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 57 2 19th 21st 12 6th 0 1 1 0
OMJHL overall 134 27 89 116 170 33 5 22nd 27 62
NHL overall 1615 287 929 1216 1084 215 37 115 152 201

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1980 Canada June World Cup 5th place 5 1 0 1 4th
1985 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 8th 2 6th 8th 4th
1987 Canada WM 4th Place 6th 0 3 3 4th
1987 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 8th 1 6th 7th 4th
1991 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 8th 0 1 1 0
2000 Canada WM 4th Place 3 0 0 0 0
Juniors overall 5 1 0 1 4th
Men overall 33 3 16 19th 12

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Murphy, Larry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murphy, Lawrence Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Scarborough , Ontario