Larry Regan
Date of birth | August 9, 1930 |
place of birth | North Bay , Ontario , Canada |
date of death | March 9, 2009 |
Place of death | Ottawa , Ontario , Canada |
size | 175 cm |
position | Right wing |
Shot hand | Right |
Career stations | |
1946-1947 | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
1946-1948 | Ottawa Senators |
1948-1950 | Toronto Marlboros |
1950-1952 | Ottawa Senators |
1952-1953 | Shawinigan Cataractes |
1953-1955 | Quebec Aces |
1955-1956 | Pembroke Lumber Kings |
1956-1959 | Boston Bruins |
1958-1961 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
1961–1962 | Pittsburgh Hornets |
1965-1966 | Baltimore Clippers |
Lawrence Emmett "Larry" Regan (born August 9, 1930 in North Bay , Ontario , † March 9, 2009 in Ottawa , Ontario) was a Canadian ice hockey player (right winger) and coach , who between 1956 and 1961 for the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs played in the National Hockey League .
Career
At the age of 16 he moved to Ottawa, where he played for the Ottawa Junior Senators . Shortly thereafter, he moved to the senior sector with the Ottawa Senators , who were then participating in the Quebec Hockey League . For two years he moved to the Toronto Marlboros , where he first played again in the junior area and in the second year with the seniors, with whom he won the Allan Cup in 195 . He then returned to the Senators before playing for Shawinigan, Quebec and Pembroke in the years to come.
In the 1956/57 season he made the leap into the NHL with the Boston Bruins . In his first season he scored 14 goals and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best newcomer . He was the oldest player to win this trophy at the time. In early January 1959 he moved to the Toronto Maple Leafs , for which he was still active for two and a half seasons.
In 1961 he moved to the American Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Hornets , where he worked as a player-coach.
There followed two years at Innsbruck EV for which he acted as a trainer. After another year as a youth coach in Etibicoke, he returned to the ice for a season with the Baltimore Clippers in the AHL.
He followed Jack Kent Cooke , whom he knew from Toronto, to Los Angeles and became the first general manager of the Los Angeles Kings from the 1967/68 season . In the 1970/71 season he worked there as a coach. in the coming season he handed over the office after 10 games to Fred Glover . During the 1973/74 season , ar was deposed as general manager. In his time as coach, he caused a sensation when after the end of a game against local rivals, the Oakland Seals , the referee slapped in the face, as this initiated the defeat for the Kings by a late penalty decision. Regan was fined $ 1,000 by NHL President Clarence Campbell .
After his active career, Regan was active in the NHL Alumni Association , which advocates the claims of former NHL players.
Web links
- Larry Regan at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Larry Regan at hockeydb.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Regan, Larry |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Regan, Lawrence Emmett |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | North Bay , Ontario |
DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 2009 |
Place of death | Ottawa , Ontario |