Larry Playfair
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1958)
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Larry William Playfair (born June 23, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. 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] Along with his younger brother Jim, Playfair was 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]
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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
| Larry Playfair | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Playfair with the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team in 2011 | |||
| 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 |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
13th overall, 1978 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1990 | ||
Playfair 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 | ||||
Awards
- WCHL First All-Star Team – 1978