Larry Hillman

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Lawrence Morley "Larry" Hillman (Born February 5, 1937 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player and coach. He is probably one of the most travelled players in hockey history having played for 15 different teams in his 22 professional seasons.

1 Playing Career
2 Coaching Career
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Playing Career

Larry Hillman started his career by playing 1 season for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL in 1953. He split the Next season between the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL and the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. He won his 1st Stanley Cup Championship with Detroit in 1955. He left the Red Wings after 1957 and went to the Boston Bruins He played 2 full seasons in Boston before beng sent down to their minor league team the Providence Reds for most of the 1960 season. In 1961 He went to the Toronto Maple Leafs where He continued to bounce from the minor leagues to the NHL and back. He played on 4 Stanley Cup winning teams in Toronto in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. In between those cup wins he played parts of 6 season with the Rochester Americans and the Springfield Indians. After the 1968 season He signed with the Expansion Minnesota North Stars who later traded Him to the Montreal Canadiens Where He won His 6th and final Stanley Cup Championship. After Montreal He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres. after 1973 He left the NHL for the WHA. He played 2 seasons for the Cleveland Crusaders and His Final season in 1976 for the Winnipeg Jets.