Larry Murphy
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Position | Defence |
Shot | Right |
Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) |
Pro Clubs | Los Angeles Kings Washington Capitals Minnesota North Stars Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings |
Nationality | Canada |
Born | March 8, 1961, Scarborough, ON, CAN |
NHL Draft | 4th overall, 1980 Los Angeles Kings |
Pro Career | 1980 – 2001 |
Hall of Fame | 2004 |
Lawrence Thomas Murphy (born March 8, 1961 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played defence.
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[edit] Personal Information
Larry has three children and currently lives in rural Michigan where his family owns a dressage horse training facility that he built for his wife. His eldest daughter attends Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, while the other two children are still in high school.
[edit] Playing career
Larry Murphy was drafted 4th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He was the first selection that year of the Los Angeles Kings. In the 1980-81 NHL season, he set National Hockey League records for most assists and points by a rookie defenceman, with 60 and 76 respectively.
In his 21-season career (1980-2001), Murphy would go on to play for six different NHL teams. In addition to the Kings, he also suited up for the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Red Wings.
In 1995 after being named to the second-team All-Stars Murphy was traded to his hometown Leafs from the Penguins for Dmitri Mironov and a second round pick. Leafs fans booed Murphy, the highest paid player on the Leafs, mercilessly as a scapegoat for the lack of success the team was having. He was traded to Detroit for future considerations, and was an integral part of their 2 Stanley Cups.
When Murphy retired after the 2000-01 NHL season, his 1615 regular season games played stood as a record for the most career games by a defenceman; a mark previously held by defenceman Tim Horton. In 2003-04, Scott Stevens of the New Jersey Devils surpassed this mark, finishing the season with 1635 games played.
He was on four Stanley Cup winning teams during the decade of the 1990s, the only NHL player to accomplish this feat. He was a part of the only 2 NHL teams to win back-to-back titles during the decade, the Penguins in 1991 and 1992 and the Red Wings in 1997 and 1998.
In addition to his NHL championships, Murphy also won a Memorial Cup championship, the symbol of Canadian major junior hockey supremacy, with the Peterborough Petes in 1979. The Petes also reached the championship game the following year, but lost in overtime.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. Finishing his career with 1216 points, Murphy is currently the fifth highest scoring defenceman in NHL history, behind Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Al MacInnis and Phil Housley.
[edit] Career Statistics
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1978-79 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 66 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 82 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 42 | ||
1979-80 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 68 | 21 | 68 | 89 | 88 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 | ||
1980-81 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 79 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
1981-82 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 79 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 95 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | ||
1982-83 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 77 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 81 | |||||||
1983-84 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
1983-84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 72 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
1984-85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 79 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
1985-86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 78 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
1986-87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
1987-88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 79 | 8 | 53 | 61 | 72 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 | ||
1988-89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 65 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 70 | |||||||
1988-89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
1989-90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 77 | 10 | 58 | 68 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | ||
1990-91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 31 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 38 | |||||||
1990-91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 44 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 44 | ||
1991-92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 19 | ||
1992-93 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 83 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | ||
1993-94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 84 | 17 | 56 | 73 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
1994-95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 48 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0 | ||
1995-96 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
1996-97 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 20 | |||||||
1996-97 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | ||
1997-98 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 82 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | ||
1998-99 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
1999-00 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 81 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
2000-01 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 57 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
OMJHL Totals | 134 | 27 | 89 | 116 | 170 | 33 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 62 | ||||
NHL Totals | 1615 | 287 | 929 | 1216 | 1084 | 215 | 37 | 115 | 152 | 201 |
[edit] Teams
- Peterborough Petes, 1978-80 (Ontario Hockey League)
- Los Angeles Kings, 1980-83
- Washington Capitals, 1983-89
- Minnesota North Stars, 1989-90
- Pittsburgh Penguins, 1990-95
- Toronto Maple Leafs, 1995-97
- Detroit Red Wings, 1997-2001
[edit] Honors
- 1980, OHL First All-Star Team
- 1987, NHL Second All-Star Team
- 1993, NHL Second All-Star Team
- 1994, Played in NHL All-Star Game (Eastern Conference)
- 1995, NHL Second All-Star Team
- 1996, Played in NHL All-Star Game (Western Conference)
- 1999, Played in NHL All-Star Game (Western Conference)
[edit] Broadcasting
Larry Murphy is currently an alternate color analyst for the Detroit Red Wings on FSN Detroit. He only does color commentator duties for Red Wings west coast road trips in place of Mickey Redmond, from 2003-2006 Murphy shared this duty with former teammate Pat Verbeek where they would alternate road trips. However following the 2005-06 NHL season, Verbeek left the job as broadcaster to become a scout for the Red Wings and Murphy took over full time on west coast road trips. In addition in 2006, Murphy contributes as a studio analyst on pregames, post games and intermissions in which he does not broadcast.
[edit] See also
- List of retired NHL players
- List of NHL statistical leaders
- List of NHL seasons
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
Categories: 1961 births | Canadian ice hockey defencemen | Detroit Red Wings players | Hockey Hall of Fame | Ice hockey personnel from Ontario | Canadians of Irish descent | Living people | Los Angeles Kings draft picks | Los Angeles Kings players | Minnesota North Stars players | National Hockey League All-Stars | National Hockey League broadcasters | National Hockey League first round draft picks | People from Toronto | Peterborough Petes alumni | Pittsburgh Penguins players | Stanley Cup champions | Toronto Maple Leafs players | Washington Capitals players