Larry Playfair

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Larry Playfair (born June 23, 1958 in Fort St. James, British Columbia) is a retired former professional ice hockey player with a reputation as a hard-working, pugnacious defender. He played for the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings over the course of his career, and since his 1990 retirement due to chronic back problems, has worked as a color analyst for Sabres television broadcasts. His younger brother Jim Playfair shares a lot of the same characteristics - both were 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. However, Larry played 688 career NHL games; Jim a mere 21.

Playfair currently lives on Grand Island, New York.

[edit] Career statistics


                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1974-75  Langley Lords               BCJHL   0    0    0    0    0
1974-75  Kamloops Chiefs             WCHL    1    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
1975-76  Langley Lords               BCJHL   0    0    0    0    0
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  Hershey Bears               AHL    45    0   12   12  148  --  --  --  --  --
1978-79  Buffalo Sabres              NHL    26    0    3    3   60  --  --  --  --  --
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  209   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  --  --  --  --  --
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         NHL Totals                        688   26   94  120 1812  43   0   6   6 111