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Canada Larry Murphy

#55 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 00/01

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Larry Murphy Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
63
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time Canada Cup Champion 2
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
3-time NHL Second All-Star Team 3
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman (Max Kaminsky Trophy) 1

Murphy holds the NHL record for points (76) and assists (60) by a rookie defenseman. Larry ranks 5th all time in scoring by a defenseman, totaling 1,217 points over his 21-year career. Murphy is also a 4x Stanley Cup Champion, winning 2 with Pittsburgh and 2 with Detroit.

Larry Murphy Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1977-78 Don Mills Flyers U18 AAA U18 AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Toronto Red Wings MetJBHL 36* 10* 20* 30* 25* -* |
1978-79 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 66* 6* 21* 27* 82* -* | Playoffs 19 1 9 10 24 -
1979-80 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 68* 21* 68* 89* 88* -* | Playoffs 14 4 13 17 20 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
1980-81 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80* 16* 60* 76* 79* 17* | Playoffs 4 3 0 3 2 -2
1981-82 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79* 22* 44* 66* 95* -13* | Playoffs 10 2 8 10 12 0
1982-83 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77* 14* 48* 62* 81* 2* |
1983-84 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* -4* |
Washington Capitals NHL 72* 13* 33* 46* 50* 12* | Playoffs 8 0 3 3 6 0
1984-85 Washington Capitals NHL 79* 13* 42* 55* 51* 0* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 6 -4
Canada WC 8* 2* 6* 8* 4* -* |
1985-86 Washington Capitals NHL 78* 21* 44* 65* 50* 2* | Playoffs 9 1 5 6 6 1
1986-87 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 23* 58* 81* 39* 25* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 6 3
Canada WC 6* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |
1987-88 Washington Capitals NHL 79* 8* 53* 61* 72* 2* | Playoffs 13 4 4 8 33 0
Canada CC 8* 1* 6* 7* 4* 8* |
1988-89 Washington Capitals NHL 65* 7* 29* 36* 70* -5* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 8 -5
Minnesota North Stars NHL 13* 4* 6* 10* 12* 5* |
1989-90 Minnesota North Stars NHL 77* 10* 58* 68* 44* -13* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 31 -4
1990-91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 31* 4* 11* 15* 38* -8* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44* 5* 23* 28* 30* 2* | Playoffs 23 5 18 23 44 17
1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 77* 21* 56* 77* 48* 33* | Playoffs 21 6 10 16 19 -4
Canada CC 8* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 83* 22* 63* 85* 73* 45* | Playoffs 12 2 11 13 10 2
1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 84* 17* 56* 73* 44* 10* | Playoffs 6 0 5 5 0 -6
1994-95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 48* 13* 25* 38* 18* 12* | Playoffs 12 2 13 15 0 3
1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82* 12* 49* 61* 34* -2* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 4 -8
1996-97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 69* 7* 32* 39* 20* 1* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 12* 2* 4* 6* 0* 2* | Playoffs 20 2 9 11 8 16
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82* 11* 41* 52* 37* 35* | Playoffs 22 3 12 15 2 12
1998-99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80* 10* 42* 52* 42* 21* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 8 2
1999-00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81* 10* 30* 40* 45* 4* | Playoffs 9 2 3 5 2 1
Canada “A” WC 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2000-01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 57* 2* 19* 21* 12* -6* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 2

Larry Murphy Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 Toronto Shopsy's QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1978-79 Peterborough Petes Memorial Cup 5* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* |
1979-80 Peterborough Petes Memorial Cup 5* 1* 6* 7* 4* -* |
1990-91 Minnesota North Stars Fr-Tour 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
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Larry Murphy Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 16* 1* 7* 8* 0.50* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Fr-Tour 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 10* 1* 8* 9* 0.90* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MetJBHL 1 36* 10* 20* 30* 0.83* 25* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 21 1 615* 287* 929* 1 216* 0.75* 1 084* 179* | 20 215 37 * 115 * 152 * 0.71 * 207 * 26 *
OMJHL (OHL) 2 134* 27* 89* 116* 0.87* 170* -* | 2 33 5 * 22 * 27 * 0.82 * 44 * - *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 17* 2* 9* 11* 0.65* 8* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Larry Murphy Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Minnesota North Stars

Cult/Star player for Peterborough Petes

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals

Career transactions
- 1997-03-18 • Traded to the Detroit Red Wings for future considerations
- 1995-07-08 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Dmitri Mironov & a 1996 2nd round pick (later traded to NJ: Josh DeWolf)
- 1990-12-11 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Peter Taglianetti for Chris Dahlquist & Jim Johnson
- 1989-03-07 • Traded to the Minensota North Stars with Mike Gartner for Dino Ciccarelli & Bob Rouse
- 1983-10-18 • Traded to the Washington Capitals for Ken Houston & Brian Engblom
- 1980-06-11 • Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings

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