Larry Murphy

Date of Birth: Mar 08, 1961
Age: 65
Place of Birth: Scarborough, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Larry Murphy Facts

Player Type: Offensive Defenseman
Drafted: 1980 round 1 #4 overall by Los Angeles Kings

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.

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Larry Murphy Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1977-1978	Don Mills Flyers U18 AAA	GTHL U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977-1978	Toronto Red Wings	MetJBHL	36	10	20	30	25	-
1978-1979	Peterborough Petes	OMJHL	66	6	21	27	82	-	Playoffs	19	1	9	10	24	-
1979-1980	Peterborough Petes	OMJHL	68	21	68	89	88	-	Playoffs	14	4	13	17	20	-
1979-1980	Canada U20	WJC-20	5	1	0	1	4	-
1980-1981	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	16	60	76	79	17	Playoffs	4	3	0	3	2	-2
1981-1982	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	79	22	44	66	95	-13	Playoffs	10	2	8	10	12	0
1982-1983	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	77	14	48	62	81	2
1983-1984	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	6	0	3	3	0	-4
1983-1984	Washington Capitals	NHL	72	13	33	46	50	12	Playoffs	8	0	3	3	6	0
1984-1985	Washington Capitals	NHL	79	13	42	55	51	0	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	6	-4
1984-1985	Canada	WC	8	2	6	8	4	-
1985-1986	Washington Capitals	NHL	78	21	44	65	50	2	Playoffs	9	1	5	6	6	1
1986-1987	Washington Capitals	NHL	80	23	58	81	39	25	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	6	3
1986-1987	Canada	WC	6	0	3	3	4	-
1987-1988	Washington Capitals	NHL	79	8	53	61	72	2	Playoffs	13	4	4	8	33	0
1987-1988	Canada	CC	8	1	6	7	4	8
1988-1989	Washington Capitals	NHL	65	7	29	36	70	-5	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	8	-5
1988-1989	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	13	4	6	10	12	5
1989-1990	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	77	10	58	68	44	-13	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	31	-4
1990-1991	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	31	4	11	15	38	-8
1990-1991	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	44	5	23	28	30	2	Playoffs	23	5	18	23	44	17
1991-1992	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	77	21	56	77	48	33	Playoffs	21	6	10	16	19	-4
1991-1992	Canada	CC	8	0	1	1	0	-1
1992-1993	Pittsburgh Penguins "A"	NHL	83	22	63	85	73	45	Playoffs	12	2	11	13	10	2
1993-1994	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	84	17	56	73	44	10	Playoffs	6	0	5	5	0	-6
1994-1995	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	48	13	25	38	18	12	Playoffs	12	2	13	15	0	3
1995-1996	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	82	12	49	61	34	-2	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	4	-8
1996-1997	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	69	7	32	39	20	1
1996-1997	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	12	2	4	6	0	2	Playoffs	20	2	9	11	8	16
1997-1998	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	82	11	41	52	37	35	Playoffs	22	3	12	15	2	12
1998-1999	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	10	42	52	42	21	Playoffs	10	0	2	2	8	2
1999-2000	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	81	10	30	40	45	4	Playoffs	9	2	3	5	2	1
1999-2000	Canada "A"	WC	3	0	0	0	0	-1
2000-2001	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	+/-
1973-1974	Toronto Shopsy's	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978-1979	Peterborough Petes	Memorial Cup	5	0	2	2	8	-
1979-1980	Peterborough Petes	Memorial Cup	5	1	6	7	4	-
1990-1991	Minnesota North Stars	Fr-Tour	3	0	0	0	0	-

Larry Murphy Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
GTHL U18	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Memorial Cup	2	10	1	8	9	0.90	12	-	0
MetJBHL	1	36	10	20	30	0.83	25	-	0
NHL	21	1615	287	929	1216	0.75	1084	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
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.

Larry Murphy Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Canada	3	17	2	9	11	0.65	8	-1*	0
Canada (CC)	2	16	1	7	8	0.50	4	7	0
Canada U20	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	4	-	0
Detroit Red Wings	5	312	35	136	171	0.55	136	56	5	67	7	27	34	0.51	20	33
Don Mills Flyers U18 AAA	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Los Angeles Kings	4	242	52	155	207	0.86	255	2	2	14	5	8	13	0.93	14	-2
Minnesota North Stars	3	124	18	75	93	0.75	94	-16*	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	31	-4
Peterborough Petes	2	144	28	97	125	0.87	182	-	2	33	5	22	27	0.82	44	-
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	336	78	223	301	0.90	213	102	5	74	15	57	72	0.97	73	12
Toronto Maple Leafs	2	151	19	81	100	0.66	54	-1	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	4	-8
Toronto Red Wings (MJBHL)	1	36	10	20	30	0.83	25	-	0
Toronto Shopsy's	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Washington Capitals	6	453	85	259	344	0.76	332	36	6	47	9	19	28	0.60	65	-5

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Larry Murphy Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1978-1979	CHL Memorial Cup Champion
1979-1980	CHL Memorial Cup All-Star Team OMJHL First All-Star Team OMJHL Most Outstanding Defenseman (Max Kaminsky Trophy)
1980-1981	NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1984-1985	World Championship Silver Medal
1986-1987	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (4) NHL Most Goals by Defenseman (23) NHL Second All-Star Team
1987-1988	Canada Cup Champion
1990-1991	NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+17) NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (18) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1991-1992	Canada Cup Champion NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (6) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1992-1993	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (11) NHL Second All-Star Team
1994-1995	NHL Most Game Winning Goals by Defenseman (3) NHL Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (13) NHL Second All-Star Team
1996-1997	NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+16) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1997-1998	NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+12) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2004-2005	Hockey Hall of Fame

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