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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Larry Murphy
Selected in first round
No.
4 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born March 8, 1961
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Scarborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Scarborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Don Mills | MTJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Seneca | Jr. B |
36 | 10 |
20 | 30 |
25 | | 1978-79 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
66 | 6 |
21 | 27 |
82 | | 1979-80 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
68 | 21 |
68 | 89 |
88 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1979 (Peterborough)
World Junior Championships:
1980 (fifth place)
OMJHL Kaminsky Trophy (Outstanding Defenseman): 1979-80
(Peterborough)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1980 (Peterborough)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Peterborough)
Memorial Cup
Assists Leader: 1980 (Peterborough) (6 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 4 prospect for the 1980 NHL draft. ... Was No. 3 prospect on Central
Scouting's final ranking of 1980 draft-eligible players. ... Was Peterborough's second pick in
1978 OMJHL midget draft. ... Played on Midget AAA team that toured Soviet in
1976 and beat host Soviet Union team for world midget hockey championship. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1980 (Detroit at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 5 (L.A.); 8
(Washington); 8 (Minnesota); 4, 55 (Pittsburgh); 55 (Toronto), 55 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup:
1991, 1992, 1997, 1998
Playing Status: Retired October 2001 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1980-2001 | L.A., Wash., Minn.,
Pitt., Toronto, Detroit | 1,615 |
287 | 929 |
1,216 | 1,084 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1980-2001 | L.A., Wash., Minn.,
Pitt., Toronto, Detroit | 215 |
37 | 115 |
152 | 201 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 2004
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Washington), 1992-93, 1995
(Pittsburgh)
Sporting News All-Star Second Team: 1986-87
(Washington)
Hockey News All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Washington)
All-Star Game: 1994
(Pittsburgh), 1996 (Toronto), 1999 (Detroit)
Los Angeles Outstanding
Defenseman: 1981-82
Los Angeles Unsung Hero: 1980-81
Pittsburgh Bastien Award (Good Guy, Media Vote): 1991-92, 1995
NHL Records: Most points by a rookie defenseman (76 for Los Angeles in
1980-81), most assists by a rookie defenseman (60 for Los Angeles in 1980-81),
most assists by a defenseman in the Stanley Cup Finals (9 for Pittsburgh in
1991), most assists in one Stanley Cup Finals game (4 for Pittsburgh vs.
Minnesota on May 23, 1991)
Los Angeles Records: Most points by a defenseman in one season (76 in
1980-81), most assists by a defenseman in one season (60 in 1980-81), most
assists by a rookie (60 in 1980-81)
Washington Records: Most points
in one season by a defenseman (81 in 1986-87)
Minnesota/Dallas Records:
Most points by a defenseman in one game (5 at N.Y. Islanders on Oct. 17,
1989), most assists by a defenseman in one game (5 at N.Y. Islanders on Oct.
17, 1989)
Pittsburgh Records: Most career playoff points by defenseman (72), most points (23), assists (18) and power-play goals (4) by
a
defenseman in one playoff year (1991), most goals by a defenseman in one
playoff year (6 in 1992), most game-winning goals by defenseman in one
season (3 in 1991-92, shares record), most shorthanded goals by a defenseman
in one season (2 in 1991-92, shares record)
Los Angeles Playoffs Goals Leader: 1981 (3)
Los Angeles Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1982 (8, tie)
Washington Points Leader: 1986-87
(81)
Washington Assists Leader: 1986-87 (58)
Pitt. Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1993 (11, tie), 1994 (5), 1995 (13, tie)
Broadcasting Career: Named Detroit part-time TV color commentator prior to
2002-03 season and held position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Had two assists in his first NHL game. ... Scored at least
one point in his first five NHL games. ... Paired with Dave Lewis on defense
for Los Angeles in 1980-81. ... Set Los Angeles single-season
record (since broken) for goals by a defenseman with 16 in 1980-81. ... Was
runner-up to Peter Stastny in voting for 1980-81 Calder Trophy. ... Became
first Los Angeles defenseman to score 20 goals in a season, when he achieved
feat in 1981-82. ... Set Los
Angeles single-season record (since broken) for goals by a defenseman with 22
in 1981-82. ... Left Los Angeles in 1983 with franchise records (since broken)
for career points (207), goals (52) and assists (!55) by a defenseman. ...
Paired with Rod Langway on defense for Washington in 1983-84. ... Missed part
of 1985-86 season with foot injury, suffered during Washington's Oct. 29,
1985, game vs. St. Louis. ... Tied Washington single-season record (since
broken) for goals by a defenseman with 21 in 1985-86. ... Was finalist for
1986-87 Norris Trophy. ... Set Washington single-season records (since broken)
for goals (23) and assists (58) by a defenseman in 1986-87. ... Suffered
broken ankle in off-season accident at swimming pool in mid-May 1988. ...
Missed part of 1988-89 season with knee injury, suffered in October 1988. ...
Scored two goals in his first home game with Minnesota, vs. St. Louis on March
12, 1989. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with broken right foot, an injury
suffered during Pittsburgh's Feb. 22, 1991, game at New Jersey. He played with
the injury up until the NHL trade deadline on March 5, 1991, before missing
five games.... Set Pittsburgh record (since broken) for goals by a defenseman
in one playoff year with 5 in 1991. ... Tied for NHL playoff plus-minus lead
with a plus-17 rating in 1991. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with back
spasms, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's March 27, 1993, game at Boston.
... Was finalist for 1992-93 Norris Trophy. ... Played in his 1,000th NHL game
for Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay on Feb. 27, 1993. ... Scored his 1,000th career
NHL point for Toronto at Vancouver on March 27, 1996. .... Scored goal in his
first game with Detroit, on March 19, 1997, at Boston. ... Was NHL playoff
plus-minus leader with a plus-16 rating in 1997. ... Paired with Nicklas
Lidstrom on defense for Detroit in 1997-98. ... Tied for NHL playoff
plus-minus lead with a plus-12 rating in 1998. ... Missed part of 1998-99
season with concussion, an injury suffered during Detroit's Feb. 1, 1999, game
at New Jersey. ... Broke Tim Horton's record for NHL games played by a
defenseman when he played in his 1,447th game on Feb. 5, 1999 (Colorado
at Detroit). ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with heel injury, suffered
during Detroit's Feb. 21, 2001, game at Chicago. ... Was not offered contract
by Detroit after 2000-01 season and was unable to find another team willing to
give him a job, forcing his retirement at age 40. ... Was represented by agent
Don Baizley at the time of his retirement. ... Played first NHL
game in a Los Angeles Kings uniform against Detroit Red Wings and final NHL game in a Detroit Red Wings
uniform against Los Angeles Kings. ... Retired with No. 2 ranking (behind Gordie Howe) on NHL's all-time
games-played list (since passed by Mark Messier). ... Retired with NHL record
(since broken) for career games by a defenseman (1,615). |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
Canada Cup: 1987
(first place), 1991 (first place)
World Championships: 1985
(silver), 1987 (fourth), 2000 (fourth)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Shared home in
Manhattan Beach, Calif., with Los Angeles teammates Greg Terrion and Jim Fox
during 1980-81 season. ... Was on Minnesota
team that joined Montreal to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet
Union. ... Was avid Toronto Blue Jays baseball fan throughout his NHL
career. ... Invested in the Pittsburgh-based D.B. Root & Co. financial
services firm during his playing days. ... Named to defense position on
all-time Peterborough (OMJHL/OHL) team by a CHL panel 1999.
Personal: Full name is Lawrence
Thomas Murphy. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Los Angeles traded Murphy to
Washington in exchange for Ken Houston and Brian Engblom on October 18, 1983. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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