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Larry Murphy

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Position Defense
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 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
Born March 8, 1961,
Scarborough, ON, CAN
NHL Draft 4th overall, 1980
Los Angeles Kings
Pro Career 1980 – 2001
Hall of Fame 2004

</div></div> Lawrence Thomas Murphy (born March 8, 1961 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played defense.

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[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 defenseman, 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.

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 defenseman. 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 defenseman in NHL history, behind Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Al MacInnis and Phil Housley.

[edit] Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM

1978-79 Peterborough Petes      OMJHL 66   6   21   27   82
1979-80 Peterborough Petes      OMJHL 68   21  68   89   88
1980-81 Los Angeles Kings       NHL   80   16  60   76   79
1981-82 Los Angeles Kings       NHL   79   22  44   66   95
1982-83 Los Angeles Kings       NHL   77   14  48   62   81
1983-84 Los Angeles/Washington  NHL   78   13  36   49   50
1984-85 Washington Capitals     NHL   79   13  42   55   51
1985-86 Washington Capitals     NHL   78   21  44   65   50
1986-87 Washington Capitals     NHL   80   23  58   81   39
1987-88 Washington Capitals     NHL   79   8   53   61   72
1988-89 Washington/Minnesota    NHL   78   11  35   46   82
1989-90 Minnesota North Stars   NHL   77   10  58   68   44
1990-91 Minnesota/Pittsburgh    NHL   75   9   34   43   68
1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins     NHL   77   21  56   77   48
1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins     NHL   83   22  63   85   73
1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins     NHL   84   17  56   73   44
1995    Pittsburgh Penguins     NHL   48   13  25   38   18
1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   82   12  49   61   34
1996-97 Toronto/Detroit         NHL   81   9   36   45   20
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   82   11  41   52   37
1998-99 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   80   10  42   52   42
1999-00 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   81   10  30   40   45
2000-01 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   57   2   19   21   12

                   NHL Totals         1615 287 929  1216 1084

[edit] Teams

[edit] Honors

[edit] Broadcasting

Murphy is currently a part-time 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.

[edit] See also

fr:Larry Murphy fi:Larry Murphy

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