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Canada Larry Playfair
#27 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 89/90
1-time WHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 23, 1958
Position
D
Age
66
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Fort St. James, BC, CAN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1978 round 1 #13 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Brother: Jim Playfair
Sons: Michael Playfair & Dennis Playfair
Nephews: Dylan Playfair, Jackson Playfair & Austyn Playfair

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Larry Playfair Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1974-75 Langley Lords BCJHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Kamloops Chiefs WCHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1975-76 Langley Lords BCJHL 72* 10* 20* 30* 162* -* |
Kamloops Chiefs WCHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1976-77 Portland Winter Hawks WCHL 65* 2* 17* 19* 199* -* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 4 -
1977-78 Portland Winter Hawks WCHL 71* 13* 19* 32* 402* -* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 58 -
1978-79 Hershey Bears AHL 45* 0* 12* 12* 148* -* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 26* 0* 3* 3* 60* 1* |
1979-80 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79* 2* 10* 12* 145* 13* | Playoffs 14 0 2 2 29 -
1980-81 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75* 3* 9* 12* 169* 4* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 26 -
1981-82 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77* 6* 10* 16* 258* -5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 22 -
1982-83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79* 4* 13* 17* 180* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 11 -
1983-84 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76* 5* 11* 16* 211* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1984-85 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72* 3* 14* 17* 157* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 9 -
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47* 1* 2* 3* 100* -8* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 14* 0* 1* 1* 28* -14* |
1986-87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 37* 2* 7* 9* 181* -1* |
1987-88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 54* 0* 7* 7* 197* -13* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 14 1
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6* 0* 3* 3* 16* 3* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 42* 0* 3* 3* 110* -10* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |

Larry Playfair Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 45* 0* 12* 12* 0.27* 148* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCJHL (BCHL) 2 72* 10* 20* 30* 0.42* 162* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 12 688* 26* 94* 120* 0.17* 1 814* -26* | 8 43 0 * 6 * 6 * 0.14 * 111 * 1 *
WCHL (WHL) 4 137* 15* 36* 51* 0.37* 601* -* | 3 19 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.11 * 62 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Larry Playfair Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Career transactions
- 1988-10-21 • Traded to Buffalo by Los Angeles for Bob Logan and Buffalo's 9th round choice (Jim Giacin) in 1989 Entry Draft
- 1986-01-30 • Traded to Los Angeles by Buffalo with Sean McKenna and Ken Baumgartner for Brian Engblom and Doug Smith