Larry Murphy is a retired defender from Canada.

What was the last team Larry Murphy played for?

The last team Larry played for was Detroit Red Wings in the NHL.

How tall is Larry Murphy?

Larry Murphy is 188 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Larry Murphy weigh?

Larry Murphy weighs 95 kg (209 lbs).

When was Larry Murphy born?

Larry Murphy was born on 1961-03-08 in Scarborough, ON, CAN.

Larry Murphy

#55 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 00/01

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Larry Murphy Facts

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

Player Type: Offensive Defenseman
Drafted: 1980 round 1 #4 overall by Los Angeles Kings
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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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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
77-78	Don Mills Flyers U18 AAA	GTHL U18	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Toronto Red Wings	MetJBHL	36	10	20	30	25	-
78-79	Peterborough Petes	OMJHL	66	6	21	27	82	-	Playoffs	19	1	9	10	24	-
79-80	Peterborough Petes	OMJHL	68	21	68	89	88	-	Playoffs	14	4	13	17	20	-
	Canada U20	WJC-20	5	1	0	1	4	-
80-81	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	80	16	60	76	79	17	Playoffs	4	3	0	3	2	-2
81-82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	79	22	44	66	95	-13	Playoffs	10	2	8	10	12	0
82-83	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	77	14	48	62	81	2
83-84	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
84-85	Washington Capitals	NHL	79	13	42	55	51	0	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	6	-4
	Canada	WC	8	2	6	8	4	-
85-86	Washington Capitals	NHL	78	21	44	65	50	2	Playoffs	9	1	5	6	6	1
86-87	Washington Capitals	NHL	80	23	58	81	39	25	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	6	3
	Canada	WC	6	0	3	3	4	-
87-88	Washington Capitals	NHL	79	8	53	61	72	2	Playoffs	13	4	4	8	33	0
	Canada	CC	8	1	6	7	4	8
88-89	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
89-90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	77	10	58	68	44	-13	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	31	-4
90-91	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
91-92	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	77	21	56	77	48	33	Playoffs	21	6	10	16	19	-4
	Canada	CC	8	0	1	1	0	-1
92-93	Pittsburgh Penguins"A"	NHL	83	22	63	85	73	45	Playoffs	12	2	11	13	10	2
93-94	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	84	17	56	73	44	10	Playoffs	6	0	5	5	0	-6
94-95	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	48	13	25	38	18	12	Playoffs	12	2	13	15	0	3
95-96	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	82	12	49	61	34	-2	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	4	-8
96-97	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
97-98	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	82	11	41	52	37	35	Playoffs	22	3	12	15	2	12
98-99	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	80	10	42	52	42	21	Playoffs	10	0	2	2	8	2
99-00	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
00-01	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	57	2	19	21	12	-6	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0	2

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
73-74	Toronto Shopsy's	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
78-79	Peterborough Petes	Memorial Cup	5	0	2	2	8	-
79-80	Peterborough Petes	Memorial Cup	5	1	6	7	4	-
90-91	Minnesota North Stars	Fr-Tour	3	0	0	0	0	-

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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
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

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Larry Murphy Career Totals

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287

929

OMJHL

134

QC Int PW

WJC-20

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Larry Murphy Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
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