Eliteprospects
USA Reed Larson
Minnesota Moose / IHL - 94/95
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy) 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Jul 30, 1956
Position
D
Age
68
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1976 round 2 #22 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Larson was the first American defenseman to score 200 goals. He was selected 22nd overall in 1976 after scoring 42 points and winning an NCAA Championship with the University of Minnesota. He scored at least 17 goals and 58 points in each of his first 9 seasons in the NHL and captained the Red Wings from 1980-82. The 3x All-Star retired from the NHL in 1990 with 222 goals and 685 points in 904 games. He won a Lester Patrick Trophy in 2006.

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Reed Larson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1971-72 Roosevelt High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1972-73 Roosevelt High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1973-74 Roosevelt High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1974-75 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 41* 11* 17* 28* 37* -* |
1975-76 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 42* 13* 29* 42* 94* -* |
1976-77 Univ. of Minnesota “A” NCAA 21* 10* 15* 25* 30* -* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 14* 0* 1* 1* 23* -2* |
1977-78 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75* 19* 41* 60* 95* -8* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 4 -
1978-79 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79* 18* 49* 67* 169* -20* |
1979-80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80* 22* 44* 66* 101* -7* |
1980-81 Detroit Red Wings “C” NHL 78* 27* 31* 58* 153* -35* |
USA WC 8* 5* 1* 6* 6* -* |
1981-82 Detroit Red Wings “C” NHL 80* 21* 39* 60* 112* -17* |
USA CC 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
1982-83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80* 22* 52* 74* 104* -7* |
1983-84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78* 23* 39* 62* 122* -10* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 21 -
1984-85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77* 17* 45* 62* 139* 7* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 20 -
1985-86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67* 19* 41* 60* 109* -36* |
Boston Bruins NHL 13* 3* 4* 7* 8* 5* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 6 -
1986-87 Boston Bruins NHL 66* 12* 24* 36* 95* 9* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -
1987-88 Maine Mariners AHL 2* 2* 0* 2* 4* -* |
Boston Bruins NHL 62* 10* 24* 34* 93* 3* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 6 -2
1988-89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 11* 0* 9* 9* 18* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -2
Edmonton Oilers NHL 10* 2* 7* 9* 15* 1* |
New York Islanders NHL 33* 7* 13* 20* 35* -8* |
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Alleghe Italy 34* 17* 32* 49* 49* -* | Playoffs 9 7 18 25 2 -
1990-91 Alleghe Italy 36* 13* 38* 51* 24* -* | Playoffs 7 3 7 10 6 -
1991-92 Milano Italy 17* 5* 11* 16* 6* -* | Playoffs 12 4 10 14 8 -
Milano Alpenliga 5* 2* 2* 4* 6* -* |
1992-93 Courmaosta Italy2 32* 30* 48* 78* 83* -* |
1993-94 Courmaosta Italy 25* 10* 23* 33* 54* -* |
1994-95 Courmaosta Italy 9* 2* 2* 4* 11* -* |
Minnesota Moose IHL 9* 2* 2* 4* 11* -3* |

Reed Larson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 2* 2* 0* 2* 1.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Alpenliga 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CC 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 9* 2* 2* 4* 0.44* 11* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 5 121* 47* 106* 153* 1.26* 144* -* | 3 28 14 * 35 * 49 * 1.75 * 16 * - *
Italy2 1 32* 30* 48* 78* 2.44* 83* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 104* 34* 61* 95* 0.91* 161* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 904* 222* 463* 685* 0.76* 1 391* -127* | 7 32 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.34 * 63 * -4 *
USHS-MN 3 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 8* 5* 1* 6* 0.75* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Reed Larson Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1974, 14 #191 overall by Minnesota Fighting Saints in the WHA Amateur Draft

Cult/Star player for Alleghe

Cult/Star player for Courmaosta

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Roosevelt High