Larry Murphy

Larry Murphy
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Nickname(s)	Murph
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Teams	Los Angeles Kings Washington Capitals Minnesota North Stars Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	CAN
Born	(1961-03-08)March 8, 1961, Scarborough, Ontario, CAN
NHL Draft	4th overall, 1980 Los Angeles Kings
Pro Career	1980 – 2001
Hall of Fame, 2004

Lawrence Thomas Murphy or simply Larry Murphy (born March 8, 1961 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played defence.

Playing career

Larry Murphy was drafted 4th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

In 1995, Murphy was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Dmitri Mironov (who later won a Stanley Cup with Murphy), and a second round pick. After little success, with the Leafs, they traded him to the Red Wings for future considerations, where Murphy won two cups, in 5 seasons.

He was on four Stanley Cup winning teams, the Penguins in 1991 and 1992 and the Red Wings in 1997 and 1998. He was the only player in the NHL during the 1990's to do so. Lifting the Stanley Cup four times in a decade.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. Finishing his career with 1216 points, Murphy is currently the fifth highest scoring defenceman in NHL history, behind Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Al MacInnis and Phil Housley.

Broadcasting

Murphy is a backup color analyst for the Detroit Red Wings on FSN Detroit. He only does games for Red Wings west coast road trips in place of Mickey Redmond. From 2003-2005, these duties were shared with former teammate Pat Verbeek, where the two would alternate road trips.

All Star

Murphy played in the All Star Game in 1994, 1996 and 1999

Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	GP		G	A	Pts	PIM	GP		G	A	Pts	PIM
1980-81	Los Angeles Kings	80		16	60	76	79	4		3	0	3	2
1981-82	Los Angeles Kings	79		22	44	66	95	10		2	8	10	12
1982-83	Los Angeles Kings	77		14	48	62	81
1983-84	Los Angeles Kings	6		0	3	3	0
1983-84	Washington Capitals	72		13	33	46	50	8		0	3	3	6
1984-85	Washington Capitals	79		13	42	55	51	5		2	3	5	0
1985-86	Washington Capitals	78		21	44	65	50	9		1	5	6	6
1986-87	Washington Capitals	80		23	58	81	39	7		2	2	4	6
1987-88	Washington Capitals	79		8	53	61	72	13		4	4	8	33
1988-89	Washington Capitals	65		7	29	36	70
1988-89	Minnesota North Stars	13		4	6	10	12	5		0	2	2	8
1989-90	Minnesota North Stars	77		10	58	68	44	7		1	2	3	31
1990-91	Minnesota North Stars	31		4	11	15	38
1990-91	Pittsburgh Penguins	44		5	23	28	30	23		5	18	23	44
1991-92	Pittsburgh Penguins	77		21	56	77	48	21		6	10	16	19
1992-93	Pittsburgh Penguins	83		22	63	85	73	12		2	11	13	10
1993-94	Pittsburgh Penguins	84		17	56	73	44	6		0	5	5	0
1994-95	Pittsburgh Penguins	48		13	25	38	18	12		2	13	15	0
1995-96	Toronto Maple Leafs	82		12	49	61	34	6		0	2	2	4
1996-97	Toronto Maple Leafs	69		7	32	39	20
1996-97	Detroit Red Wings	12		2	4	6	0	20		2	9	11	8
1997-98	Detroit Red Wings	82		11	41	52	37	22		3	12	15	2
1998-99	Detroit Red Wings	80		10	42	52	42	10		0	2	2	8
1999-00	Detroit Red Wings	81		10	30	40	45	9		2	3	5	2
2000-01	Detroit Red Wings	57		2	19	21	12	6		0	1	1	0
NHL Totals				1615	287	929	1216	1084		215	37	115	152	201

See also

• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL seasons
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played