Reed Larson | |
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Position | Defense |
Shoots | Right |
Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (89 kg) |
Teams | Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers New York Islanders Minnesota North Stars Buffalo Sabres |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Minneapolis, MN, US | July 30, 1956,
NHL Draft | 22nd overall, 1976 Detroit Red Wings |
WHA Draft | 220th overall, 1974 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
Pro Career | 1976 – 1990 |
Reed David Larson (born July 30, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman and former captain of the Detroit Red Wings who played 904 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1976 and 1990. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
Amateur career[]
Larson spent three highly successful seasons under coach Herb Brooks with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers before being drafted by the Detroit Red Wings with the 22nd pick of the 1976 NHL Entry Draft. He was named one of the 50 greatest players in University of Minnesota hockey history as part of the "Legends on Ice" tribute in 2001.
Professional and international career[]
Larson joined Detroit near the end of the 1976–77 season after Minnesota suspended him for assaulting an official during a WCHA game. He appeared in 14 NHL games that season and was also named to Team USA for the 1977 World Ice Hockey Championships but missed the tournament due to shoulder injury. His first full NHL season (1977–78) was highly successful as he was runner-up for the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie, scoring the most points (60) by a rookie defenceman. A tough, offensive defenceman, he was particularly well known for his hard slap shot. Larson became the first American player to score 200 goals and he appeared in the 1978, 1980 and 1981 NHL All-Star Games as the Red Wings representative. He finally made his international debut for the United States national team at the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships tournament and also represented the U.S. at the 1981 Canada Cup.
Larson spent ten NHL seasons in Detroit until the Red Wings traded him to the Boston Bruins for Mike O'Connell in 1986. He played another two seasons for the Bruins before ending his NHL career in 1989–90 with the Buffalo Sabres His professional career continued overseas in Italy where he was a player-coach for four seasons before returning to his home state for a final nine games for the International Hockey League Minnesota Moose in 1994–95.
Awards and achievements[]
- Member of U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
- NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (1975)
- WCHA First All-Star Team (1976)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1978, 1980, 1981)
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1974–75 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 41 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 42 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 21 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 75 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
1978–79 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 78 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 22 | 54 | 74 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 78 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 122 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | ||
1984–85 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 139 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||
1985–86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 67 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 66 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1987–88 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 62 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 93 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1988–89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | New York Islanders | NHL | 33 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1989–90 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | HC Alleghe | Italy | 43 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | HC Alleghe | Italy | 36 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | HC Courmaosta | Italy | 25 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 904 | 222 | 463 | 685 | 1391 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 63 |
References[]
- Reed Larson's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Reed Larson's bio at Hockeydraftcentral.com
- Reed Larson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
Preceded by Dale McCourt |
Detroit Red Wings Captains 1980–82 with Errol Thompson 1980–81 |
Succeeded by Danny Gare |
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