Larry Playfair

Larry William Playfair (born June 23, 1958 in Fort St. James, British Columbia) is a retired professional ice hockey player with a reputation as a hard-working, pugnacious defender. He played for the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings in the NHL and he has worked as a color analyst for Sabres television broadcasts since his 1990 retirement due to chronic back problems. His younger brother Jim Playfair shares a lot of the same characteristics - both were drafted in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft (Larry in 1978 and Jim in 1982), and both played junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League. However, Larry played 688 career NHL games; Jim a mere 21.

Playfair currently lives on Grand Island, New York. Evidently he was President of the Sabres Alumni Association spanning at least December 2007 and March 2012.

Career statistics
                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1974-75  Langley Lords               BCJHL   0    0    0    0    0
1974-75  Kamloops Chiefs             WCHL    1    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
1975-76  Langley Lords               BCJHL   0    0    0    0    0
1975-76  Kamloops Chiefs             WCHL   --   --   --   --   --   3   0   0   0   0
1976-77  Portland Winter Hawks       WCHL   65    2   17   19  199   8   0   0   0   4
1977-78  Portland Winter Hawks       WCHL   71   13   19   32  402   8   0   2   2  58
1978-79  Hershey Bears               AHL    45    0   12   12  148  --  --  --  --  --
1978-79  Buffalo Sabres              NHL    26    0    3    3   60  --  --  --  --  --
1979-80  Buffalo Sabres              NHL    79    2   10   12  145  14   0   2   2  29
1980-81  Buffalo Sabres              NHL    75    3    9   12  169   8   0   0   0  26
1981-82  Buffalo Sabres              NHL    77    6   10   16  258   4   0   0   0  22
1982-83  Buffalo Sabres              NHL    79    4   13   17  180   5   0   1   1  11
1983-84  Buffalo Sabres              NHL    76    5   11   16  209   3   0   0   0   0
1984-85  Buffalo Sabres              NHL    72    3   14   17  157   5   0   3   3   9
1985-86  Buffalo Sabres              NHL    47    1    2    3  100  --  --  --  --  --
1985-86  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    14    0    1    1   28  --  --  --  --  --
1986-87  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    37    2    7    9  181  --  --  --  --  --
1987-88  Los Angeles Kings           NHL    54    0    7    7  197   3   0   0   0  14
1988-89  Los Angeles Kings           NHL     6    0    3    3   16  --  --  --  --  --
1988-89  Buffalo Sabres              NHL    42    0    3    3  110   1   0   0   0   0
1989-90  Buffalo Sabres              NHL     4    0    1    1    2  --  --  --  --  --
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         NHL Totals                        688   26   94  120 1812  43   0   6   6 111

See also 
Notable families in the NHL

References

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Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Ice hockey people from British Columbia
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Portland Winterhawks players
Category:Buffalo Sabres broadcasters
Category:People from the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako
Category:People from Grand Island, New York
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen