Larry Playfair

Larry Playfair was born June 23, 1958 in Fort St. James, British Columbia. He played his junior hockey with the Kamloops Chiefs and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canadian Junior Hockey League (WCJHL). The 6'4" defenseman was drafted in the first round, 13th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 1978. He spent part of the 1978-79 season with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). Later that year he was with the Buffalo Sabres and was became a regular NHL defenseman the following season. Larry was paired up with Mike Ramsey early in his career and they went on to form a steady and tough defense tandems. Larry was an important part of the Buffalo teams during the 1980s, spending 8 seasons there on defense.

In January of 1986, Playfair was traded with Ken Baumgartner and Sean McKenna to the Los Angeles Kings for Brian Engblom and Doug Smith.He played a couple of seasons with the Los Angeles Kings before being traded back to the Sabres for a draft pick in October 1988. His return to Buffalo lasted 46 games and Larry retired in 1990. Since his retirement from pro-hockey, Larry Playfair has been involved with several charities and the Buffalo Sabres alumni association.

Larry Playfair's Career Statistics

Year      Team               League  GP   G   A  Pts   Pim
1974-75 Kamloops Chiefs       WCHL    1   0   0    0     0      
1976-77 Portland Winter Hawks WCHL   65   2  17   19   199      
1977-78 Portland Winter Hawks WCHL   71  13  19   32   402      
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
1980-81 Buffalo Sabres         NHL    75   3   9   12   169
1981-82 Buffalo Sabres         NHL    77   6  10   16   258
1982-83 Buffalo Sabres         NHL    79   4  13   17   180
1983-84 Buffalo Sabres         NHL    76   5  11   16   209
1984-85 Buffalo Sabres         NHL    72   3  14   17   157
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
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings      NHL     6   0   3    3    16
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres         NHL    42   0   3    3   110
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres         NHL     4   0   1    1     2 
NHL Totals                          688  26  94  120  1812 

Larry Playfair's Hockey Goon Stat - 1.57

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