| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 8 |
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Left-hand shot. Hockey News Pre-Draft Ranking: 9
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Regina | SJHL | 42 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 11 |
| 1969-70 | Minn.-Duluth | WCHA | 24 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 8 |
| 1970-71 | Regina | WCHL | 59 | 24 | 60 | 84 | 43 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Had 20 goals, 67 points as major-junior rookie with Regina (WCJHL) in 1967-68.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1971 |
| Debut: | October 9, 1971 (Philadelphia at Pittsburgh) |
| Final NHL game: | April 6, 1978 (Detroit vs. Pittsburgh) |
| Retired: | 1979 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 10, 15, 21, 20 (Philadelphia); 16 (California); 25 (Detroit) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams:
Philadelphia, California, Detroit
Years: 1971-1978. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 5 years | 106 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Pre-Draft Highlights
Finished third in SJHL with 85 points for Regina in 1968-69. ... Played
on Regina (SJHL) team that lost to Montreal (OHA) in 1969 Memorial Cup
final. ... Scored seven goals and 17 points in 11 games for Regina (SJHL) in 1969 Memorial Cup tournament.
... Served as Regina (WCHL) captain in 1970-71.
Career Highlights
Scored five goals for Richmond (AHL) on Feb. 24, 1973, at Springfield. He scored one goal in the first period, one in the second, ad then notched a natural hat trick in the third, scoring at 8:20, 9:18, and 16:10 for the final period's only goals. ... Served as Richmond (AHL) alternate captain in 1973-74. ... Played on 1974-75 Salt Lake team that won CHL regular-season title. ...Won CHL Adams Cup with Salt Lake in 1975. ... Played two regular-season games for 1975-76 Philadelphia team that lost to Montreal in Stanley Cup Finals, but was not with team during playoffs. ... Scored 30 goals in 43 games with Dusseldorf (West Germany) in 1976-77.
Transaction History
May 24, 1974 -- Traded by
Philadelphia with Al MacAdam and 1974 first-round pick (Ron
Chipperfield) to California in exchange for Reggie Leach.
Sept. 10, 1975 -- Signed with
Philadelphia as an unrestricted free agent.
Oct. 21, 1977 -- Signed with Detroit as an unrestricted free
agent after the NHL dissolved its old negotiation-list system, which
passed his rights on to Buffalo while he was in Europe the previous
year.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Larry Dale
Wright
Other Post-Draft Teams: Richmond (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Dusseldorf (West Germany); Kansas City (CHL)
Education: Attended University of
Minnesota Duluth and University of Regina Business School.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1974-75 season with broken wrist, an injury suffered while playing for Salt Lake (CHL) in early November 1974. ... Missed remainder of 1977-78 season and entire 1978 playoffs with strained groin, an injury suffered in his final NHL game for Detroit on April 6, 1978, vs. Pittsburgh.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Dayton Aeros in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Selected by Edmonton Oilers in 1973 WHA draft of established professoinal players. | Played on a line with Al MacAdam and Mike Boland for Richmond (AHL) in 1973-74. | Left North America to spend the 1976-77 season in West Germany before return to NHL. |
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971