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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Larry Landon
Selected in eighth round
No.
137 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born May 4, 1958
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
RPI (ECAC)
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Niagara Falls, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Niagara Falls | Jr. B |
48 | 56 |
56 | 112 |
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St. Catharines | OMJHL |
16 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
2 | | 1976-77 |
Niagara Falls | Jr. B |
32 | 20 |
28 | 48 |
-- | | 1977-78 |
RPI | ECAC |
29 | 13 |
22 | 35 |
18 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
RPI Invitational All-Star Second Team: 1977 (RPI) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 15, 1984 (Edmonton at Montreal)
Numbers: 25 (Montreal); 11 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1984-1985 |
Montreal, Toronto | 9 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
2 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: RPI (ECAC); Nova Scotia,
Sherbrooke (AHL); St. Catharines (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
RPI Invitational All-Star First Team: 1978,
1980 (RPI)
RPI Invitational All-Star Second Team: 1979 (RPI)
RPI Co-Captain: 1979-80 and 1980-81
1984-85: Played 21 games for
Sherbrooke team that went on to win AHL playoff title, but was not with team
during postseason.
Management Career: Became executive director of
the Professional Hockey Players Association after his retirement and remained
in that position into 2002-03 season. The group represents the interests of
minor-leaguers outside the NHL.
Personal: Full name is Larry James
Landon. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Landon to Toronto in
exchange for future considerations (Gaston Gingras) in November 1984. The deal
was completed when Gingras went to Montreal on February 14, 1985. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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