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1980 NHL DRAFT PICK
Larry Murphy
Selected in first round
No. 4 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Born March 8, 1961
Position: Defense
Height: 6-1   Weight: 210
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Peterborough (OMJHL)                     
Birthplace: Scarborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Scarborough, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1977-78 Don MillsMTJHL ---- ---- --
  SenecaJr. B 3610 2030 25
1978-79 PeterboroughOMJHL 666 2127 82
1979-80 PeterboroughOMJHL 6821 6889 88

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1979 (Peterborough)
World Junior Championships: 1980 (fifth place)
OMJHL Kaminsky Trophy (Outstanding Defenseman): 1979-80 (Peterborough)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1980 (Peterborough)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1979-80 (Peterborough)
Memorial Cup Assists Leader: 1980 (Peterborough) (6 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 4 prospect for the 1980 NHL draft. ... Was No. 3 prospect on Central Scouting's final ranking of 1980 draft-eligible players. ... Was Peterborough's second pick in 1978 OMJHL midget draft. ... Played on Midget AAA team that toured Soviet in 1976 and beat host Soviet Union team for world midget hockey championship.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 11, 1980 (Detroit at Los Angeles)
Numbers:  5 (L.A.); 8 (Washington); 8 (Minnesota); 4, 55 (Pittsburgh); 55 (Toronto), 55 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998
Playing Status: Retired October 2001
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1980-2001L.A., Wash., Minn.,
Pitt., Toronto, Detroit
1,615 287929 1,2161,084
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1980-2001L.A., Wash., Minn.,
Pitt., Toronto, Detroit
215 37115 152201

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 2004
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Washington), 1992-93, 1995 (Pittsburgh)
Sporting News All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Washington)
Hockey News All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Washington)
All-Star Game: 1994 (Pittsburgh), 1996 (Toronto), 1999 (Detroit)
Los Angeles Outstanding Defenseman: 1981-82
Los Angeles Unsung Hero: 1980-81
Pittsburgh Bastien Award (Good Guy, Media Vote): 1991-92, 1995
NHL Records: Most points by a rookie defenseman (76 for Los Angeles in 1980-81), most assists by a rookie defenseman (60 for Los Angeles in 1980-81), most assists by a defenseman in the Stanley Cup Finals (9 for Pittsburgh in 1991), most assists in one Stanley Cup Finals game (4 for Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota on May 23, 1991)
Los Angeles Records: Most points by a defenseman in one season (76 in 1980-81), most assists by a defenseman in one season (60 in 1980-81), most assists by a rookie (60 in 1980-81)
Washington Records: Most points in one season by a defenseman (81 in 1986-87)
Minnesota/Dallas Records: Most points by a defenseman in one game (5 at N.Y. Islanders on Oct. 17, 1989), most assists by a defenseman in one game (5 at N.Y. Islanders on Oct. 17, 1989)
Pittsburgh Records: Most career playoff points by defenseman (72), most points (23), assists (18) and power-play goals (4) by a defenseman in one playoff year (1991), most goals by a defenseman in one playoff year (6 in 1992), most game-winning goals by defenseman in one season (3 in 1991-92, shares record), most shorthanded goals by a defenseman in one season (2 in 1991-92, shares record)
Los Angeles Playoffs Goals Leader: 1981 (3)
Los Angeles Playoffs Assists Leader: 1982 (8, tie)
Washington Points Leader: 1986-87 (81)
Washington Assists Leader: 1986-87 (58)
Pitt. Playoffs Assists Leader: 1993 (11, tie), 1994 (5), 1995 (13, tie)
Broadcasting Career: Named Detroit part-time TV color commentator prior to 2002-03 season and held position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Had two assists in his first NHL game. ... Scored at least one point in his first five NHL games. ... Paired with Dave Lewis on defense for Los Angeles in 1980-81. ... Set Los Angeles single-season record (since broken) for goals by a defenseman with 16 in 1980-81. ... Was runner-up to Peter Stastny in voting for 1980-81 Calder Trophy. ... Became first Los Angeles defenseman to score 20 goals in a season, when he achieved feat in 1981-82. ... Set Los Angeles single-season record (since broken) for goals by a defenseman with 22 in 1981-82. ... Left Los Angeles in 1983 with franchise records (since broken) for career points (207), goals (52) and assists (!55) by a defenseman. ... Paired with Rod Langway on defense for Washington in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with foot injury, suffered during Washington's Oct. 29, 1985, game vs. St. Louis. ... Tied Washington single-season record (since broken) for goals by a defenseman with 21 in 1985-86. ... Was finalist for 1986-87 Norris Trophy. ... Set Washington single-season records (since broken) for goals (23) and assists (58) by a defenseman in 1986-87. ... Suffered broken ankle in off-season accident at swimming pool in mid-May 1988. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with knee injury, suffered in October 1988. ... Scored two goals in his first home game with Minnesota, vs. St. Louis on March 12, 1989. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with broken right foot, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Feb. 22, 1991, game at New Jersey. He played with the injury up until the NHL trade deadline on March 5, 1991, before missing five games.... Set Pittsburgh record (since broken) for goals by a defenseman in one playoff year with 5 in 1991. ... Tied for NHL playoff plus-minus lead with a plus-17 rating in 1991. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with back spasms, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's March 27, 1993, game at Boston. ... Was finalist for 1992-93 Norris Trophy. ... Played in his 1,000th NHL game for Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay on Feb. 27, 1993. ... Scored his 1,000th career NHL point for Toronto at Vancouver on March 27, 1996. .... Scored goal in his first game with Detroit, on March 19, 1997, at Boston. ... Was NHL playoff plus-minus leader with a plus-16 rating in 1997. ... Paired with Nicklas Lidstrom on defense for Detroit in 1997-98. ... Tied for NHL playoff plus-minus lead with a plus-12 rating in 1998. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with concussion, an injury suffered during Detroit's Feb. 1, 1999, game at New Jersey. ... Broke Tim Horton's record for NHL games played by a defenseman when he played in his 1,447th  game on Feb. 5, 1999 (Colorado at Detroit). ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with heel injury, suffered during Detroit's Feb. 21, 2001, game at Chicago. ... Was not offered contract by Detroit after 2000-01 season and was unable to find another team willing to give him a job, forcing his retirement at age 40. ... Was represented by agent Don Baizley at the time of his retirement. ... Played first NHL game in a Los Angeles Kings uniform against Detroit Red Wings and final NHL game in a Detroit Red Wings uniform against Los Angeles Kings. ... Retired with No. 2 ranking (behind Gordie Howe) on NHL's all-time games-played list (since passed by Mark Messier). ... Retired with NHL record (since broken) for career games by a defenseman (1,615).
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: None
Canada Cup: 1987 (first place), 1991 (first place)
World Championships: 1985 (silver), 1987 (fourth), 2000 (fourth)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Shared home in Manhattan Beach, Calif., with Los Angeles teammates Greg Terrion and Jim Fox during 1980-81 season.  ... Was on Minnesota team that joined Montreal to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. ... Was avid Toronto Blue Jays baseball fan throughout his NHL career. ... Invested in the Pittsburgh-based D.B. Root & Co. financial services firm during his playing days. ... Named to defense position on all-time Peterborough (OMJHL/OHL) team by a CHL panel 1999.
Personal: Full name is Lawrence Thomas Murphy.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Los Angeles traded Murphy to Washington in exchange for Ken Houston and Brian Engblom on October 18, 1983.

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SNAPSHOT '80
Total Selected: 210
Forwards: 122
Defense: 71
Goaltenders: 17
Major Junior: 138
Tier II Junior: 7
College Players: 42
High School: 8
Canadian: 159
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 35
U.S.-Born: 35
European: 13
Reached NHL: 132
Won Stanley Cup: 24
Hall of Fame: 4
All-Star Game: 17
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 19
Picks Traded: 25
 
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