Larry Murphy

Larry Murphy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, born on March 8, 1961, who played more than twenty years in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. He set the rookie record for points by a defenceman with 76 for the Kings in 1981, and won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992 and with Detroit in 1997 and 1998. He retired in 2001 after 1,615 games, the most played by a defenceman at the time, and 1,216 points. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility and later worked as a studio analyst and fill-in commentator for the Red Wings.