Larry Hale

Larry James Hale (October 9, 1941 – September 27, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1968 to 1972 and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Houston Aeros from 1972 to 1978. He retired to Penticton, British Columbia later in his life, and died there in 2019 at the age of 77.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1960–61 Edmonton Oil Kings CAHL — — — — — — — — — — 1960–61 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup — — — — — 14 2 5 7 8 1961–62 Edmonton Oil Kings CAHL — — — — — — — — — — 1961–62 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup — — — — — 21 5 11 16 17 1962–63 Minneapolis Millers IHL 70 5 30 35 49 12 1 4 5 14 1963–64 Seattle Totems WHL 70 5 16 21 46 — — — — — 1964–65 Seattle Totems WHL 70 3 15 18 66 7 0 2 2 6 1965–66 Seattle Totems WHL 72 3 11 14 36 — — — — — 1966–67 Seattle Totems WHL 72 3 23 26 50 10 2 4 6 13 1967–68 Seattle Totems WHL 70 9 19 28 41 9 1 8 9 10 1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67 3 16 19 28 4 0 0 0 10 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 53 1 9 10 28 — — — — — 1969–70 Quebec Aces AHL 20 0 14 14 44 — — — — — 1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 1 11 12 34 4 0 0 0 2 1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 6 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1971–72 Richmond Robins AHL 68 11 33 44 68 — — — — — 1972–73 Houston Aeros WHA 68 4 26 30 65 10 1 2 3 2 1973–74 Houston Aeros WHA 69 2 14 16 39 14 3 2 5 6 1974–75 Houston Aeros WHA 76 2 18 20 40 13 0 4 4 0 1975–76 Houston Aeros WHA 77 2 12 14 30 17 0 5 5 8 1976–77 Houston Aeros WHA 67 0 14 14 18 11 0 2 2 6 1977–78 Houston Aeros WHA 56 2 11 13 22 — — — — — 1978–79 Spokane Flyers PHL 54 0 18 18 30 — — — — — WHA totals 413 12 95 107 214 65 4 15 19 22 NHL totals 196 5 37 42 90 8 0 0 0 12