Larry Lund

Larry Lund (born September 9, 1940) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) playing 459 games all with the Houston Aeros.

Playing career Lund was a veteran minor-leaguer, who was more famous for founding Okanagan Hockey School than as a hockey player until the WHA came into existence in 1972. The upstart league presented opportunities not only for high-profile National Hockey League (NHL) stars but minor league players outside North America as well. Signing with the Houston franchise, Lund has said that he went from earning $22,000 in the minors to $150,000 in the WHA.

While never playing in the NHL, Lund had a significant career in the WHA as he won the league championship Avco Cup twice and finished at twelfth all-time in points. Lund's best season was 1974–75 when he led his team in points with 108, ahead of the legendary Gordie Howe, to finish fifth overall in league points, he participated in the annual All-Star game

In 2012, he was inducted into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1959–60 Edmonton Oil KingsCAHL — — — — — — — — — —1960–61 Edmonton Oil Kings CAHL — — — — — — — — — — 1961–62 Muskegon ZephyrsIHL 64 29 26 55 92 9 2 3 5 61962–63 Muskegon Zephyrs IHL 70 13 38 51 69 6 3 2 5 121963–64 San Francisco SealsWHL 67 2 11 13 19 11 1 0 1 41964–65 Minneapolis BruinsCPHL 37 30 17 47 26 — — — — —1964–65 San Francisco Seals WHL 37 8 12 20 28 — — — — —1965–66 Seattle TotemsWHL69 24 31 55 56 — — — — —1966–67 Seattle Totems WHL 72 34 38 72 74 10 5 6 11 41967–68 Seattle Totems WHL 68 16 37 53 96 9 2 5 7 151968–69 Quebec Aces AHL 9 1 2 3 2 — — — — —1968–69 Seattle Totems WHL 58 7 14 21 49 4 0 1 1 41969–70 Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL 68 33 40 73 54 — — — — —1970–71 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 69 29 63 92 147 10 8 6 14 161971–72 Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL66 30 66 96 149 6 3 3 6 41972–73 Houston AerosWHA77 21 45 66 120 10 3 7 10 241973–74 Houston Aeros WHA 75 33 53 86 109 14 9 14 23 561974–75 Houston Aeros WHA 78 33 75 108 68 13 5 13 18 131975–76 Houston Aeros WHA 73 24 49 73 50 5 1 1 2 41976–77 Houston Aeros WHA 80 29 38 67 36 11 2 8 10 171977–78 Houston Aeros WHA 76 9 17 26 36 6 0 2 2 2WHA totals 459 149 277 426 419 59 20 45 65 116