Larry Playfair

Larry William Playfair (born June 23, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings in the NHL and has worked as a color analyst for Sabres television broadcasts since his 1990 retirement due to chronic back problems. Along with his younger brother Jim, Playfair was drafted in the first round of the NHL entry draft (Larry in 1978 and Jim in 1982), and both played junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League.

Playfair was president of the Sabres Alumni Association spanning at least December 2007 and March 2012.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1974–75 Langley Lords BCHL — — — — — — — — — — 1974–75 Kamloops Chiefs WCHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Langley Lords BCHL 72 10 20 30 162 — — — — — 1975–76 Kamloops Chiefs WCHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 1976–77 Portland Winter Hawks WCHL 65 2 17 19 199 8 0 0 0 4 1977–78 Portland Winter Hawks WCHL 71 13 19 32 402 8 0 2 2 58 1978–79 Buffalo Sabres NHL 26 0 3 3 60 — — — — — 1978–79 Hershey Bears AHL 45 0 12 12 148 — — — — — 1979–80 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 2 10 12 145 14 0 2 2 29 1980–81 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75 3 9 12 169 8 0 0 0 26 1981–82 Buffalo Sabres NHL 77 6 10 16 258 4 0 0 0 22 1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 4 13 17 180 5 0 1 1 11 1983–84 Buffalo Sabres NHL 76 5 11 16 211 3 0 0 0 0 1984–85 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72 3 14 17 157 5 0 3 3 9 1985–86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47 1 2 3 100 — — — — — 1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 14 0 1 1 28 — — — — — 1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 37 2 7 9 181 — — — — — 1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 54 0 7 7 197 3 0 0 0 14 1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6 0 3 3 16 — — — — — 1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 42 0 3 3 110 1 0 0 0 0 1989–90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — NHL totals 688 26 94 120 1814 43 0 6 6 111

Awards WCHL First All-Star Team – 1978