Larry Playfair
| Larry Playfair | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Playfair with the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team in 2011 | |||
| Born |
June 23, 1958 Fort St. James, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
13th overall, 1978 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1990 | ||
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 he 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.