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.[1][2][3]
| Larry Hale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 9, 1941 Summerland, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Died |
September 27, 2019 (aged 77) Penticton, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Houston Aeros | ||
| Playing career | 1962–1979 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Meltzer, Bill (October 1, 2019). "Quick Hits: Lausanne Wrapup, Onward to Prague, RIP Larry Hale". HockeyBuzz. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ @FlyersAlumni (1 October 2019). "RIP Alumni defenseman Larry Hale, who passed away on Sept. 28 of natural causes. Larry was a steady defenseman in…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Larry Hale Obituary (1941 - 2019) - Kelowna, BC - Okanagan Valley Newspaper Group". Legacy.com.
External links
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