Larry Playfair


Larry William Playfair 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, 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

Awards

  • WCHL First All-Star Team – 1978