Reed Larson

Reed David Larson (born July 30, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman and former captain of the Detroit Red Wings who played 904 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1976 and 1990. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame 
==Amateur career==
Larson spent three highly successful seasons under coach Herb Brooks with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers before being drafted by the Detroit Red Wings with the 22nd pick of the 1976 NHL Entry Draft. He was named one of the 50 greatest players in University of Minnesota hockey history as part of the "Legends on Ice" tribute in 2001.
==Professional and international career==
Larson joined Detroit near the end of the 1976–77 season after Minnesota suspended him for assaulting an official during a WCHA game. He appeared in 14 NHL games that season and was also named to Team USA for the 1977 World Ice Hockey Championships but missed the tournament due to shoulder injury. His first full NHL season (1977–78) was highly successful as he was runner-up for the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie, scoring the most points (60) by a rookie defenceman. A tough, offensive defenceman, he was particularly well known for his hard slap shot. Larson became the first American player to score 200 goals and he appeared in the 1978, 1980 and 1981 NHL All-Star Games as the Red Wings representative. He finally made his international debut for the United States national team at the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships tournament and also represented the U.S. at the 1981 Canada Cup.
Larson spent ten NHL seasons in Detroit until the Red Wings traded him to the Boston Bruins for Mike O'Connell in 1986. He played another two seasons for the Bruins before ending his NHL career in 1989–90 with the Buffalo Sabres His professional career continued overseas in Italy where he was a player-coach for four seasons before returning to his home state for a final nine games for the International Hockey League Minnesota Moose in 1994–95.
==Awards and achievements==
*Member of U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
*NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (1975) 
*WCHA First All-Star Team (1976) 
*Played in NHL All-Star Game (1978, 1980, 1981)
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1974–75 	University of Minnesota	NCAA 	 	41 	11 	17 	28 	37 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	University of Minnesota	NCAA 	 	42 	13 	29 	42 	94 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	University of Minnesota	NCAA 	 	21 	10 	15 	25 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	14 	0 	1 	1 	23 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	75 	19 	41 	60 	95 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	4
1978–79 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	79 	18 	49 	67 	169 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	80 	22 	44 	66 	101 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	78 	27 	31 	58 	153 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	80 	21 	39 	60 	112 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	80 	22 	54 	74 	104 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	78 	23 	39 	62 	122 	 	4 	2 	0 	2 	21
1984–85 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	77 	17 	45 	62 	139 	 	3 	1 	2 	3 	20
1985–86 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	67 	19 	41 	60 	109 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	13 	3 	4 	7 	8 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	6
1986–87 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	66 	12 	24 	36 	95 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	2
1987–88 	Maine Mariners 	AHL 	 	2 	2 	0 	2 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	62 	10 	24 	34 	93 	 	8 	0 	1 	1 	6
1988–89 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	10 	2 	7 	9 	15 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	33 	7 	13 	20 	35 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	 	11 	0 	9 	9 	18 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	4
1989–90 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	HC Alleghe 	Italy 	 	43 	24 	50 	74 	51 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	HC Alleghe 	Italy 	 	36 	13 	38 	51 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	HC Courmaosta 	Italy 	 	25 	10 	23 	33 	54 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Minnesota Moose 	IHL 	 	9 	2 	2 	4 	11 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	904 	222 	463 	685 	1391 	 	32 	4 	7 	11 	63
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
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*Reed Larson's bio at Hockeydraftcentral.com
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Category:Born in 1956
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Courmaosta HC players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:HC Alleghe players
Category:Maine Mariners players
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers players
Category:Minnesota Moose players
Category:Minnesota North Stars players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:Retired in 1995