Larry Hillman
| Larry Hillman | |||
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| Born |
February 5, 1937 Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Minnesota North Stars Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres WHA Cleveland Crusaders Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1955–1976 | ||
Lawrence Morley Hillman (born February 5, 1937) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He is one of the most traveled players in hockey history, having played for 15 different teams in his 22 professional seasons.
Playing career
Hillman started his career by playing one season for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL in 1953. He split the next season between the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL and the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. He won his first Stanley Cup Championship with Detroit in 1955. He became the youngest player to be engraved on the Stanley Cup. 18 years, 2 months, 9 days. (This is a record that can't be broken under the current rules as a player must be eighteen years old by September 15 to be eligible to play in the NHL that season.) Hillman left the Red Wings after 1957 and went to the Boston Bruins. He played two full seasons in Boston before being sent to their minor league team, the Providence Reds, for most of the 1960 season.
In 1961, Hillman went to the Toronto Maple Leafs where he continued to bounce from the minor leagues to the NHL and back. He played on four Stanley Cup winning teams in Toronto in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. In between those cup wins he played parts of six season with the Rochester Americans and the Springfield Indians.
After the 1968 season, he signed with the expansion Minnesota North Stars who later traded Hillman to the Montreal Canadiens where he won his sixth and final Stanley Cup Championship. He is one of only 11 players in Stanley Cup history to win the Cup with three or more different teams.[1]
After Montreal, he played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres. Following the 1973 season, Hillman left the NHL for the WHA. He played two seasons for the Cleveland Crusaders. His final season was in 1976, playing for the Winnipeg Jets. Hillman took over as coach of the Jets in 1977, winning the Avco Cup in his rookie season. However, he was fired 61 games into the 1978-79 campaign.
Achievements
- 1955 Stanley Cup Champion (Detroit)
- 1962 Stanley Cup Champion (Toronto)
- 1963 Stanley Cup Champion (Toronto)
- 1964 Stanley Cup Champion (Toronto)
- 1965 Calder Cup Champion Rochester Americans
- 1967 Stanley Cup Champion (Toronto)
- 1969 Stanley Cup Champion (Montreal)
- 1976 Avco Cup Champion (Winnipeg)
- 1978 Avco Cup Champion (Winnipeg) (Head Coach)
Personal
- He is the older brother of former NHL and WHA defenceman Wayne Hillman. He is also the uncle of former NHL forward Brian Savage.
Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
| Winnipeg Jets | 1977–78 | 80 | 50 | 28 | 2 | 102 | 1st in WHA | Won Avco Cup |
| Winnipeg Jets | 1978–79 | 61 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 62 | 3rd in WHA | Fired |
| Total | 141 | 78 | 55 | 8 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Players on Stanley-Cup Winning Teams". Retrieved 2010-04-13.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Larry Hillman's Day With the Stanley Cup
| Preceded by Bobby Kromm |
Head coach of the original Winnipeg Jets 1977–79 |
Succeeded by Tom McVie |