1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 42 Reed Larson Hockey Card (Front)
1980-81 O-Pee-Chee 42 Reed Larson Hockey Card (Back)
1980-81 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
Holds Red Wings’ record for most points in season by defenseman. Always a major threat on power play.
En Français
Chez les Red Wings, il détient le record pour le plus grand nombre de points contribués par un défenseur en une saison. Il est toujours une grosse menace durant les jeux de puissance, à cause de son lancer foudroyant.
Details
At the time this 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee Reed Larson hockey card came out, he held the Detroit Red Wings franchise record for most points by a defenseman with 67 in 1978-79. He upped the mark to 74 in 1982-83. That total remains tied for the third highest in team history with Paul Coffey. The record now belongs to Nicklas Lidstrom with 80 points in 2005-06.
Certainly a threat on the power play, 88 of Larson’s 222 career goals in the NHL came with the man advantage. His highest came in 1985-86, a season split between the Red Wings and Boston Bruins. Eleven of his 19 goals with Detroit were on the PP while one of his three with Boston was with the man advantage. The 12 PP goals placed him first amongst blue liners, one ahead of Ray Bourque.
Larson was a second round pick by Detroit at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft out of the University of Minnesota. He joined the Red Wings late in 1976-77 for 14 games and was officially an NHL rookie in 1977-78. Over 75 games in that first full year, he contributed 60 points and finished fifth in voting for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year, well behind winner Mike Bossy and runner-up Barry Beck.
Between 1976-77 and 1989-90, Reed Larson played 904 regular season and 32 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Minnesota North Stars and Buffalo Sabres. He followed up his NHL career with a handful of seasons in Italy.