Steve Larmer
Encyclopedia
Steven Donald Larmer is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
forward
.
Steve played in the NHL
for the Chicago Blackhawks
and New York Rangers
. He won the 1983 Calder Memorial Trophy
as well as being named to the NHL All-Rookie Team
that year. From 1982–1993, Larmer played in 884 consecutive games for the Blackhawks, an NHL record for most consecutive games played with the same team, and the third longest consecutive-games streak in league history. He had a shot at breaking Doug Jarvis
' record for consecutive games played but a contract dispute in 1994 officially ended his streak. Steve was selected to play in Pittsburgh in the 1990 All-Star Game
, and in Chicago's 1991 All-Star Game
as well. He won a Stanley Cup
with the Rangers in 1994, and scored his 1000th point and played in his 1000th game in 1994–95, his final season. Steve also played in the playoffs in every one of his full NHL seasons - eleven times with Chicago and twice with the Rangers.
Larmer was a member of the 1991 Canada Cup
team for Canada, where he led the entire competition in goals (6) and ranked second in points (11) behind only Wayne Gretzky
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
.
Steve played in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
for the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
and New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
. He won the 1983 Calder Memorial Trophy
Calder Memorial Trophy
The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season...
as well as being named to the NHL All-Rookie Team
NHL All-Rookie Team
The NHL All-Rookie Team is chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from the best rookies in the National Hockey League at each position for the season just concluded based on their performance in that year...
that year. From 1982–1993, Larmer played in 884 consecutive games for the Blackhawks, an NHL record for most consecutive games played with the same team, and the third longest consecutive-games streak in league history. He had a shot at breaking Doug Jarvis
Doug Jarvis
Douglas M. Jarvis is a former Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:Doug...
' record for consecutive games played but a contract dispute in 1994 officially ended his streak. Steve was selected to play in Pittsburgh in the 1990 All-Star Game
41st National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, on January 21, 1990. The game saw the team of all-stars from the Wales conference defeat the Campbell conference all-stars 12–7...
, and in Chicago's 1991 All-Star Game
42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 42nd National Hockey League All-Star Game took place in Chicago Stadium, home of the Chicago Blackhawks, on January 19, 1991.-Commissioner's Choice:...
as well. He won a Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
with the Rangers in 1994, and scored his 1000th point and played in his 1000th game in 1994–95, his final season. Steve also played in the playoffs in every one of his full NHL seasons - eleven times with Chicago and twice with the Rangers.
Larmer was a member of the 1991 Canada Cup
Canada Cup (ice hockey)
The Canada Cup was an invitational international ice hockey tournament held on five occasions between 1976 and 1991. The tournament was created to meet demand for a true world championship that allowed the best players from participating nations to compete regardless of their status as professional...
team for Canada, where he led the entire competition in goals (6) and ranked second in points (11) behind only Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Peterborough Petes Peterborough Petes The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.-History:... |
OMJHL | 62 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 51 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27 | ||
| 1978–79 | Niagara Falls Flyers Niagara Falls Flyers ----The Niagara Falls Flyers were two junior ice hockey franchises that played in the top tier in the Ontario Hockey Association. The first, a Junior "A" team existed from 1960 until 1972, and the second in Tier I Junior "A" from 1976 until 1982.... |
OMJHL | 66 | 37 | 47 | 84 | 108 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 43 | ||
| 1979–80 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 67 | 45 | 69 | 114 | 71 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 1980–81 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 61 | 55 | 78 | 133 | 73 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 24 | ||
| 1980–81 | Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 1981–82 AHL season The 1981–82 AHL season was the 46th season of the American Hockey League. Eleven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The New Brunswick Hawks finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
New Brunswick Hawks New Brunswick Hawks The New Brunswick Hawks were a professional ice hockey team based in Moncton, New Brunswick. Home games were played at the Moncton Coliseum. They were a member of the American Hockey League between 1978 and 1982. The Hawks operated as a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Black Hawks and the... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
74 | 38 | 44 | 82 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1983–84 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 46 | 40 | 86 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 14 | ||
| 1985–86 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 43 | 44 | 87 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 | ||
| 1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 44 | 57 | 101 | 79 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 65 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 84 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL | 68 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Rangers | NHL | 47 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| OMJHL totals | 256 | 161 | 211 | 372 | 303 | 60 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 104 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1006 | 441 | 571 | 1012 | 532 | 140 | 56 | 75 | 131 | 89 | ||||
See also
- NHL All-Rookie TeamNHL All-Rookie TeamThe NHL All-Rookie Team is chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from the best rookies in the National Hockey League at each position for the season just concluded based on their performance in that year...
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played