Larry Floyd

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Larry Floyd
Born (1961-05-01) May 1, 1961 (age 64)
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 19811994

Larry David Floyd (born May 1, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and coach. Floyd played for numerous professional teams during his career from 1982 until 1984, including twelve games with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Floyd also played roller hockey for the San Diego Barracudas in the RHI.

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Biography

Floyd was born in Peterborough, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough. [1] He later played junior ice hockey with the Peterborough Petes from 1978 until 1982. Floyd was not drafted by the NHL, and he pursued a professional career independently. After a professional tryout with the Rochester Americans in 1982, Floyd signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils in October 1982 and made his NHL debut February 27, 1983. [2] Floyd would play 75 games that season with the Wichita Wind and seven games with the Devils. The following season (1983–84), Floyd was a member of the Maine Mariners and played five games with the Devils. Floyd would remain in the organization until 1987.

In 1987–88, Floyd split the season between Innsbrucker EV of the Austrian League and the Utica Devils. In 1988–89, Floyd moved to the Cape Breton Oilers, an affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, where he became an assistant coach as well as a player. Floyd moved to the Phoenix Roadrunners for the next season, then finally to the San Diego Gulls, where he played four seasons. During his last two seasons, Floyd also played roller hockey with the San Diego Barracudas.

In 1994, Floyd turned to coaching, becoming a full-time coach with the Detroit Falcons of the Colonial League. In 1995, Floyd became head coach of the Huntsville Channel Cats, coaching the team for three seasons, each year making the playoffs. Floyd picked up one more season of coaching in 1998–99 with the Flint Generals.

Playing career

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 845921454910
1978–79Peterborough Jr. BeesOHA-B43546411863
1979–80 Peterborough PetesOMJHL662137585414691510
1980–81 Peterborough PetesOHL442637634352240
1980–81 Wexford Raiders OPJHL 31236
1981–82 Peterborough PetesOHL39323769269961520
1981–82 Rochester Americans AHL 1022071120
1982–83 Wichita Wind CHL 7540438316
1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL 51012
1983–84 Maine Mariners AHL74374986401698174
1983–84 New Jersey DevilsNHL71347
1984–85 Maine MarinersAHL723051812430112
1985–86 Maine MarinersAHL802958872553360
1986–87 Maine MarinersAHL7730447450
1987–88 Innsbrucker EV Austria 3310223218
1987–88 Utica Devils AHL2821214214
1988–89 Cape Breton Oilers AHL7016334940
1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 7639407950
1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL7324547834
1991–92 San Diego GullsIHL711845635840220
1992–93 San Diego GullsIHL8027315828143144
1993–94 San Diego GullsIHL521020304581015
NHL totals122359
AHL totals402163258421193311313266
IHL totals352118190308215264379

Roller hockey

1993 and 1994: San Diego Barracudas (RHI)

Coach

1988–89: Cape Breton Oilers (AHL)
1994–95: Detroit Falcons (CoHL)
1995–96: Huntsville Channel Cats (SHL)
1996–98: Huntsville Channel Cats (CHL)
1998–99: Flint Generals (UHL)

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. New Jersey Devils 2007-2008 Media Guide. p. 62.