Larry Goodenough

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Larry Goodenough
Born (1953-01-19) January 19, 1953 (age 70)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft 20th overall, 1973
Philadelphia Flyers
WHA Draft 15th overall, 1973
Chicago Cougars
Playing career 1973–1983

Lawrence J. Goodenough (born January 19, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks. He won the Stanley Cup with Philadelphia in 1975.

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Playing career

Goodenough was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round (20th overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. [1] He spent most of his first two professional seasons with the Richmond Robins, the Flyers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. [2] He was called up to the Flyers late in the 1974–75 season [2] and paired with Ted Harris. [3] Goodenough got his name engraved on the Stanley Cup as the Flyers won their second consecutive championship, defeating the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 in the Stanley Cup Finals. Goodenough played in games four and five of the series, [4] assisting on two second period goals in the latter. [5]

The 1975–76 season was Goodenough's best NHL season, recording career highs across the board. He scored 8 goals and assisted on 34 others for a total of 44 points in 77 games. [1] He also finished with a plus-minus of +45. [1] The Flyers returned to the Finals but were swept by the Montreal Canadiens in four games. Goodenough played in all 16 Flyers playoff games and set a then NHL rookie record for most points in a playoff season (14). [3]

Midway through the 1976–77 season, the Flyers traded Goodenough and Jack McIlhargey to the Vancouver Canucks for Bob Dailey. [1] He split the next three seasons between Vancouver and the Central Hockey League (CHL), seeing his last NHL action during the 1979–80 season. [1] He signed with the Los Angeles Kings in October 1980 [1] and spent a successful 1980–81 season with their International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate, the Saginaw Gears, winning the Turner Cup. Goodenough was awarded the Governor's Trophy as the league's most outstanding defenceman and was named to the IHL First All-Star Team. [2]

After spending the 1981–82 season in the AHL with the New Haven Nighthawks, the Kings traded Goodenough along with a 1984 third-round draft pick to the Chicago Black Hawks for Terry Ruskowski. [1] Goodenough played the rest of the 1982–83 season with the Binghamton Whalers and retired following the season. [2]

Post-playing career

Goodenough lives outside of Chalfont, Pennsylvania. He is currently Hockey Director at the Bucks County Ice Sports Center [6] where he conducts clinics and classes to train young hockey players. He conducts skating, defense, shooting, passing, stickhandling and checking clinics weekly. He also administers and coaches the in-house youth program. In the summers, Goodenough and Frank Reago (owner of Frank's Hockey House [7] ) conduct summer camps for kids looking to enhance their knowledge of the game and to have fun. [8]

Goodenough participated in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game at Citizens Bank Park.

Awards and honours

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1970–71 Toronto Marlboros OHA —————10000
1971–72 Toronto MarlborosOHA6233538611026810
1972–73 London Knights OHA591551661531027910
1973–74 Richmond Robins AHL 751122335452240
1974–75 Richmond RobinsAHL5710405076—————
1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 203912050442
1975–76 Philadelphia FlyersNHL77834428316311146
1976–77 Philadelphia FlyersNHL324131721—————
1976–77 Vancouver Canucks NHL3024627—————
1977–78 Vancouver CanucksNHL4216728—————
1977–78 Tulsa Oilers CHL 325182326503311
1978–79 Vancouver CanucksNHL3649131810002
1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL313161923—————
1979–80 Vancouver CanucksNHL50222—————
1979–80 Dallas Black HawksCHL734343855—————
1980–81 Houston Apollos CHL132352—————
1980–81 Saginaw Gears IHL 5410435332131121320
1981–82 New Haven Nighthawks AHL76327306020119
1982–83 New Haven NighthawksAHL10000—————
1982–83 Binghamton Whalers AHL58115163630002
AHL totals267251041292261023511
CHL totals149147185106503311
NHL totals242227799179223151810

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Larry Goodenough". HHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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  4. ↑ "Flyers History - Game by Game Playoff Player Stats". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  5. ↑ "Flyers History - Philadelphia Flyer Game Summary". P. Anson. Flyers History. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  6. ↑ "Buck County Ice Sports Center" . Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  7. ↑ "Frank's Hockey House" . Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  8. ↑ "Izzy Goodenough Hockey School". Franks Hockey Heaven. Archived from the original on 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
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