Larry Floyd

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Larry Floyd
Born (1961-05-01) May 1, 1961 (age 63)
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 1981–1994

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.

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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 8 4 5 9 2 14 5 4 9 10
1978–79 Peterborough Jr. Bees OHA-B 43 54 64 118 63 — — — — —
1979–80 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 66 21 37 58 54 14 6 9 15 10
1980–81 Peterborough Petes OHL 44 26 37 63 43 5 2 2 4 0
1980–81 Wexford Raiders OPJHL 3 1 2 3 6 — — — — —
1981–82 Peterborough Petes OHL 39 32 37 69 26 9 9 6 15 20
1981–82 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 2 2 0 7 1 1 2 0
1982–83 Wichita Wind CHL 75 40 43 83 16 — — — — —
1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL 5 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
1983–84 Maine Mariners AHL 74 37 49 86 40 16 9 8 17 4
1983–84 New Jersey Devils NHL 7 1 3 4 7 — — — — —
1984–85 Maine Mariners AHL 72 30 51 81 24 3 0 1 1 2
1985–86 Maine Mariners AHL 80 29 58 87 25 5 3 3 6 0
1986–87 Maine Mariners AHL 77 30 44 74 50 — — — — —
1987–88 Innsbrucker EV Austria 33 10 22 32 18 — — — — —
1987–88 Utica Devils AHL 28 21 21 42 14 — — — — —
1988–89 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 70 16 33 49 40 — — — — —
1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 76 39 40 79 50 — — — — —
1990–91 San Diego Gulls IHL 73 24 54 78 34 — — — — —
1991–92 San Diego Gulls IHL 71 18 45 63 58 4 0 2 2 0
1992–93 San Diego Gulls IHL 80 27 31 58 28 14 3 1 4 4
1993–94 San Diego Gulls IHL 52 10 20 30 45 8 1 0 1 5
NHL totals 12 2 3 5 9 — — — — —
AHL totals 402 163 258 421 193 31 13 13 26 6
IHL totals 352 118 190 308 215 26 4 3 7 9

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. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. ^ New Jersey Devils 2007-2008 Media Guide. p. 62.