Larry Hale

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1941–2019)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 180px

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 187

| played_for = Philadelphia Flyers
Houston Aeros

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|10|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Summerland, British Columbia, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|9|27|1941|10|9}}

| death_place = Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

| career_start = 1962

| career_end = 1979

}}

Larry James Hale (October 9, 1941 – September 27, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1968 to 1972 and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Houston Aeros from 1972 to 1978. He retired to Penticton, British Columbia later in his life, and died there in 2019 at the age of 77.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=101700&blogger_id=45 |title=Quick Hits: Lausanne Wrapup, Onward to Prague, RIP Larry Hale |website=HockeyBuzz |first=Bill |last=Meltzer |date=October 1, 2019 |accessdate=October 7, 2019}}{{cite tweet|number=1178997205291749376|user=FlyersAlumni|title=RIP Alumni defenseman Larry Hale, who passed away on Sept. 28 of natural causes. Larry was a steady defenseman in… |date=1 October 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/okanaganvalley/obituary.aspx?n=larry-j-hale&pid=194138338|title = Larry Hale Obituary (1941 - 2019) - Kelowna, BC - Okanagan Valley Newspaper Group| website=Legacy.com }}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1960–61

| Edmonton Oil Kings

| CAHL

| —

| —

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| 1960–61

| Edmonton Oil Kings

| M-Cup

| —

| 14

2578
1961–62

| Edmonton Oil Kings

| CAHL

| —

| —

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| 1961–62

| Edmonton Oil Kings

| M-Cup

| —

| 21

5111617
1962–63

| Minneapolis Millers

| IHL

| 70

5303549

| 12

14514
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| 1963–64

| Seattle Totems

| WHL

| 70

5162146

| —

1964–65

| Seattle Totems

| WHL

| 70

3151866

| 7

0226
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| 1965–66

| Seattle Totems

| WHL

| 72

3111436

| —

1966–67

| Seattle Totems

| WHL

| 72

3232650

| 10

24613
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| 1967–68

| Seattle Totems

| WHL

| 70

9192841

| 9

18910
1968–69

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 67

3161928

| 4

00010
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| 1969–70

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 53

191028

| —

1969–70

| Quebec Aces

| AHL

| 20

0141444

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1970–71

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 70

1111234

| 4

0002
1971–72

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 6

0110

| —

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| 1971–72

| Richmond Robins

| AHL

| 68

11334468

| —

1972–73

| Houston Aeros

| WHA

| 68

4263065

| 10

1232
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| 1973–74

| Houston Aeros

| WHA

| 69

2141639

| 14

3256
1974–75

| Houston Aeros

| WHA

| 76

2182040

| 13

0440
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| 1975–76

| Houston Aeros

| WHA

| 77

2121430

| 17

0558
1976–77

| Houston Aeros

| WHA

| 67

0141418

| 11

0226
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| 1977–78

| Houston Aeros

| WHA

| 56

2111322

| —

1978–79

| Spokane Flyers

| PHL

| 54

0181830

| —

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! colspan="3" | WHA totals

! 413 !! 12 !! 95 !! 107 !! 214

! 65 !! 4 !! 15 !! 19 !! 22

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 196 !! 5 !! 37 !! 42 !! 90

! 8 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 12

References

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