Larry Mickey

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 180px

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 175

| played_for = Chicago Black Hawks
New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Los Angeles Kings
Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres

| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|10|21|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|7|23|1943|10|21|mf=y}}

| death_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S.

| career_start = 1964

| career_end = 1975
1978–1981

}}

Robert Larry Mickey (October 21, 1943 — July 23, 1982) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Black Hawks, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres between 1965 and 1975.{{Cite news |last=Times |first=Special to the New York |date=1982-09-08 |title=AFTER HOCKEY, LIFE WAS TOO DIFFICULT |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/08/sports/after-hockey-life-was-too-difficult.html |access-date=2023-11-10 |issn=0362-4331}}

Playing career

While playing with the Omaha Knights, Mickey was named to the first team of the Central Hockey League All-Stars during the 1966-67 season, and his team advanced to the Adams Cup finals that same year.

On April 16, 1967, the night before the third game of the Adams Cup best-of-seven play-off series between the Omaha Knights and the Oklahoma City Blazers, Mickey was driving with his wife, Eleanor, on a country road near Seward, Nebraska late on Sunday night. The road's visibility was reduced to nearly zero as a result of blowing dust from a nearby field, and Mickey was involved in a two-car, head-on collision. Mickey suffered cuts, bruises and a broken left arm, while Eleanor was killed in the crash.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RO4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=058FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3795,4060997&dq=adams-cup+hockey&hl=en All-Star's Wife Killed: The Montréal Gazette, April 17, 1967, Page 33]

While Mickey had many accomplishments in the NHL, he was also known for his community involvement with youth hockey and children with special needs. Mickey is recognized as one of the early founders of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres. This franchise was established in Buffalo, New York in 1975. During its history, a half-dozen former Buffalo Sabres served as head coach or assistant coach. Mickey coached the team from 1975 to the end of the 1977 season.

Death

Mickey committed suicide in Buffalo on July 23, 1982.{{cite book|title=Players: The Ultimate A-Z Guide of Everyone Who Has Ever Played in the NHL |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |publisher=Doubleday Canada|year=2003|isbn=0-385-25999-9|location=Toronto|pages=584}}[https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/08/sports/after-hockey-life-was-too-difficult.html?pagewanted=all "After Hockey, Life was too Difficult"], New York Times, September 8, 1982.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1961–62 \| Moose Jaw Canucks \| SJHL \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1961–62 \| Moose Jaw Canucks \| M-Cup \| —	—	—	—	— \| 4	2	1	3	10
1962–63 \| Moose Jaw Canucks \| SJHL \| 54	32	38	70	85 \| 6	1	5	6	23
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1962–63 \| Calgary Stampeders \| WHL \| 2	0	1	1	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1963–64 \| Moose Jaw Canucks \| SJHL \| 62	69	73	142	139 \| 5	7	2	9	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1963–64 \| St. Louis Braves \| CPHL \| 1	0	0	0	0 \| 5	1	2	3	2
1963–64 \| Estevan Bruins \| M-Cup \| —	—	—	—	— \| 5	1	1	2	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1963–64 \| Edmonton Oil Kings \| M-Cup \| —	—	—	—	— \| 4	0	0	0	2
1964–65 \| Chicago Black Hawks \| NHL \| 1	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1964–65 \| St. Louis Braves \| CPHL \| 52	16	21	37	85 \| —	—	—	—	—
1964–65 \| Buffalo Bisons \| AHL \| 1	0	1	1	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1965–66 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 7	0	0	0	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
1965–66 \| Minnesota Rangers \| CPHL \| 38	14	25	39	50 \| 7	5	5	10	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1966–67 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 8	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1966–67 \| Omaha Knights \| CPHL \| 63	33	41	74	86 \| 9	5	10	15	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1967–68 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 4	0	2	2	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1967–68 \| Buffalo Bisons \| AHL \| 30	9	17	26	48 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1968–69 \| Toronto Maple Leafs \| NHL \| 55	8	19	27	43 \| 3	0	0	0	5
1969–70 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| 21	4	4	8	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1969–70 \| Montreal Voyageurs \| AHL \| 50	24	38	62	90 \| —	—	—	—	—
1970–71 \| Los Angeles Kings \| NHL \| 65	6	12	18	46 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 14	1	2	3	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
1971–72 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 4	0	1	1	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Salt Lake Golden Eagles \| WHL \| 53	19	30	49	92 \| —	—	—	—	—
1972–73 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 77	15	9	24	47 \| 6	1	0	1	5
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1973–74 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 13	3	4	7	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
1973–74 \| Cincinnati Swords \| AHL \| 9	2	3	5	5 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1974–75 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 23	2	0	2	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
1978–79 \| Utica Mohawks \| NEHL \| 12	5	4	9	21 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1979–80 \| Utica Mohawks \| EHL \| 4	0	4	4	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
1980–81 \| Hampton Aces \| EHL \| 38	5	14	19	50 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 292 !! 39 !! 53 !! 92 !! 160 ! 9 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 10