Larry Playfair

Who is Larry Playfair?

Larry William Playfair is a retired former professional ice hockey player with a reputation as a hard-working, pugnacious defender. He played for the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings over the course of his career, and has worked as a color analyst for Sabres television broadcasts, since his 1990 retirement due to chronic back problems. His younger brother Jim Playfair shares a lot of the same characteristics - both were drafted in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft, and both played junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League. However, Larry played 688 career NHL games; Jim a mere 21.

Playfair currently lives on Grand Island, New York. He is also the president of the Sabres Alumni Association.