Larry Lund

Larry Lund
Lund in 1973
Born (1940-08-09) August 9, 1940
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Muskegon Zephyrs (IHL)
San Francisco Seals (WHL)
Minneapolis Bruins (CPHL)
Seattle Totems (WHL)
Quebec Aces (AHL)
Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
Houston Aeros (WHA)
Playing career 1960–1978

Larry Lund (born September 9, 1940) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) playing 459 games all with the Houston Aeros.

Playing career

Lund was a veteran minor-leaguer, who was more famous for founding Okanagan Hockey School than as a hockey player until the World Hockey Association came into existence in 1972. The upstart league presented opportunities not only for high-profile NHL stars but minor league players outside North America as well. Signing with the Houston franchise, Lund has said that he went from earning $22,000 in the minors to $150,000 in the WHA.[1]

While never playing in the NHL, Lund had a significant career in the WHA as he won the League Championship Avco Cup twice and finished at #12 all-time in points.[2] Lund's best season was 1974–75[3] when he led his team in points with 108, ahead of the legendary Gordie Howe, to finish fifth overall in league points, he participated in the annual All-Star game[4] and his team won the League Championship. In his WHA career, he had 149 goals, and 277 assists, with 426 points alongside 20 goals, 25 assists, and 45 points in the playoffs.

Lund was the owner of the Barley Mill Brew Pub in Penticton, BC.[1]

Honours

On July 25, 2008, Larry Lund was inducted into the BC Hockey Hall Of Fame.[5][6]

In 2012, he was inducted into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1959–60 Edmonton Oil Kings CAHL — — — — — — — — — —
1960–61 Edmonton Oil Kings CAHL — — — — — — — — — —
1961–62 Muskegon Zephyrs IHL 64 29 26 55 92 9 2 3 5 6
1962–63 Muskegon Zephyrs IHL 70 13 38 51 69 6 3 2 5 12
1963–64 San Francisco Seals WHL 67 2 11 13 19 11 1 0 1 4
1964–65 Minneapolis Bruins CPHL 37 30 17 47 26 — — — — —
1964–65 San Francisco Seals WHL 37 8 12 20 28 — — — — —
1965–66 Seattle Totems WHL 69 24 31 55 56 — — — — —
1966–67 Seattle Totems WHL 72 34 38 72 74 10 5 6 11 4
1967–68 Seattle Totems WHL 68 16 37 53 96 9 2 5 7 15
1968–69 Quebec Aces AHL 9 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
1968–69 Seattle Totems WHL 58 7 14 21 49 4 0 1 1 4
1969–70 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 68 33 40 73 54 — — — — —
1970–71 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 69 29 63 92 147 10 8 6 14 16
1971–72 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 66 30 66 96 149 6 3 3 6 4
1972–73 Houston Aeros WHA 77 21 45 66 120 10 3 7 10 24
1973–74 Houston Aeros WHA 75 33 53 86 109 14 9 14 23 56
1974–75 Houston Aeros WHA 78 33 75 108 68 13 5 13 18 13
1975–76 Houston Aeros WHA 73 24 49 73 50 5 1 1 2 4
1976–77 Houston Aeros WHA 80 29 38 67 36 11 2 8 10 17
1977–78 Houston Aeros WHA 76 9 17 26 36 6 0 2 2 2
WHA totals 459 149 277 426 419 59 20 45 65 116

References

  1. ^ a b Mason, Gary (2003). Old-timers on the road. Greystone Books. p. 138. ISBN 1-55054-939-1.
  2. ^ "SEVEN SEASONS: WHA All-Time Leaders". Arthur R. Chidlovski. Retrieved Dec 12, 2009.
  3. ^ Houston Aeros 74-75 Season summary https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/HSA/1975.html
  4. ^ "SEVEN SEASONS: WHA 1974-1975". Arthur R. Chidlovski. Retrieved Dec 12, 2009.
  5. ^ "BCHHF - BC Hockey Hall of Fame". Hockey Now. Retrieved Dec 12, 2009.
  6. ^ "BCHHF - Welcoming The New Inductees for 2008". Hockey Now. Retrieved Dec 12, 2009.
  7. ^ "WHA Hall of Fame Members". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
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