Steve Larmer

Steve Larmer
Larmer with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1986
Born (1961-06-16) June 16, 1961
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
New York Rangers
National team  Canada
NHL draft 120th overall, 1980
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1980–1995
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Canada Cup
1991 Canada Ice Hockey
World Championships
1991 Canada

Steven Donald Larmer (born June 16, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. After excelling in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, Larmer was selected by the Chicago Black Hawks in 1980 in the sixth round of the NHL draft. Larmer became a regular right-wing player for Chicago in 1982, where he recorded 43 goals in the first of eleven straight seasons with at least 60 points while being awarded Calder Memorial Trophy for his rookie play. He would go on to have five 40-goal seasons. A two-time All-Star, he also won the Canada Cup in 1991 for the Canadian team. A contract dispute at the start of the 1993-94 season saw him traded to the New York Rangers, where he recorded 60 points in 68 games before playing in all 23 games of the run to the Stanley Cup Final that saw New York win in seven games. In his final season, he played in his 1,000th career game and recorded his 1,000th career point. In 13 full seasons as a player, Larmer made the Stanley Cup playoffs each time.

He is the brother of Jeff Larmer, who played with Steven for Chicago from 1983 to 1986.

Early life

As a youth, Larmer played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario.[1] He made the Peterborough Petes as a walk-on player and played for the team in the 1977-78 season.[2][3] He scored 24 goals in 62 games. He was traded to the Niagara Falls Flyers after the season, where he would play for the next three years, with his final two seasons seeing him record consecutive 100-point seasons. He was drafted as the 120th overall pick of the 1980 NHL draft by the Chicago Black Hawks.

Professional career

Larmer appeared in four games of the 1980–81 season and three games of the 1981–82 season, recording one total assist while spending the latter with the New Brunswick Hawks of the American Hockey League, who won the Calder Cup. He became a regular starter with the 1982–83 season. In his first official year as a rookie, he had 43 goals (second most among his teammates) and 47 assists for a 90-point season with a career-high plus-minus of +44 and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy for his rookie play and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team as the team won the Norris Division and made it to the Conference Finals.[4] He followed the season with a 35-goal campaign and 75 total points that saw him go through a slump in January that saw him express frustration with "not playing smart".[5] He rebounded in the 1984–85 campaign with 46 goals and 86 total points that saw him finish 8th in Byng Trophy voting.

From 1982 to 1993, Larmer played in 884 consecutive games for the Blackhawks, an NHL record for most consecutive games played with the same team, and the third longest consecutive-games streak in league history at that time. He had a chance at breaking Doug Jarvis' record for consecutive games played but a contract dispute at the beginning of the 1993–94 officially ended his streak.[6] The impasse was resolved by Larmer being traded to the New York Rangers, who would go on to win the Stanley Cup that same year. Larmer was selected to play in Pittsburgh in the 1990 All-Star Game, and in Chicago's 1991 All-Star Game as well. In the 1990–91 season he finished 5th in the voting for NHL league MVP. Larmer was great at both ends of the ice as he received Frank J. Selke Trophy votes on five occasions (1989-17th, 1991-3rd, 1992-8th, 1993-10th, 1994-13th) as best defensive forward in the league. He received votes for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy on five occasions. He won a Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1994 where he served as alternate captain and recorded four goals in the series.[7]

He scored his 1,000th point and played in his 1,000th game in 1994–95, his final season. In his career span of 1980 to 1995, he was 18th of 18 players to record 1,000 points.[8] After retirement, he served as the NHLPA director of player relations for seven years.

Larmer was a member of the 1991 Canada Cup team for Canada and played on team's top line with Wayne Gretzky where Larmer led the entire competition in goals (6) and ranked second in points (11) behind only Gretzky.

In 2026, he was inducted as part of the inaugural class of the Blackhawks Hall of Fame.[9][10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 62 24 17 41 51 18 5 7 12 27
1977–78 Peterborough Petes MC — — — — — 3 1 3 4 11
1978–79 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 66 37 47 84 108 20 11 13 24 43
1979–80 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 67 45 69 114 71 10 5 9 14 15
1980–81 Niagara Falls Flyers OHL 61 55 78 133 73 12 13 8 21 24
1980–81 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1981–82 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1981–82 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 74 38 44 82 46 15 6 6 12 0
1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 43 47 90 28 11 5 7 12 8
1983–84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 35 40 75 34 5 2 2 4 7
1984–85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 46 40 86 16 15 9 13 22 14
1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 31 45 76 47 3 0 3 3 4
1986–87 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 28 56 84 22 4 0 0 0 2
1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 41 48 89 42 5 1 6 7 0
1988–89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 43 44 87 54 16 8 9 17 22
1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 31 59 90 40 20 7 15 22 8
1990–91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 44 57 101 79 6 5 1 6 4
1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 29 45 74 65 18 8 7 15 6
1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 84 35 35 70 48 4 0 3 3 0
1993–94 New York Rangers NHL 68 21 39 60 41 23 9 7 16 14
1994–95 New York Rangers NHL 47 14 15 29 16 10 2 2 4 6
NHL totals 1,006 441 571 1,012 532 140 56 75 131 95

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1991 Canada WC 10 5 3 8 4
1991 Canada CC 8 6 5 11 4
Senior totals 18 11 8 19 8

Awards and achievements

Individual awards

Team awards

NHL accolades

  • Led NHL in Games Played for 11 Consecutive Seasons (1982-83 - 1992–1993)
  • Led NHL in Shooting % with 31.3% (1990–91)
  • Top 10 in Goals (1984–85)
  • Top 10 in Assists (1986–87)
  • Top 10 in Points (1990–91)
  • 3 time Top 10 in Shorthanded Goals (1987–88) (1992–93) (1993–94)
  • 4 time Top 10 in Power-Play Goals (1984–85) (1987–88) (1988–89) (1990–91)
  • 2 time Top 10 on Plus/Minus (1982–83) (1990–91)
  • 2 time Top 10 in Game Winning Goals (1982–83) (1990–91)
  • 3 time Top 10 in Hat Tricks (1982–83) (1991–92) (1992–93)
  • Top 10 in Shooting % (1984–85)
  • 5 times (+20 Plus/Minus)
  • 9 times (30+ Goals)
  • 5 times (40+ Goals)
  • 10 times (40+ Assists)
  • 3 times (55+ Assists)
  • 11 times (70+ Points)
  • 9 times (75+ Points)
  • 7 times (80+ Points)
  • 3 times (90+ Points)
  • 1 time (100+ Points)
  • 9 Hat Tricks (Regular Season)

NHL Records

  • Most Game Winning Goals by a Rookie in a Single Season (9)
  • Most Assists in a single Game Seven (4)
  • Most Points in a single Game Seven (5)
  • Highest Plus/Minus in a single Game Seven (+4)
  • Most Shorthanded Goals in a single Game Seven (1)
  • Most Shorthanded Points in a single Game Seven (2)
  • Highest Assists per Game Average in a single Game Seven (4.000)
  • Highest Points per Game Average in a single Game Seven (5.000)
  • Most Consecutive Games Played by a Right Winger in Regular Season History (884)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. ^ https://chl.ca/ohl-petes/monumental-career-small-town-humility-steve-larmer/
  3. ^ https://chl.ca/ohl-petes/steve-larmer/
  4. ^ https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/latest-news/remembering-steve-larmer-s-elite-rookie-season-with-blackhawks
  5. ^ https://newspaperarchive.com/other-clipping-jan-27-1984-5715593/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/
  6. ^ https://www.nhlpa.com/news/steve-larmer-i-have-no-regrets/
  7. ^ "1994 Stanley Cup Final". Hockey Reference.
  8. ^ "For combined seasons, from 1980-81 to 1994-95, playing skater, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points". Stathead. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  9. ^ Parys, Jori; Feurer, Todd (April 10, 2026). "Blackhawks celebrate team's inaugural Hall of Fame class". CBS News.
  10. ^ "Hall of Fame | Chicago Blackhawks". hof.blackhawks.com. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  11. ^ Johnson, Dick (June 8, 1983). "Larmer Beats Housley for Top Rookie". The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  • Kreiser, John and Friedman, Lou (1996), "The New York Rangers", Sports Publishing LLC, ISBN 1-57167-041-6, ISBN 978-1-57167-041-0
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