Introduction
Steven Donald Larmer (born June 16, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He is the brother of Jeff Larmer.
Biography
As a youth, Larmer played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario.
Steve Larmer played in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers and was known as one of the NHL's best power forwards of that era. He won the 1983 Calder Memorial Trophy as well as being named to the NHL All-Rookie Team that year.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. He had a chance at breaking Doug Jarvis' record for consecutive games played but a contract dispute in 1994 officially ended his streak. 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 was a one time hart trophy nominee (5th) for NHL league MVP. Larmer was also great at both ends of the ice as he was a five time Frank J. Selke Trophy nominee (1989-17th, 1991-3rd, 1992-8th, 1993-10th, 1994-13th) as best defensive forward in the league. He has been also nominated for Lady Byng Trophy five times (1985-8th, 1987-18th, 1988-21st, 1990-11th, 1993-17th). He won a Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1994, where he served as alternate captain, and scored his 1000th point and played in his 1000th game in 1994–95, his final season.
Larmer was a member of the 1991 Canada Cup team for Canada and played on the team's top line with Wayne Gretzky where Larmer led the entire tournament competition in Goals (6), Short-Handed Goals (6), Game Winning Goals (2), Goals-Per Game Average (.750). Larmer ranked second in Points (11) and Points-Per Game Average (1.375) behind only Wayne Gretzky.
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 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Rangers | NHL | 47 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 1006 | 441 | 571 | 1012 | 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
- Calder Memorial Trophy – 1983
- NHL All-Rookie Team - 1983
- 1990 NHL All-Star
- 1991 NHL All-Star
Team Awards
- 1982 Calder Cup Champion with New Brunswick Hawks
- 1991 Canada Cup Gold Medalist with Team Canada
- 1991 Silver Medalist with Team Canada
- 1994 Stanley Cup Champion with New York Rangers
NHL Accolades
- Led NHL in Games Played for 11 Consecutive Seasons (1982-83 - 1992-1993)
- Led NHL in Shooting % with 31.3% (1990–91)
- 1 time Top 10 in Goals (1984–85)
- 1 time Top 10 in Assists (1986–87)
- 1 time Top 10 in Points (1990–91)
- 3 times 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)
- 1 time 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 Consecutive Games Played by a Right Winger in Regular Season History (884)