IMAGE INFORMATION
EditTerrance Victor "Terry" Harper - Born January 27, 1940 in Regina, Saskatchewan is a Canadian retired ice Hockey defenseman.
- Corbeau Cup Champion (Saskatchewan champions) 1958 with Regina Pats.
- Abbott Memorial Cup Champion 1958 with Regina Pats.
Memorial Cup finalist 1958.
- Tom Foley Memorial Trophy Champion 1962 with Hull-Ottawa Canadiens.
- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969 with Montreal Canadiens.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971 with Montreal Canadiens.
Stanley Cup finalist 1967.
Harper made his NHL debut with Montreal Canadiens on December 9, 1962 vs Chicago Black Hawks at Chicago Stadium in a 2-1 Black Hawks win.
Harper scored his 1st NHL goal vs Glenn Hall of Chicago Black Hawks at 8:05 of 2nd period on March 23, 1963 at Montreal Forum in a 4-4 tie.
Harper was a tough stay at home defenseman during his career, having 3 seasons with the Canadiens with over 100 penalty minutes, and later 2 seasons with over 100 penalty minutes while captain of Los Angeles.
In the summer of 1972, Harper was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. He was named Kings captain for the 1973-74 season, wearing the C for 2 seasons.
In June 1975, Harper was traded to the Detroit Red Wings where he would play until 1979 and was Red Wings co-captain during the 1975-76 season.
Harper rounded out his NHL career with a quick stint in St. Louis, playing 11 games for the Blues in 1980 and the 15 games for the Colorado Rockies in 1981.
Harper played in 1066 regular season NHL games, scoring 35 goals (3 GWG), 221 assists with 1364 penalty minutes and 112 NHL playoff games, scoring 4 goals (1 GWG), 13 assists with 140 penalty minutes.
Harper played in NHL All-Star Games 1965, 1967, 1973, 1975.
Terry Harper was inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016.
NOTE
Harper and Bob Pulford of the Toronto Maple Leafs were both involved in high sticking and fighting penalties on October 30, 1963 at Maple Leaf Gardens in the 2nd period. The Gardens had no divider in the penalty boxes and the 2 players continued their altercation resulting in misconduct penalties. As a result, the NHL implemented dividers in all 6 home arenas of the current teams within 10 days.
