IMAGE INFORMATION
EditLawrence Morley "Larry" Hillman - Born February 5, 1937 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario - Died May 31, 2022 in Sudbury, Ontario was a Canadian ice Hockey defenceman and coach.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1955 with Detroit Red Wings, *1962, **1963, 1964, 1967 with Toronto Maple Leafs, ***1969 with Montreal Canadiens.
*played in 3 regular season games only, **played in 5 regular season games only, ***played in 1 semifinal game.
- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1969 with Montreal Canadiens.
- Eddie Shore Award Winner 1960 with Providence Reds.
Avco World Trophy / Avco Cup Champion 1976, 1978 (coach) with Winnipeg Jets.
Hillman played his junior Hockey with Windsor Spitfires & Hamilton Tiger Cubs.
Hillman made his NHL debut with Detroit Red Wings on March 5, 1955 vs New York Rangers at Detroit Olympia in a 6-2 Red Wings win. He was called up from Hamilton Tiger Cubs and played 6 games for Detroit in March.
Hillman scored his 1st NHL goal vs Ed Chadwick of Toronto Maple Leafs at 3:09 of 1st period on October 18, 1956 at Detroit Olympia in a 3-3 tie.
Hillman played in 789 regular season NHL games, scoring 36 goals (3 GWG), 196 assists with 565 penalty minutes and 74 NHL playoff games, scoring 2 goals, 9 assists with 30 penalty minutes.
Hillman played in NHL All-Star Games 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968.
Hillman played in 319 regular season AHL games, scoring 31 goals, 165 assists with 427 penalty minutes and 15 AHL playoff games, scoring 3 goals, 6 assists with 35 penalty minutes.
Hillman was selected as. to the AHL First All-Star Team in 1960, 1965.
Hillman played in 192 regular season WHA games, scoring 6 goals, 49 assists with 182 penalty minutes and 17 WHA playoff games, scoring 1 goal, 5 assists with 40 penalty minutes.
After retiring as a player, Hillman coached the WHA Winnipeg Jets for 2 seasons.
Larry Hillman was inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame in 2009.
NOTE
Hillman is the youngest player to ever win the Stanley Cup. He was just 18 years, 68 days old when the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup championship in 1955. He only played in 2 semifinal playoff games and 6 regular season NHL games.
Hillman had his named engraved/stamped 6 times on the Stanley Cup.
