Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Shoot: L
Born: 9 Oct 1941, Summerland BC
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Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)
| year | team | |||||||||||
| 1972-73 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 1973-74 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 1974-75 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 1975-76 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 1977-78 | Houston | |||||||||||
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1975-76 (by Dan Proudfoot)
Back when the Philadelphia Flyers were known as little more than pushovers, just before Freddy Shero took over and coached the team to prominence, Larry Hale was one of its staff of anonymous defencemen. Flyers' defensive record was respected, but because the team lacked the scoring punch to be a winner, nobody really became well known. Hale typified the situation. Big, strong, but not hyper-agressive in the more recent Flyer style, he went unnoticed and ended up in the minors. Until, that is Aero Manager Dineen arranged to get him. "Hale is successful because of his intelligence," he says. "He can't shoot or skate; but the way he thinks out there enables him to block shots and cut angles effectively. To me, he's proof you don't need all the gifts to be a big asset." |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis) Quietly goes about his business ... Unspectacular but extremely steady ... Dear to the hearts of Aero fans, who appreciate his generous effort ... Blocks shots well, an art in jeopardy as more and more fragile defensemen enter pro ranks ... Born in Summerland, British Columbia, a town in the interior from where three other Aeros — Larry Lund, Frank Hughes and coach Bill Dineen — hail ... Has been a valuable source of information and instruction for Marty Howe, his defense partner on many occasions ... Definitely unsung ... An Aero original. |
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1976-77 (by Dan Proudfoot)
Larry Hale will never be an all-star defenseman, but his role is well defined with the Houston Aeros. "He's the best defensive player we've got," says assistant manager-coach Jack Stanfield, "he just never gets beat, never makes a mistake." Hale, 35, played in the NHL at Philadelphia after years with the Seattle Totems of the old, highly-respected Western Hockey League. But when he was drafted by the NHL expansion Atlanta Flames, he chose instead to move to Houston. Hale worked the blueline ... with youngsters Glen Irwin and Marty Howe, both of whom credit him with helping them learn their defensive skills. |
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