Red Wings: The Top 10 Scoring Defensemen in Team History

Reed Larson

GP: 708

G: 188

A: 382

PTS: 570

Reed Larson was a 2nd round draft pick, #22 overall by Detroit in 1976.  Larson played three seasons at the University of Minnesota (NCAA) before turning professional in the spring of 1977.

Larson played parts of 10 NHL seasons in Detroit and served as captain of the team for two seasons.  Larson played for five teams covering four years before he retiring from the NHL after playing one game for Buffalo during the 1989-90 season.  During a 14 year NHL career, Larson played 904 regular season games, scoring 222 goals and 685 points.  Larson played 32 games in seven playoff seasons and scored four goals and 11 points.  He also represented Detroit in the NHL All-Star game three times.

Larson became the first U.S. born defenseman to score 200 career NHL goals.  Larson sits 5th in goals scored and 7th in points by an American born defenseman in NHL history.  He was selected into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996-97, and in 2005-06 was presented the Lester Patrick Trophy for his NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey.

In 1994-95, at the age of 39, Larson finished his professional career after playing parts of six seasons in Italy.