Larry Murphy's Hockey Hall of Fame career contains two themes, success and longevity.

The native of Scarborough, Ontario, was the No. 4 pick of the 1980 NHL Draft by the Los Angeles Kings and won the Stanley Cup four times in his 21-season NHL career.

He helped the Pittsburgh Penguins to back-to-back championships in 1991 and 1992, then did the same with the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and 1998.

His career began with a two-assist game for the Kings as a 19-year-old against the Red Wings on Oct. 11, 1980 and ended in 2001 with 1,217 points (288 goals, 929 assists) in 1,615 games for the Kings, Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Red Wings.

It puts Murphy fifth on the NHL's all-time scoring list among defensemen.

He scored 22 goals in his second season in the League and had more than 20 goals five times.

In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Murphy had 152 points (37 goals, 115 assists) in 215 games. He's 13th on the list of 22 players all-time who have played 200 or more playoff games.

Murphy was an impact player throughout his career. He had 76 points (16 goals, 60 assists) in 80 games as a rookie in 1980-81 and finished second to Peter Stastny for the Calder Trophy, and had an 81-point season (23 goals, 58 assists) in 80 games for the Capitals in 1986-87.

Murphy's best offensive season was for the Penguins in 1992-93, with 85 points (22 goals, 63 assists) in 83 games, one of the three times he was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team.

In his later years, Murphy had back-to-back 52-points seasons for the Red Wings in 1997-98 and 1998-99.

In addition to that stellar NHL resume, Murphy won the Canada Cup twice with Canada, in 1987 and 1991, and won the Memorial Cup as a junior with Peterborough in 1979.

Murphy retired after the 2000-01 season at the age of 40 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.

NOTES & TRANSACTIONS

• OMJHL First All-Star Team (1980)
• Memorial Cup All-Star Team (1981)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (1987, 1993, 1995)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1994, 1996, 1999)
• Traded to Washington by Los Angeles for Ken Houston and Brian Engblom, October 18, 1983.
• Traded to Minnesota by Washington with Mike Gartner for Dino Ciccarelli and Bob Rouse, March 7, 1989.
• Traded to Pittsburgh by Minnesota with Peter Taglianetti for Chris Dahlquist and Jim Johnson, December 11, 1990.
• Traded to Toronto by Pittsburgh for Dmitri Mironov and Toronto's 2nd round pick (later traded to New Jersey, New Jersey selected Josh DeWolf) in 1996 NHL Draft, July 8, 1995.
• Traded to Detroit by Toronto for future considerations, March 18, 1997.