Larry Pleau Whalers Career Highlights
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| DATE |
HIGHLIGHT |
|---|
| 10/12/1972 | Larry Pleau scores the Whalers 1st game winning goal vs Philadelphia. |
| 12/24/1972 | Larry Pleau scores his 1st career hat trick vs Los Angeles. |
| 12/26/1972 | Tom Webster is voted by players as a starter and Al Smith, Rick Ley, Jim Dorey, and Larry Pleau are selected for the inaugural WHA All-Star game in Quebec. |
| 1/6/1973 | Larry Pleau represents the Whalers scoring a goal in the 1973 WHA All-Star game in Quebec. |
| 3/22/1973 | Larry Pleau scores his career high 39th goal of the season vs Ottawa. |
| 4/7/1973 | Larry Pleau scores his 1st career playoff goal vs Ottawa. |
| 5/6/1973 | Larry Pleau scores a playoff hat trick leading the Whalers to claim the 1st Avco cup vs Winnipeg. |
| 1/3/1974 | Larry Pleau represents the Whalers scoring 2 goals in the 1974 WHA All-Star game in St. Paul. |
| 10/19/1974 | Larry Pleau scores the game winner at 9:13 of overtime vs Michigan. |
| 12/5/1974 | Larry Pleau and Michel Parizeau scuffle near the glass. A Nordiques fan reached over the glass to punch Pleau, Rick Ley engages and the Whalers bench empties and players climb into the stands to resolve the conflict. Just another day in the WHA! |
| 12/7/1974 | Larry Pleau records a hat trick vs Indianapolis. |
| 1/21/1975 | Larry Pleau represents the Whalers recording an assist in the 1975 WHA All-Star game in Edmonton. |
| 1/29/1975 | Larry Pleau records his 200th Whalers point (a game winning goal) vs Baltimore. |
| 3/15/1975 | Larry Pleau records a hat trick vs Edmonton. |
| 3/16/1975 | Larry Pleau scores his 100th career goal vs Toronto. |
| 12/19/1975 | Larry Pleau scores his 100th WHA/Whalers goal vs Edmonton. |
| 12/30/1975 | Larry Pleau scores his 6th career hat trick vs San Diego. |
| 1/28/1976 | Larry Pleau records a hat trick vs Indianapolis. |
| 2/20/1981 | Larry Pleau is named interim head coach replacing Don Blackburn. |
| 2/22/1981 | Larry Pleau coaches his 1st Whalers game recording his 1st win vs the Rangers. |
| 3/9/1981 | Larry Pleau has the interim tag removed and is named head coach. |
| 4/1/1981 | Larry Pleau is named GM and Director of Hockey Operations replacing Jack Kelley. |
| 2/16/1982 | John Cunniff steps in as Head Coach for the ailing Larry Pleau vs Calgary. |
| 3/13/1982 | Larry Pleau resumes head coaching duties after taking 3 weeks off due to a flare with his blood desorder. John Cunniff records a 3-7-2 record in his absence. |
| 6/2/1982 | Larry Kish is named head coach replacing Larry Pleau (who remains GM). |
| 12/23/1982 | Larry Pleau steps back behind the Whalers bench filling in for the ailing Larry Kish (flu) vs Boston. |
| 5/23/1983 | Larry Pleau is named assistant GM and Bob Crocker is named Director of Hockey Administration. |
| 6/14/1984 | Larry Pleau is named Head coach and GM of Binghampton Whalers, replacing John Cunniff who is retained as a scout. |
| 2/7/1988 | Larry Pleau is named head coach replacing Jack Evans (who remains as special assistant to the GM). Doug Jarvis assumes the head coaching position in Binghampton. |
| 2/15/1989 | Larry Pleau coaches his 200th NHL game vs Toronto. |
| 5/16/1989 | Larry Pleau is fired as head coach. |
| 8/14/1989 | Larry Pleau is released from his Whalers contract and would be named assistant GM in New York the next day. |
