DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Tom Laidlaw
Born April 15, 1958 · Brampton, CAN
Draft 1978 · NYR round 6 #93
57
GP
1
G
8
A
9
PTS
Career
25G 139A 164P
Fringe
Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Points per game vs. elite D ceiling
Assists per game vs. elite D
Average ice time per game
Power play points per game
Skating speed and stamina
Shots on goal per game
Season projections
57 GP played · paced to 82 GPProj. Goals
1
at 82 GP
Proj. Assists
12
at 82 GP
Proj. Points
13
at 82 GP
Proj. Shots
39
at 82 GP
Proj. PPG
0
at 82 GP
Proj. PPP
0
at 82 GP
Points/Game
0.16
current rate
Goals/Game
0.02
current rate
TOI/Game
—
avg ice time
Shooting %
3.7%
current season
Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)
0.17
1986–87
0.27
1986–87
0.23
1987–88
0.29
1988–89
0.16
1989–90
Recent games
GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.20
Click date for box score · opponent for team
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-03-17 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| 1990-03-14 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 1990-03-12 | NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.38 |
| 1990-03-10 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.05 |
| 1990-02-24 | VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.45 |
Tendencies
Full profileArchetype
Bottom-six contributor
Source: NHL API (volume only)
Sample: 57 GP · confidence 50%
Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.
- Goal-scoring index0.02 · 3 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
- Playmaking index0.14 · 19 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
- Point-production index0.16 · 13 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.
Career totals (regular season)
- Games
- 705
- Goals
- 25
- Assists
- 139
- Points
- 164
- +/-
- -4
- PIM
- 717
- Shots
- 486
Career totals (playoffs)
- Games
- 69
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 17
- Points
- 21
- +/-
- -20
- PIM
- 78
- Shots
- 45
Season history
NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | 57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| 1988–89 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 30 |
| 1987–88 | Los Angeles Kings | 57 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | 63 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -15 |
| 1986–87 | Los Angeles Kings | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | 68 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -2 |
| 1984–85 | New York Rangers | 61 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -11 |
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | 79 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -9 |
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | 80 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -10 |
| 1981–82 | New York Rangers | 79 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 6 |
| 1980–81 | New York Rangers | 80 | 6 | 23 | 29 | -1 |
| 1979–80 | Northern Mich. | 39 | 8 | 30 | 38 | |
| 1979–80 | New Haven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978–79 | Northern Mich. | 29 | 10 | 20 | 30 | |
| 1977–78 | Northern Mich. | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1976–77 | Northern Mich. | 32 | 1 | 13 | 14 | |
| 1975–76 | Bramalea | |||||
| 1973–74 | Bramalea Blues | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |