Lawrence Emmett Regan (August 9, 1930 – March 9, 2009), was aCanadian professionalice hockey player and hockey executive. He played for theBoston Bruins andToronto Maple Leafs after a long senior-hockey career, winning theAllan Cup in 1948. He later managed and coached theLos Angeles Kings of the NHL and was president of the NHL Alumni Association.

Regan moved toOttawa as a youth. As a 16-year-old, he joined the Ottawa Jr. Senators organization in 1945–46. Regan then played for theOttawa Senators in theQuebec Senior Hockey League. He moved to Toronto to play two seasons with theToronto Marlboros organization, first as a junior, then at the senior level. He returned to the Senators in 1950, playing two seasons before joining the Shawinigan Cataracts. Regan then moved on to thePembroke Lumber Kings of theNorthern Ontario Hockey Association and theQuebec Aces of theQuebec Hockey League.

In1956-57, Larry finally got his chance in theNational Hockey League with theBoston Bruins as a 27-year-old. He scored 14 goals that season, which would be his career high, and he won theCalder Memorial Trophy, the oldest player to win it at that time (Sergei Makarov won it when he was 31 years old in1988-89 with theCalgary Flames). He played two and a half seasons with the Bruins before being claimed on waivers, for $15,000 on January 7, 1959, by theToronto Maple Leafs. He played two further seasons with the Leafs before being demoted to thePittsburgh Hornets in theAmerican Hockey League. In 1962, he moved toInnsbruck,Austria, coaching theInnsbrucker EV for two seasons before returning to the AHL with theBaltimore Clippers in1965-66 for one final season.

While still playing, Regan became a playing-coach in 1961–62 with the Pittsburgh Hornets for part of the season. He was named to coach the Etobicoke Indians of the Ontario Hockey Association in 1966, but left the position to joinJack Kent Cooke, owner of the expansionLos Angeles Kings, as head scout, and later Regan was promoted to general manager. Regan was also the head coach for the1970-71 and part of the1971-72 seasons^[1] and he remained in the job until 1973.^[2]

"I knew Jack from the years I played in Toronto. We became pretty good friends along the way and stayed in touch. When I heard about the NHL expanding, I put my oar in the water with Jack before anybody else and I was fortunate enough to be chosen."^[2]

As coach, Regan was once fined US$1,000 by NHL presidentClarence Campbell for punching refereeBruce Hood in the face following a game inOakland, California,California in 1968. He was upset after a late penalty cost the Kings a victory against theCalifornia Seals. Regan was quoted as saying "Someone had to do something with officiating like that." More than 10,000 attended the next Kings' game.^[2]

After his time with the Los Angeles Kings, he moved toMontreal where he coached theMontreal Juniors in the 1974–75 season, quitting after the one season.^[1]

After leaving the Montreal Juniors, Regan became involved in the National Hockey League Alumni Association (NHLAA), an association of retired NHL ice hockey players, eventually becoming the head of the organization. In the 1980s, former NHL stars such asGordie Howe andBobby Orr noticed that they were not being paid to the full amount that they should have been paid for their pensions. An investigation by a Boston-area reporter named Russ Conway led toAlan Eagleson being indicted and convicted on fraud and was sentenced to prison. Regan was head of the NHLAA at the time and he participated in the investigation, contacting any player involved with Eagleson.

Regan retired soon after the Eagleson inquiry and he lived in Ottawa, Ontario with his wife Pauline until his death in 2009. He hadParkinson's disease prior to his death.^[3]

• Calder Memorial Trophy winner in1957.

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