Michel Larocque
Michel Larocque | |||
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Born |
Hull, Quebec, Canada | April 6, 1952||
Died |
July 29, 1992 Hull, Quebec, Canada | (aged 40)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers St. Louis Blues | ||
NHL draft |
6th overall, 1972 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 1972–1985 |
Michel Raymond "Bunny" Larocque (April 6, 1952 – July 29, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League. He was a four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens.
Playing career
Larocque played junior hockey with the
Larocque started his
In 1979, Dryden retired. Larocque saw more action as a result, and won his fourth and final Vezina Trophy, sharing duties with Richard Sévigny and newly-acquired Denis Herron in 1981. Near the trade deadline during that season, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenceman Robert Picard. Larocque played 50 games the following season with a struggling Leafs team. Larocque was in net when the Buffalo Sabres scored an NHL record of 9 goals in one period in a 14-4 game. He was again traded, this time to the Philadelphia Flyers in 1983, in return for goaltender Rick St. Croix, and finished his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues in 1984 after being sold by the Flyers, who had settled on Pelle Lindbergh in goal. Larocque retired from hockey in 1985 after playing 13 games with the Peoria Rivermen in the International Hockey League (IHL).
Nickname
Larocque reputedly acquired the nickname "Bunny" as an infant. It was his mother's pet name for him which stuck for the rest of his life.
Retirement and death
After his playing career ended, he served as general manager of the
He died of brain cancer at age 40 in his hometown of Hull, Quebec.
Awards and achievements
- Selected to the 1971.
- Selected to the OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team in 1972.
- Hap Holmes Memorial Award winner in 1973(shared with Michel Deguise).
- Selected to the AHL Second All-Star Team in 1973.
- Richard Sevigny).
- Stanley Cup championship in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979.
- John Horman Trophy winner in 1990.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1967–68
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Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 4 | — | — | — | 210 | 32 | 0 | 9.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69
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Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 4 | — | — | — | 190 | 24 | 0 | 7.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70
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Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 51 | — | — | — | 3060 | 185 | 3 | 3.63 | — | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 625 | 36 | 3 | 3.46 | — | ||
1970–71
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Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 56 | — | — | — | 3345 | 189 | 5 | 3.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72
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Ottawa 67's | OHA-Jr. | 55 | — | — | — | 3287 | 189 | 4 | 3.45 | — | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1029 | 55 | 1 | 3.29 | — | ||
1972–73 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 47 | — | — | — | 2705 | 113 | 1 | 2.50 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 760 | 36 | 0 | 2.84 | — | ||
1973–74 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 27 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1431 | 69 | 0 | 2.89 | .908 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 364 | 18 | 0 | 2.97 | .909 | ||
1974–75 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1480 | 74 | 3 | 3.00 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1220 | 50 | 2 | 2.46 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 26 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1525 | 53 | 4 | 2.09 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 30 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1729 | 77 | 1 | 2.67 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 34 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1986 | 94 | 3 | 2.84 | .888 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
1979–80 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 39 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2259 | 125 | 3 | 3.32 | .880 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 300 | 11 | 1 | 2.20 | .923 | ||
1980–81 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1623 | 82 | 1 | 3.03 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 460 | 40 | 0 | 5.22 | .854 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 75 | 8 | 0 | 6.40 | .750 | ||
1981–82 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 50 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 2647 | 207 | 0 | 4.69 | .862 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 16 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 835 | 68 | 0 | 4.89 | .850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84
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Springfield Indians | AHL | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 301 | 21 | 0 | 4.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84
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St. Louis Blues | NHL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 300 | 31 | 0 | 6.20 | .811 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 786 | 41 | 0 | 3.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 312 | 160 | 89 | 45 | 17,615 | 978 | 17 | 3.33 | .882 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | 759 | 37 | 1 | 2.92 | .903 |
"Larocque's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Official Canadiens History Site
- Hockey Draft Central
- Society for International Hockey Research