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Canada Pierre Larouche

#10 New York Rangers / NHL - 87/88
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Nov 16, 1955
Position
C
Age
67
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Taschereau, QC, CAN
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1974 round 1 #8 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Highlights
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
1-time QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Second All-Star Team 1

Larouche was the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals with 2 different teams. After 4 successful years with the Penguins, he was traded to the Canadiens and won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1978 and 79. He was dealt to the Whalers a few years later and joined the Rangers in 1983, where he spent the remainder of his career. Larouche retired in 1988 with 395 goals and 822 points in 812 games.

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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1970-71 Amos Comètes QNWJHL 28 22 22 44 30 - |
1971-72 Amos Comètes QNWJHL 27 54 33 87 33 - |
1972-73 Québec Remparts QMJHL 20 6 7 13 0 - |
Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 43 47 54 101 44 - | Playoffs 10 7 6 13 2 -
1973-74 Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 67 94 157 251 55 - | Playoffs 13 15 18 33 20 -
1974-75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 31 37 68 52 2 | Playoffs 9 2 5 7 2 -
1975-76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 53 58 111 33 4 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 65 29 34 63 14 -10 | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 0 -
Canada WC 10 7 8 15 16 - |
1977-78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20 6 5 11 0 -13 |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 44 17 32 49 11 32 | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 4 -
1978-79 Montréal Canadiens NHL 36 9 13 22 4 3 | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 0 -
1979-80 Montréal Canadiens NHL 73 50 41 91 16 36 | Playoffs 9 1 7 8 2 -
1980-81 Montréal Canadiens NHL 61 25 28 53 28 13 | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 0 -
1981-82 Montréal Canadiens NHL 22 9 12 21 0 -3 |
Hartford Whalers NHL 45 25 25 50 12 -17 |
1982-83 Hartford Whalers NHL 38 18 22 40 8 -24 |
1983-84 New York Rangers NHL 77 48 33 81 22 -15 | Playoffs 5 3 1 4 2 -
1984-85 New York Rangers NHL 65 24 36 60 8 -17 |
1985-86 New York Rangers NHL 28 20 7 27 4 -6 | Playoffs 16 8 9 17 2 -
Hershey Bears AHL 32 22 17 39 16 - |
1986-87 New York Rangers NHL 73 28 35 63 12 -7 | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 4 -
1987-88 New York Rangers NHL 10 3 9 12 13 -3 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1964-65 Amos Peewee QC Int PW - - - - - - |
1965-66 Amos Peewee QC Int PW - - - - - - |
1967-68 Amos Peewee QC Int PW - - - - - - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 32 22 17 39 1.22 16 - | 0
NHL 14 812 395 427 822 1.01 237 -25 | 10 64 20 34 54 0.84 16 -
QC Int PW 3 - - - - - - - | 0
QMJHL 2 130 147 218 365 2.81 99 - | 2 23 22 24 46 2.00 22 -
QNWJHL 2 55 76 55 131 2.38 63 - | 0
WC 1 10 7 8 15 1.50 16 - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Pierre Mondou (F) 1972-1982 7 Montréal Canadiens, Sorel Éperviers
Denis Herron (G) 1974-1982 6 Montréal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins
John Vanbiesbrouck (G) 1983-1988 5 New York Rangers
Mario Tremblay (F) 1977-1982 5 Montréal Canadiens
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Drafted 1974, 2 #30 overall by Houston Aeros in the WHA Amateur Draft

Drafted 1972, 1 #10 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Career transactions
1977-12-15 • Traded to the Montreal Canadiens
1981-12-21 • Traded to the Hartford Whalers
1983-09-12 • Signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers

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