Steve Larouche | |||
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Born |
Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN |
April 14, 1971 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
LNAH team Former teams |
Pont Rouge Lois Jeans Ottawa Senators New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings |
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NHL Draft | 41st overall, 1989 Montreal Canadiens |
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Playing career | 1991–2011 |
Steve Larouche (born April 14, 1971) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Larouche played two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) split between the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings from 1994–1996. He currently plays for Trois-Rivières Caron & Guay of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.
Larouche was drafted 41st overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He was a standout scorer in junior, playing for the Trois-Rivières Draveurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, scoring 153 and 145 points in the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons, respectively. In 1990–91, now with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, he led the team to the Memorial Cup by leading the QMJHL in playoff goals, assists, and points.
The next season, Larouche advanced to the American Hockey League to play for the Fredericton Canadiens. However, after two solid seasons with the club, he never got called up to the NHL and he played the 1993–94 season for the Atlanta Knights of the International Hockey League, and continued his scoring success by scoring 96 points in the regular season, and leading the IHL in playoff goals and points in the playoffs as the Knights won the Turner Cup.