Chad LaRose

Chad LaRose (born March 27, 1982) is an American former professional hockey player. He has previously played as a Stanley Cup winner for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Chad LaRose
Born	(1982-03-27) March 27, 1982 (age 42) Fraser, Michigan, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Carolina Hurricanes
National team	United States
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2003–2017

Playing career

As a youth, LaRose played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team.^[1]

A product of the USHL's Sioux Falls Stampede, LaRose later led the OHL Plymouth Whalers in scoring in 2002–03 with 117 points in 67 games. LaRose was never drafted, but his breakout overage season caught the attention of NHL scouts.^{[citation needed]} He was an invitee to the Detroit Red Wings training camp in 2001 and 2002.^[2]

LaRose started the 2003–04 season with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, and was shuttling back and forth between there and the Lowell Lock Monsters for most of the second half of the year.^{[citation needed]}

LaRose was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent in 2003.^[3] LaRose is the only hockey player to play for all the Karmanos’ teams, as he started out with the Plymouth Whalers, before moving on to the Florida Everblades, working his way to the Carolina Hurricanes.^[4] After winning his first Stanley Cup, LaRose signed a two-year contract to stay a Carolina Hurricanes.^[5]

On July 2, 2009, the Hurricanes re-signed LaRose to a further two-year contract worth $3.4 million ($1.5 million in 2009-10 and $1.9 million in 2010-11).^[6]

LaRose rejoined the Carolina Hurricanes organization by signing a one-year deal with the team's AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, on July 29, 2014.^[7] In the 2014–15 season, LaRose added a veteran presence to the Checkers while regaining his scoring touch with 20 goals and 38 points in 64 games.^[8]

Unable to attain an NHL contract over the summer, LaRose sat out the following season before opting to continue his playing career in the ECHL during the 2016–17 campaign, with the Orlando Solar Bears on January 25, 2017. LaRose was released on February 25, 2017.^[9]

Records

• Plymouth Whalers record for most goals in regular season (61 in 2002–03)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL		54	29	26	55	28		3	0	1	1	0
2000–01	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL		24	11	22	33	50		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		32	18	7	25	24		19	10	10	20	22
2001–02	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		53	32	27	59	40		6	3	4	7	16
2002–03	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		67	61	56	117	52		15	9	8	17	25
2003–04	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		36	7	9	16	29		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Florida Everblades	ECHL		41	16	19	35	16		14	3	4	7	20
2004–05	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		66	20	22	42	32		11	3	5	8	10
2005–06	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		49	1	12	13	35		21	0	1	1	10
2005–06	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		23	14	11	25	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		80	6	12	18	10		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		58	11	12	23	46		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		81	19	12	31	35		18	4	7	11	16
2009–10	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		56	11	17	28	24		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		82	16	15	31	59		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		67	19	13	32	48		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		35	2	2	4	29		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Charlotte Checkers	AHL		64	20	18	38	44		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Orlando Solar Bears	ECHL		8	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				189	61	60	121	115		11	3	5	8	10
NHL totals				508	85	95	180	286		39	4	8	12	26

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	United States	WJC		7	2	2	4	0
2007	United States	WC		7	2	1	3	2

Awards and honors

Award	Year
OHL
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy	2003
Plus/Minus Award	2003
NHL
Stanley Cup	2006

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
2. "Training Camp 2002". griffinscentral.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
3. "HURRICANES SIGN FREE AGENT CHAD LAROSE". NHL.com. August 12, 2003. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
4. "DeCock: After 10 years LaRose exits". The News & Observer. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
5. "Hurricanes re-sign LaRose to two-year contract". ESPN.com. July 2, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
6. "LaRose Agrees Terms on Two-Year Contract". Carolina Hurricanes. 2009-07-02. Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
7. "Checker sign Chad LaRose to AHL deal". Charlotte Checkers. 2014-07-29. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
8. Nicholas Niedzielski (May 6, 2015). "CHAD LAROSE EXCITED FOR FUTURE IN HOCKEY". gocheckers.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
9. "NHL veteran Chad LaRose joins Solar Bears". Orlando Solar Bears. 2017-01-25. Archived from the original on 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2017-01-25.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database