Steve Larouche

Steve Larouche (born April 14, 1971) is a Canadian former 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.

Steve Larouche
Born	(1971-04-14) April 14, 1971 (age 53) Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Ottawa Senators New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft	41st overall, 1989 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1991–2011

Playing career

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.

Larouche was signed by the Ottawa Senators in the fall of that year, but because of the 1994–95 NHL lockout he found himself back down in the AHL with the P.E.I. Senators. Nevertheless, he led the league in goals with 53 in only 70 games, and finally got a chance with the Senators late in the season. He did not disappoint, scoring eight goals and fifteen points in only eighteen games. However, before the next season started, he was traded to the New York Rangers for Jean-Yves Roy, and then later on to the Los Angeles Kings for Chris Snell. He was back in the minors permanently by the end of the season, and he continued on in the IHL, scoring at a prolific pace until the league disbanded in 2001. After this he went on to play hockey in Germany, Finland and Switzerland.

Awards

• QMJHL Second All-Star Team (1990)
• AHL First All-Star Team (1995)
• Awarded Fred Hunt Memorial Trophy for Sportsmanship (1995)
• Awarded Les Cunningham Award as League MVP (1995)
• IHL First All-Star Team (1997, 2000, 2001)
• Won Turner Cup as League Champion (1994, 1998, 2000)

Achievements

• Led QMJHL in playoff goals with 13 (1991)
• Led QMJHL in playoff assists with 20 (1991)
• Led QMJHL in playoff points with 33 (1991)
• Led IHL in playoff goals with 16 (1994)
• Led IHL in playoff points with 26 (1994)
• Led AHL in regular season goals with 53 (1994–95)
• Led IHL in regular season assists with 57 (1999–00)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL		66	11	29	40	25		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL		70	51	102	153	53		4	4	2	6	6
1989–90	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL		60	55	90	145	40		7	3	5	8	8
1990–91	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL		45	35	41	76	64		17	13	20	33	33
1990–91	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	MC		—	—	—	—	—		4	2	3	5	10
1991–92	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		74	21	35	56	41		7	1	0	1	0
1992–93	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		77	27	65	92	52		5	2	5	7	6
1993–94	Atlanta Knights	IHL		80	43	53	96	73		14	16	10	26	16
1994–95	P.E.I. Senators	AHL		70	53	48	101	54		2	1	0	1	0
1994–95	Ottawa Senators	NHL		18	8	7	15	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	New York Rangers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		39	20	46	66	47		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		7	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		33	19	17	36	14		4	0	1	1	8
1996–97	Québec Rafales	IHL		79	49	53	102	78		9	3	10	13	18
1997–98	Québec Rafales	IHL		68	23	44	67	40		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Québec Aces	QSPHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Chicago Wolves	IHL		13	9	10	19	20		22	9	11	20	14
1998–99	Chicago Wolves	IHL		33	13	25	38	18		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Chicago Wolves	IHL		82	31	57	88	52		16	6	8	14	22
2000–01	Chicago Wolves	IHL		75	31	52	83	78		15	12	6	18	6
2001–02	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		58	18	29	47	40		4	1	0	1	2
2002–03	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		20	7	12	19	22		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		50	10	26	36	52		6	3	1	4	12
2004–05	Lukko	SM-l		56	9	30	39	48		9	2	5	7	12
2005–06	SC Langenthal	NLB		36	22	38	60	62		12	4	12	16	28
2005–06	HC Sierre	NLB		—	—	—	—	—		4	1	1	2	4
2006–07	SC Langenthal	NLB		44	28	51	79	50		6	4	5	9	14
2007–08	SC Langenthal	NLB		49	34	42	76	36		4	0	3	3	14
2008–09	SC Langenthal	NLB		9	3	6	9	4		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Pont Rouge Lois Jeans	LNAH		40	23	45	68	10		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Pont Rouge Lois Jeans	LNAH		34	13	28	41	14		17	13	14	27	8
2010–11	Trois-Rivières Caron & Guay	LNAH		38	19	33	52	32		5	3	4	7	6
AHL totals				260	121	194	315	194		14	4	5	9	6
IHL totals				416	218	311	529	373		80	46	46	92	84
DEL totals				128	35	67	102	114		10	4	1	5	14

External links

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