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
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
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