Claude Larose (ice hockey, born 1942)

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Claude Larose
Born (1942-03-02) March 2, 1942 (age 81)
Hearst, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Minnesota North Stars
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1962–1978

Claude David Larose (born March 2, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 943 career NHL games for the Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues. He also served as an assistant coach for the Hartford Whalers after his retirement. He won 6 Stanley Cups during his career 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973 (as a player with Montreal), 2006 (as a Scout) with Carolina.

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Early life

Larose was born in Hearst, Ontario. He played junior hockey with the Peterborough Petes. [1]

Career

Over a 16-year career, 10 with the Canadiens, Larose scored 226 goals and added 257 assists for 483 points in 943 NHL games. He also had 887 career penalty minutes and led the Canadiens in penalties during the 1971 Stanley Cup Playoffs, when Montreal upset both the defending champion Boston Bruins and the Chicago Black Hawks.

Playing on a line with Minnesota North Stars teammates Grant and Danny O'Shea, Larose scored the tying, final goal in the 1969 NHL All-Star Game.

Returning from an injury in 1974, Larose was thrown onto a line with the Mahovlich brothers, Frank and Peter, and scored four goals against Pittsburgh's Gary Inness. He got a hat trick the next game while playing the right wing with Jacques Lemaire and Steve Shutt. Paired with them again, he got two goals the following game.

Since retiring from professional hockey, Larose worked as a scout for the Carolina Hurricanes. [2]

Personal life

Larose is the father of NHL player Guy Larose. [3]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1959–60 Peterborough Petes OHA-Jr. 4891019341227917
1960–61 Peterborough PetesOHA-Jr.46362763108550531
1961–62 Peterborough PetesOHA-Jr.50183654150—————
1961–62 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 1011263146
1962–63 Montreal Canadiens NHL 40000—————
1962–63 Hull-Ottawa CanadiensEPHL491924434231012
1963–64 Montreal CanadiensNHL211124321010
1963–64 Omaha Knights CPHL 472722491058861417
1964–65 Montreal CanadiensNHL68211637821301114
1965–66 Montreal CanadiensNHL6415183367601131
1966–67 Montreal CanadiensNHL69191635821015615
1967–68 Montreal CanadiensNHL42291128123258
1967–68 Houston Apollos CPHL10671332—————
1968–69 Minnesota North Stars NHL67253762106—————
1969–70 Minnesota North StarsNHL75242347109611225
1970–71 Montreal CanadiensNHL64101323901110110
1971–72 Montreal CanadiensNHL7720183864621323
1972–73 Montreal CanadiensNHL7311233430173476
1973–74 Montreal CanadiensNHL391772452502211
1974–75 Montreal CanadiensNHL81236—————
1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL561017273821120
1975–76 St. Louis BluesNHL671325384830000
1976–77 St. Louis BluesNHL802919482241010
1977–78 St. Louis BluesNHL698132120—————
NHL totals94322625748388797141832143

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References

  1. ↑ "Claude Larose (b.1943) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. ↑ "Where are they now? Claude Larose | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". ourhistory.canadiens.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. ↑ HHOF. "Legends of Hockey; Guy Larose". database. HHOF. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
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