Larry Courville

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Larry Courville
Born (1975-04-02) April 2, 1975 (age 50)
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
NHL draft 119th overall, 1993
Winnipeg Jets
61st overall, 1995
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19952001

Larry P. Courville (born April 2, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Throughout his career, Courville spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). From 2009 to 2017, he served as head coach of the Reading Royals of the ECHL.

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Born in Timmins, Ontario, Courville was originally drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the fifth round (119th overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He had an excellent final OHL season in 1994–95 in which he scored 73 points and was a key component of Canada's gold medal-winning team at the 1995 World Junior Championships, but was unable to come to contract terms with Winnipeg. As a result, he re-entered the draft and was selected 61st overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1995 NHL draft.

Courville had a fine first professional season the following year with Vancouver AHL affiliate in Syracuse, scoring 49 points and earning a 3-game call-up to the Canucks, where he scored his first NHL goal. Over the next two seasons, he would continue to be a frequent call-up, seeing 30 more games in the NHL with Vancouver. However, he struggled to produce recording just 2 assists.

After spending four seasons in the Canuck organization, Courville was released in 1999 and signed with the San Jose Sharks. Courville's grit and leadership proved a valuable asset to the Sharks' farm team in Kentucky, but he failed to see any action with the Sharks in two seasons with the organization.

Since leaving the San Jose organization, Courville has played in the minor leagues. He was possibly the biggest name player in the short-lived North Eastern Hockey League, playing for the York IceCats in the 2003–04 season. After spending three seasons with the Reading Royals, Courville retired.

He was named interim head coach for the Royals on January 6, 2009, replacing Jason Nobili, and returned as head coach for the 2009–10 season. During the 2016–17 season, he announced he would be stepping down from his position with the Royals. However, after qualifying for the playoffs, the Royals fired Courville on April 3, 2017. He is now the hockey director of the Lancaster Firebirds youth hockey. [1]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Waterloo Siskins OHA-B 47201838144
1991–92 Cornwall Royals OHL 60812208060008
1992–93 Newmarket Royals OHL64211839181706614
1993–94 Newmarket RoyalsOHL39201939134
1993–94 Moncton Hawks AHL 8202371022427
1994–95 Sarnia Sting OHL16991858
1994–95 Oshawa Generals OHL282530557274101410
1995–96 Vancouver Canucks NHL 31010
1995–96 Syracuse Crunch AHL711732491271453810
1996–97 Vancouver CanucksNHL1902211
1996–97 Syracuse CrunchAHL54202444103301120
1997–98 Vancouver CanucksNHL110005
1997–98 Syracuse CrunchAHL296121884
1998–99 Syracuse CrunchAHL71132841155
1999–00 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL61111223107915616
2000–01 Kentucky ThoroughbladesAHL7120163611230006
2001–02 Hershey Bears AHL4936961
2001–02 Reading Royals ECHL 812310
2001–02 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL10002
2003–04 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL381322356710004
2004–05 Reading RoyalsECHL64915247840006
2005–06 Reading RoyalsECHL5712162881425710
2006–07 Reading RoyalsECHL1322414
2007–08 Reading RoyalsECHL1005514
NHL totals3312316
AHL totals41592130222788398111979

References

  1. "Reading Royals fire Larry Courville as head coach". Reading Eagle. April 3, 2017.