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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK
Michel Larocque
Selected in first round
No. 6 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born April 6, 1952.  Died July 29, 1992
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-10   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Ottawa (OMJHL)                              
Birthplace: Hull, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Hull, Quebec
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1967-68 OttawaOHA 4-- 9.140 n/a
1968-69 OttawaOHA 4n/a 7.580 n/a
1969-70 OttawaOHA 51n/a 3.633 n/a
1970-71 OttawaOHA 56n/a 3.395 n/a
1971-72 OttawaOMJHL 55n/a 3.454 n/a

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Pinkney Trophy (Lowest Team GAA):
1971-72 (Ottawa)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1971-72 (Ottawa)
OHA All-Star Second Team: 1970-71 (Ottawa)
OHA Goals-Against Average Leader: 1969-70 (Ottawa) (3.63 GAA)
OMJHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1971-72 (Ottawa) (3.45)
OHA Shutouts Leader: 1969-70 (Ottawa) (3), 1970-71 (Ottawa (5)
OMJHL Shutouts Leader: 1971-72 (Ottawa) (4 shutouts)
OHA Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1969-70 (Ottawa) (51 games)
OHA Goalie Minutes Leader: 1969-70 (Ottawa) (3,060 minutes)
OHA Playoffs Goals-Against Average Leader: 1971 (Ottawa) (3.45)
OHA Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1971 (Ottawa) (3 shutouts)
Miscellaneous: Played for Hull Loisirs (Quebec AAA) before entering major junior. ... Attended Polyvalente High School in Hull, Quebec.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 10, 1973 (Montreal at Minnesota)
Numbers:  31, 1 (Montreal); 30, 1 (Toronto); 33 (Phila.); 30 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979.  Status: Retired 1985
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GP W-L-TGAASOSV%
1973-1984 Montreal, Toronto
Phila., St. Louis
312 160-89-453.33 17n/a
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPW-L GAA SOSV%
1974-1981 Montreal, Toronto14 6-62.921n/a

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Vezina Trophy:
1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79 (shared with Ken Dryden), 1980-81 (shared with Denis Herron and Richard Sevigny)
Toronto Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1981-82
NHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1976-77 (Montreal) (2.09 GAA)
Miscellaneous: Won his first NHL start to open the 1973-74 season after Ken Dryden had temporarily retired from league. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season with broken finger and knuckle. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with lacerated hand.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL); Springfield (AHL); Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Holmes Award (lowest team GAA):
1972-73 (co-winner)
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1972-73 (Nova Scotia)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Ottawa)
AHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1972-73 (Nova Scotia) (2.50)
AHL Playoffs Goalie Games Played Leader: 1973 (N. Scotia) (13)
AHL Playoffs Goalie Minutes Leader: 1972-73 (Nova Scotia) (760)
1984-85: Played 13 regular-season games for Peoria team that went on to win IHL regular-season and playoff titles.
Management career: Served as general manager of Victoriaville (QMJHL) during 1989-90 season and won QMJHL executive of the year award for 1989-90. ... Was vice president of the QMJHL during 1991-92 season and still held position at time of his death.
Miscellaneous: Died of brain cancer at age 40 in his hometown of Hull, Quebec.
Personal: Nicknamed "Bunny." The nickname was given to him by his mother as a child. ... Full named was Michel Raymond Larocque.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Montreal traded Larocque to Toronto in exchange for Robert Picard on March 10, 1981.

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SNAPSHOT '72
Total Selected: 152
Forwards: 88
Defense: 47
Goaltenders: 17
Major Junior: 121
College Players: 25
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 11
U.S.-Born: 10
European: 0
Reached NHL: 67
Won Stanley Cup: 11
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 13
Year-end All-Star: 3
Olympians: 1
Picks Traded: 24
 
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