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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Pierre Larouche
Selected in first round
No.
8 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born November
16, 1955
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sorel (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Taschereau, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Taschereau, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Quebec | QMJHL | 20 |
6 | 7 |
13 | 20 | | |
Sorel | QMJHL |
43 | 47 |
54 | 101 |
24 | | 1973-74 |
Sorel | QMJHL |
67 | 94 |
157 | 251 |
53 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Instructors' Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1972-73
(Que.-Sorel)
QMJHL Beliveau Trophy (Points Leader): 1973-74 (Sorel)
(251)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1973-74 (Sorel)
QMJHL Records: Most assists in one season (157 in 1973-74)
QMJHL
Assists Leader: 1973-74 (Sorel) (157)
Miscellaneous: Set QMJHL record (since broken) with 251 points in
1973-74. ... Led Sorel to 1973-74 QMJHL regular-season title. ... Played on
line with Jacques Cossette and Michel Deziel for Sorel in 1973-74. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9,
1974 (Pittsburgh at Minnesota)
Numbers: 10 (Pittsburgh); 28
(Montreal); 25, 28 (Hart.); 24, 10 (NYR)
Stanley Cup: 1978, 1979.
Playing Status: Retired Sept. 14, 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1987 |
PIT, MTL, HAR, NYR | 812 |
395 | 427 |
822 | 237 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1975-1987 | Pittsburgh, Montreal, NYR |
64 | 20 |
34 | 54 |
16 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Hockey News Rookie of Year: 1974-75 (Pittsburgh)
Sporting News Wales Conference Rookie of Year: 1974-75 (Pitt.)
All-Star Game: 1976 (Pittsburgh), 1984 (N.Y. Rangers)
Pittsburgh
Unger Award (MVP): 1975-76
Pittsburgh Briere Trophy (Rookie of
Year): 1974-75
Pittsburgh Brewing Co. Award (Points Leader):
1975-76 (111)
Pittsburgh Equibank Award (Goals Leader): 1975-76 (53)
Hartford Favorite Whaler Award: 1981-82
N.Y. Rangers Alumni Assoc. Star of Year: 1983-84 (co-winner)
N.Y. Rangers Good Guy Award (Media Vote): 1983-84
100-Point Seasons: 1975-76 (Pittsburgh) (111 points)
50-Goal
Seasons: 1975-76 (Pittsburgh) (53), 1979-80 (Montreal) (50)
Montreal
Records: Most goals in one season by a center (50 in 1979-80)
Hartford/Carolina Records: Most consecutive games with at least one goal
(nine from Jan. 25, 1982, to Feb. 13, 1982
N.Y.
Rangers Records: Most goals in one season by a center (48 in 1983-84)
Pittsburgh Playoffs Points Leader: 1977 (3, tie)
Pittsburgh Playoff Assists Leader: 1976 (1, tie), 1977 (3)
Montreal Goals Leader: 1979-80 (50, tie)
Montreal Playoffs Assists Leader: 1981 (2)
N.Y. Rangers Goals Leader:
1983-84 (48)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs Points Leader: 1984 (17), 1987
(5)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs Goals Leader: 1984 (3), 1986 (8), 1987 (3)
Miscellaneous: Was available in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft because of league's
decision to allow drafting of underage players that year. ... Scored goal in
his first NHL game. ... Led all NHL rookies with 68 points in 1974-75. ... Set
Pittsburgh rookie records (since broken) with 68 points, 31 goals and 37
assists in 1974-75. ... Finished second to Eric Vail in balloting for 1974-75
Calder Trophy. ... Scored goal in his first playoff game
on April 8, 1975 vs. St. Louis. ... Became youngest 50-goal scorer in NHL
history (record since broken by Wayne Gretzky) when he achieved feat at age 20
years, 5 months in 1975-76. ... Became first Pittsburgh player to score 100 points in a season
when he achieved feat in 1975-76. ... Set Pittsburgh records (since broken)
with 53 goals and 111 points in 1975-76. ... Scored goals in seven consecutive
games and points in 16 consecutive games at end of 1975-76 season. ... Missed
part of 1976-77 season with broken left thumb. ... Missed most of Pittsburgh's
1977 training camp while recovering from surgery to remove bone chips in his
ankle. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with injured left knee. ... Missed
part of 1979-80 season with shoulder injury, suffered in March 1980. ...
Became first player in NHL history to score 50 goals for two different teams
when he achieved feat in 1979-80. ... Played on line with Guy Lafleur
and Steve Shutt for Montreal in 1979-80. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season
with broken left hand, an injury suffered in Montreal's game vs. N.Y. Rangers
on Nov. 1, 1980. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with severe laceration over
eye, and injury suffered in Montreal's Nov. 2, 1981, game at Quebec. ...
Missed part of 1982-83 season with thumb injury. ... Suffered torn muscles in
upper back during Hartford's game at Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 1983, and missed
remainder of 1982-83 season due to back spasms. ... Signed with N.Y. Rangers
as an unrestricted free agent on Sept. 12, 1983. ... Scored two goals in 1984
NHL All-Star Game. ... Became first player in NHL history to score 40 goals
with three teams when he achieved feat in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1984-85
season with the flu, bruised left knee, bruised left wrist and bruised hip.
... Missed 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs with bruised hip. ... Missed part of
1985-86 season with broken thumb, an injury suffered in N.Y. Rangers' March
11, 1986, game at New Jersey. ... Played on line with Bob Brooke and Ron
Greschner for N.Y. Rangers in 1985-86. ... Tied N.Y. Rangers playoff record
(since broken) with eight goals in 1986. ... Played part of 1986-87 season at
right wing. ... Played most of 1986-87 season on line with Don Maloney and
Kelly Kisio for N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season
with back injury. ... Served as N.Y. Rangers captain on Jan. 14, 1987, in
Calgary while Ron Greschner was out with flu. ... Missed most of 1987-88 season with
pinched nerve in lower back,
an injury that eventually ended his career when he made the decision to
retire during N.Y. Rangers' 1988 training camp. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey (AHL)
World Championships: 1977
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1985-86: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
QMJHL Hall of Fame: Inducted 1999
Miscellaneous: Led Canada with
seven goals, eight assists and 15 points in 10 games at 1977 World
Championships. His No. 16 sweater from that tournament is in the Hockey Hall of Fame. ...
Demoted to Hershey (AHL) for beginning of 1985-86 season as a result of his
ongoing feud with N.Y. Rangers coach Ted Sator. Officially, the move was
considered compensation for N.Y. Rangers having signed Sator away from
Philadelphia organization in 1985. ... Was often criticized for his
happy-go-lucky attitude, which he said some coaches mistook for a lack of
passion for game. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with knee
laceration suffered while playing for Hershey (AHL) in November 1985. ...
Returned to Pittsburgh after retirement and went to work in several charitable causes.
... Became vice chairman of New York's Board for Prevention of
Child Abuse. ... Also active in Leukemia Society and Make-a-Wish Foundation.
... An avid golfer during his playing days, he became a standout on the
Celebrity Players Tour after his retirement. Began playing on the CPT in 1992
and was among its top 10 money winners through 2002, having won three
tournaments.
Personal: Nicknamed "Lucky Pierre."
... Full name is Pierre R. Larouche. ... Youngest of 10 children. ... Father
worked as engineer with Canadian National Railroad. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Pittsburgh traded Larouche and future
considerations (NHL rights to Peter Marsh) to Montreal in exchange for Peter
Mahovlich and Peter Lee on Nov. 29, 1977. The deal was completed on Dec. 15,
1977, when Montreal officially obtained the rights to Marsh. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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