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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Michel Larocque
Selected in first round
No. 6 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born April
6, 1952. Died July 29, 1992
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Goaltender
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace:
Hull, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Hull, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1967-68 |
Ottawa | OHA |
4 | -- |
9.14 | 0 |
n/a | | 1968-69 |
Ottawa | OHA |
4 | n/a |
7.58 | 0 |
n/a | | 1969-70 |
Ottawa | OHA |
51 | n/a |
3.63 | 3 |
n/a | | 1970-71 |
Ottawa | OHA |
56 | n/a |
3.39 | 5 |
n/a | | 1971-72 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
55 | n/a |
3.45 | 4 |
n/a |
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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 |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% |
| 1973-1984 |
Montreal, Toronto
Phila., St. Louis | 312 |
160-89-45 | 3.33 |
17 | n/a |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1974-1981 |
Montreal, Toronto | 14 |
6-6 | 2.92 | 1 | n/a |
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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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