Chad LaRose

Chad LaRose (born March 27, 1982 in Fraser, Michigan, United States) is a professional ice hockey right wing who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He is referred to by some local fans as "The Chuck Norris of Hockey".
==History==
The Hurricanes signed the OHL scoring machine to a three-year entry level contract on August 6th, 2003. A product of the USHL's Sioux Falls Stampede, LaRose later led the OHL Plymouth Whalers in scoring in 2002–03 with 117 points in 67 games. LaRose was never drafted, but his breakout overage season caught the attention of NHL scouts. He was an invitee to the Detroit Red Wings training camp in 2001 and 2002.
LaRose started the 2003–04 season with the ECHL Florida Everblades, and was shuttling back and forth between the there and Lowell for most of the second half of the year.
==Playing career==
Chad LaRose was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent in 2003. After winning his first Stanley Cup, Chad signed a 2 year contract to stay a Carolina Hurricane. As a pure goal scorer in Junior hockey, Chad adapted to an aggressive forechecker in the NHL. In 05–06 Chad scored 1 goal and 12 assists in only 49 games. Often seen on the penalty kill. Chad was the first player to play at every level in the Compuware hockey organization, and win the Stanley Cup.
On July 2, 2009, the Hurricanes signed LaRose to a two-year contract worth $3.4 million ($1.5 million in 2009-10 and $1.9 million in 2010-11).
==Awards==
*2002–03: Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage Player of the Year) (OHL)
*2002–03: Plus/Minus Award (OHL)
* 2006 Stanley Cup champion (Carolina Hurricanes) (NHL)
==Records==
*Plymouth Whalers record for most goals in regular season (61 in 2002–03)
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2000–01 	Plymouth Whalers 	OHL 		32 	18 	7 	25 	24 		19 	10 	10 	20 	22
2001–02 	Plymouth Whalers 	OHL 		53 	32 	27 	59 	40 		6 	3 	4 	7 	16
2002–03 	Plymouth Whalers 	OHL 		67 	61 	56 	117 	52 		15 	9 	8 	17 	25
2003–04 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 		36 	7 	9 	16 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		41 	16 	19 	35 	16 		14 	3 	4 	7 	20
2004–05 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 		66 	20 	22 	42 	32 		11 	3 	5 	8 	10
2005–06 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 		23 	14 	11 	25 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		49 	1 	12 	13 	35 		21 	0 	1 	1 	10
2006–07 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		80 	6 	12 	18 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		58 	11 	12 	23 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		81 	19 	12 	31 	35 		18 	4 	7 	11 	16
OHL totals 	OHL totals 	OHL totals 		152 	111 	90 	201 	116 		40 	22 	22 	44 	63
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals		41 	16 	19 	35 	16 		14 	3 	4 	7 	20
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		125 	41 	42 	83 	71 		11 	3 	5 	8 	10
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		268 	37 	48 	85 	126 		21 	0 	1 	1 	10
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1982
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Florida Everblades players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters player
Category:Plymouth Whalers alumni
Category:Sioux Falls Stampede player
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Undrafted