Steve Larouche

Steve Larouche (born April 14, 1971 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre who played two seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings from 1994–1996.
==Playing career==
Larouche was drafted 41st overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He was 
a standout scorer in junior, playing for the Trois Rivieres Draveurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, scoring 153 and 145 points in the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons, respectively. In 1990–91, now with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, he led the team to the Memorial Cup by leading the QMJHL in playoff goals, assists, and points.
The next season, Larouche advanced to the American Hockey League to play for the Fredericton Canadiens. However after two solid seasons with the club, he never got called up to the NHL and he played the 1993–94 season for the Atlanta Knights of the International Hockey League, and continued his scoring success by scoring 96 points in the regular season, and leading the IHL in playoff goals and points in the playoffs as the Knights won the Turner Cup.
Larouche was signed by the Ottawa Senators in the fall of that year, but because of the 1994–95 NHL lockout he found himself back down in the AHL. Nevertheless, he led the league in goals with 53 in only 70 games, and finally got a chance with the Senators late in the season. He did not disappoint, scoring eight goals and fifteen points in only eighteen games. However before the next season started, he was traded to the New York Rangers for Jean-Yves Roy, and then later on to the Los Angeles Kings for Chris Snell. He was back in the minors permanently by the end of the season, and he continued on in the IHL, scoring at a prolific pace until the league disbanded in 2001. After this he went on to play hockey in Germany and then Finland. At the moment he plays for Loius Jeans de Pont Rouge in the LNAH.
==Awards==
*QMJHL Second All-Star Team (1990)
*AHL First All-Star Team (1995)
*Awarded Fred Hunt Memorial Trophy for Sportsmanship (1995)
*Awarded Les Cunningham Award as League MVP (1995)
*IHL First All-Star Team (1997, 2000, 2001)
*Won Turner Cup as League Champion (1994, 1998, 2000)
==Achievements==
*Led QMJHL in playoff goals with 13 (1991)
*Led QMJHL in playoff assists with 20 (1991)
*Led QMJHL in playoff points with 33 (1991)
*Led IHL in playoff goals with 16 (1994)
*Led IHL in playoff points with 26 (1994)
*Led AHL in regular season goals with 53 (1994–95)
*Led IHL in regular season assists with 57 (1999–00)
 
==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
1987–88 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL 		66 	11 	29 	40 	25 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL 		70 	51 	102 	153 	53 	 	4 	4 	2 	6 	6
1989–90 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL 		60 	55 	90 	145 	40 	 	7 	3 	5 	8 	8
1990–91 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	QMJHL 		45 	35 	41 	76 	64 	 	17 	13 	20 	33 	33
1990–91 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	Mem. Cup 		4 	2 	3 	5 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 		74 	21 	35 	56 	41 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	0
1992–93 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 		77 	27 	65 	92 	52 	 	5 	2 	5 	7 	6
1993–94 	Atlanta Knights 	IHL 		80 	43 	53 	96 	73 	 	14 	16 	10 	26 	16
1994–95 	P.E.I. Senators 	AHL 		70 	53 	48 	101 	54 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0
1994–95 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		18 	8 	7 	15 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	New York R./LA Kings 	NHL 		8 	1 	2 	3 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 		39 	20 	46 	66 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 		33 	19 	17 	36 	14 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	8
1996–97 	Quebec Rafales 	IHL 		79 	49 	53 	102 	78 	 	9 	3 	10 	13 	18
1997–98 	Quebec/Chicago 	IHL 		81 	32 	54 	86 	60 	 	22 	9 	11 	20 	14
1998–99 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 		33 	13 	25 	38 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 		82 	31 	57 	88 	52 	 	16 	6 	8 	14 	22
2000–01 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 		75 	31 	52 	83 	78 	 	15 	12 	6 	18 	6
2001–02 	Berlin Polar Bears 	DEL 		58 	18 	29 	47 	40 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2002–03 	Nuernberg Ice Tigers 	DEL 		20 	7 	12 	19 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Nuernberg Ice Tigers 	DEL 		50 	10 	26 	36 	52 	 	6 	3 	1 	4 	12
2004–05 	Lukko Rauma 	SM-liiga 		56 	9 	30 	39 	48 	 	9 	2 	5 	7 	12
2005–06 	SC Langenthal 	Nationalliga B 		36 	22 	38 	60 	62 	 	12 	4 	12 	16 	28
2005–06 	HC Sierre-Anniviers 	Nationalliga B 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	4
2006–07 	SC Langenthal 	Nationalliga B 		44 	28 	51 	79 	50 	 	6 	4 	5 	9 	14
2006–07 	EHC Basel 	NLA relegation round		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	SC Langenthal 	Nationalliga B 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
QMJHL totals	QMJHL totals 	QMJHL totals 		241 	152 	272 	424 	182 	 	28 	20 	27 	47 	34
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		260 	121 	194 	315 	194 	 	14 	4 	5 	9 	6
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 		416 	218 	311 	529 	373 	 	80 	46 	46 	92 	84
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		26 	9 	9 	18 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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