Claude David Larose (born March 2, 1942) is a Canadian former professional

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player who played 943 career

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games for the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

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and

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. He also served as an assistant coach for the

Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to ...

after his retirement. He won 6 Stanley Cups during his career 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973 (as a player with Montreal), 2006 (as a Scout) with Carolina.

Early life

Larose was born in Hearst, Ontario. He played junior hockey with the

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Career

Over a 16-year career, 10 with the Canadiens, Larose scored 226 goals and added 257 assists for 483 points in 943

games. He also had 887 career penalty minutes and led the Canadiens in penalties during the 1971 Stanley Cup Playoffs, when

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upset both the defending champion

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and the

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. Playing on a line with

teammates Grant and Danny O'Shea, Larose scored the tying, final goal in the 1969

All-Star Game. Returning from an injury in 1974, Larose was thrown onto a line with the Mahovlich brothers,

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, and scored four goals against

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's Gary Inness. He got a hat trick the next game while playing the right wing with

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and

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. Paired with them again, he got two goals the following game. Since retiring from professional hockey, Larose worked as a scout for the

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Personal life

Larose is the father of NHL player Guy Larose.

Career statistics

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