Pierre Lacroix (born April 11, 1959) is a Canadian former professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

defenceman who played 274

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games for the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W ...

and the

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. He is the father of

Maxime Lacroix Maxime Lacroix (born June 5, 1987) is a Canadian-French professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fifth ...

. As a youth, he played in the 1971

Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament (french: Tournoi international de hockey pee-wee de Québec) is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, ...

with a

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team from Sainte-Foy.

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* 1959 births Living people EHC Arosa players Diables Noirs de Tours players Fredericton Express players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Hartford Whalers players Ours de Villard-de-Lans players Quebec Nordiques draft picks Quebec Nordiques players Quebec Remparts players People from Sainte-Foy, Quebec City Trois-Rivières Draveurs players Viry-Châtillon EH players Ice hockey people from Quebec City Canadian ice hockey defencemen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub