Steve Larouche (born April 14, 1971) is a Canadian former professional

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player. Larouche played two seasons in the

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(NHL) split between the

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, and

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from

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–

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Playing career

Larouche was drafted 41st overall by the

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in the

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. He was a standout scorer in junior, playing for the

Trois-Rivières Draveurs The Trois-Rivières Draveurs ("Raftmen") were a Canadian junior ice hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). They played home games at the Colisée de Trois-Rivières, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The team was origina ...

of the

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, scoring 153 and 145 points in the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons, respectively. In 1990–91, now with the

Chicoutimi Saguenéens The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based out of Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada (now a part of the city of Saguenay) and owned by the City of Saguenay. Th ...

, he led the team to the

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by leading the QMJHL in playoff goals, assists, and points. The next season, Larouche advanced to the

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to play for the

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. 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

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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

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. Larouche was signed by the

in the fall of that year, but because of the

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he found himself back down in the AHL with the P.E.I. Senators. 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

for Jean-Yves Roy, and then later on to the

for

Chris Snell Chris Snell (born May 12, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and an amateur scout (Ontario Hockey League) of the Winnipeg Jets. He was drafted in the seventh round, 145th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1991 NHL E ...

. 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, Finland and Switzerland

Awards

QMJHL The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The l ...

Second All-Star Team (

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) * AHL First All-Star Team (

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) *Awarded

Fred Hunt Memorial Trophy Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico R ...

for Sportsmanship (1995) *Awarded

Les Cunningham Award The Les Cunningham Award is given annually to American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players. The award was first presented in the 1947–48 season, is named after Les Cunningham, a five- ...

as League MVP (1995) * IHL First All-Star Team (1997, 2000, 2001) *Won

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

External links

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