Christian Larrivée (born August 25, 1982) is a Canadian professional

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player. He played in the North American minor leagues until 2006, when he moved to Europe. Born in Gaspé, Quebec,

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, Canada, Larrivée played junior hockey for the

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from 1999 to 2003. He was drafted by the

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in the fourth round (114th overall) in the 2000 NHL entry draft. In 2003, he was signed by Canadiens and played for the Canadiens' top affiliate the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL and the

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of the

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. He played the following season with the

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of the ECHL and nine games with Hamilton. In 2005–06, he played the entire season with Long Beach. In 2006, he moved to Europe and played for Storhamar Dragons in the

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during the 2006-07 season. There, he was named

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in the playoffs. He scored a record 32 points in 17 playoff games. The two following seasons he spent with

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. In 2009–10 he played for the

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team

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or V.I.K. He signed a two-year contract with the Storhamar Dragons in July 2010. After finishing the contract he signed a four-year extension to stay with Storhamar. He was named the

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again in the 2014–15 playoffs, when Storhamar lost 4–3 in matches to Stavanger Oilers. On April 11, 2019, Larrivée became the player with the most play-off goals in Storhamar history, netting his 49th in a 5–1 win against Frisk Asker in the 4th game of the 2018–19 finals. He is a cult player for Storhamar, earning the nickname "Talismanen", the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larrivee, Christian 1982 births Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Norway Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Canadian ice hockey centres Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Living people Montreal Canadiens draft picks People from Gaspé, Quebec Rødovre Mighty Bulls players Storhamar Hockey players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen