Michel Larocque

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Michel Larocque
Born (1952-04-06)April 6, 1952
Hull, PQ, CAN
Died July 29, 1992(1992-07-29) (aged 40)
Hull, PQ, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
Philadelphia Flyers
St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft 6th overall, 1972
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1972–1985

Michel 'Bunny' Larocque (April 6, 1952 - July 29, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, and St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.

Playing career[change | change source]

Larocque would help win four Vezina Trophies. During that time, the trophy was given to the main goaltenders on the team allowing the fewest goals in the regular season. The first three were mostly because of the all-star play of Ken Dryden. The final trophy was with Denis Herron and Richard Sevigny in 1981. He would win four Stanley Cups with Montreal in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1970–71 Ottawa 67's OHA 56 3345 189 5 3.39
1971–72 Ottawa 67's OHA 55 3287 189 4 3.45
1972-73 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 47 2705 113 1 2.50
1973–74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 27 15 8 2 1431 69 0 2.89
1974–75 Montreal Canadiens NHL 25 17 5 3 1480 74 3 3.00
1975–76 Montreal Canadiens NHL 22 16 1 3 1220 50 2 2.46
1976–77 Montreal Canadiens NHL 26 19 2 4 1525 53 4 2.09
1977–78 Montreal Canadiens NHL 30 22 3 4 1729 77 1 2.67
1978–79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 34 22 7 4 1986 94 3 2.84
1979–80 Montreal Canadiens NHL 39 17 13 8 2259 125 3 3.32
1980–81 Montreal Canadiens NHL 28 16 9 3 1623 82 1 3.03
1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 8 3 3 2 460 40 0 5.22
1981–82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50 10 24 8 2647 207 0 4.69
1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 16 3 8 3 835 68 0 4.89
1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 0 1 1 120 8 0 4.00
1983-84 Springfield Indians AHL 5 5 3 2 301 21 0 4.18
1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL 5 0 5 0 300 31 0 6.20
1984-85 Peoria Rivermen AHL 13 7 3 3 786 41 0 3.13
NHL totals 312 160 89 45 17,615 978 17 3.33

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