Pierre Larouche (born 16 November 1955 in Taschereau, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal Canadiens, Hartford Whalers, and New York Rangers. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Taschereau is a Municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk This article is about people called professionals For the Movie, see The Professional or Leon. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Hartford Whalers were an American professional Ice hockey team based in Hartford Connecticut. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States.
Larouche played junior ice hockey with the Sorel Éperviers of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old The Sorel Éperviers (Black Hawks were a Junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English LHJMQ in French is During the 1973–74 QMJHL season, Larouche won the Jean Béliveau Trophy as the league's top scorer, with 94 goals, 157 assists, for a total 251 points. The 1973–74 QMJHL season was the 5th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Jean Béliveau Trophy is awarded to the top regular season scorer of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Larouche set the Caanadian Hockey League record at the time, which is now second only to Mario Lemieux's 282 points ten years later. Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Larouche was drafted 8th overall by the Penguins in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. The 1974 NHL Amateur Draft was held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal Quebec. In 1976, he became the 16th player ever to reach the 50-goal mark. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At the time he was the youngest player to hit the 50-goal plateau. His record was broken by Wayne Gretzky in 1980. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player He was first player to score 50 goals in a season with 2 different teams: he scored 53 with Pittsburgh in 1975–76 and 50 with Montreal in 1979–80. The 1975–76 NHL season was the 59th season of the National Hockey League. The 1979–80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League.
Larouche is also one of the few players to score at least a point-per-game average in their final NHL season. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America He scored 12 points in 10 games, during the 1987–88 NHL season, his last in the league. The 1987–88 NHL season was the 71st season of the National Hockey League. He won 2 Stanley Cups with Montreal in 1978 and 1979. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The 1977–78 NHL season was the 61st season of the National Hockey League. The 1978–79 NHL season was the 62nd season of the National Hockey League.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–1988 | Season Highs | NHL | 79 | 53 | 58 | 111 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 14 Seasons | Career | NHL | 812 | 395 | 427 | 822 | 237 | 64 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 16 | ||
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