Georges Laraque

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Georges Laraque
Date of birth 7th December 1976
place of birth Montréal , Québec , Canada
size 191 cm
Weight 124 kg
position Right wing
number # 17
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1995 , 2nd lap, 31st position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1993-1995 Lynx de Saint-Jean
1995 Titan Collège Français de Laval
Laser de Saint-Hyacinthe
1995-1996 Prédateurs de Granby
1996-1997 Hamilton Bulldogs
1997-2006 Edmonton Oilers
2004-2005 AIK Solna
2006-2007 Phoenix Coyotes
2007-2008 Pittsburgh Penguins
2008-2010 Canadiens de Montréal

Georges Edy Laraque (born December 7, 1976 in Montréal , Québec ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 752 games for the Edmonton Oilers , Phoenix Coyotes , Pittsburgh Penguins and Canadiens de Montréal in the course of his active career between 1993 and 2010 National Hockey League . His cousin Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

The 1.91 m tall winger of Haitian parents first played for various junior teams in the Canadian junior league Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec before becoming the 31st player in the second round of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft selected. With his last position in the LHJMQ, the Prédateurs de Granby , the right- shooter won both the Coupe du Président and the Memorial Cup in the 1995/96 season .

Georges Laraque (left) and Zdeno Chara (2007)

In the summer of 1996, the Canadian moved to the Oilers organization , where he was initially employed by the Hamilton Bulldogs , their farm team in the American Hockey League . In the 1997/98 season Laraque made the first jump into the NHL roster of the Edmonton Oilers. While he was mostly used as a power forward during his junior years , he now mainly played as an enforcer . Due to his physical dominance and his mentality, he also drew attention to himself in numerous fights , which brought him the title of “Best Fighter” in 2003, awarded by the ice hockey magazine “ The Hockey News ”. This meant that Laraque's offensive qualities were often misunderstood and he was mostly limited to his role as enforcer.

During the lockout in the 2004/05 NHL season , Laraque played for AIK Solna in the Swedish third division . With the team he managed at the end of the season promotion to the second-rate Allsvenskan before returning to Edmonton. With the Oilers he reached the Stanley Cup final in the following season . There they lost to the Carolina Hurricanes . After the game year, the Edmonton Oilers set up Laraque as a free agent , but the attacker declared that he would definitely stay in Edmonton and, if necessary, forego his salary. However, since Laraque did not agree to a release clause for the club, the contract was never signed. The Canadian then signed a contract with the Phoenix Coyotes , who transferred him to the Pittsburgh Penguins after a season in exchange for Daniel Carcillo and a third-round vote in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft .

With the Penguins, Georges Laraque reached the Stanley Cup final for the second time in his career as part of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2008 , but again he failed to win the North American Ice Hockey Championship because the Penguins were subject to the Detroit Red Wings . For the 2008/09 season , the Canadian signed a two-year contract in his hometown with the Canadiens de Montréal . They announced in January 2010 that they would no longer have any use for the winger and paid him the remaining amount of his contract, which ran until the summer. In August 2010 Laraque ended his career as an ice hockey player and was only on the ice in two games for the Norwegian third division club Fana IHK after a four-year break .

Laraque has been a member of the Canadian Green Party since 2010 and was vice-president from 2010 to 2013.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Georges Laraque (white jersey) attempting a shot against the Florida Panthers
Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1992/93 Lynx de Saint-Jean LHJMQ - - - - - 1 0 0 0 0
1993/94 Lynx de Saint-Jean LHJMQ 70 11 11 22nd 142 4th 0 0 0 7th
1994/95 Lynx de Saint-Jean LHJMQ 62 19th 22nd 41 259 7th 1 1 2 42
1995/96 Titan Collège Français de Laval LHJMQ 11 8th 13 21st 76 - - - - -
1995/96 Laser de Saint-Hyacinthe LHJMQ 8th 3 4th 7th 59 - - - - -
1995/96 Prédateurs de Granby LHJMQ 22nd 9 7th 16 125 18th 7th 6th 13 104
1996 Prédateurs de Granby Memorial Cup 4th 0 4th 4th 4th
1996/97 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 73 14th 20th 34 179 15th 1 3 4th 12
1997/98 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 46 10 20th 30th 154 3 0 0 0 11
1997/98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 11 0 0 0 59 - - - - -
1998/99 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 25th 6th 8th 14th 93 - - - - -
1998/99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 39 3 2 5 57 4th 0 0 0 2
1999/00 Edmonton Oilers NHL 76 8th 8th 16 123 5 0 1 1 6th
2000/01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 13 16 29 148 6th 1 1 2 8th
2001/02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 5 14th 19th 157 - - - - -
2002/03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64 6th 7th 13 110 6th 1 3 4th 4th
2003/04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 6th 11 17th 99 - - - - -
2004/05 AIK Solna Division 1 16 11 5 16 24
2005/06 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 2 10 12 73 15th 1 1 2 44
2006/07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 56 5 17th 22nd 52 - - - - -
2006/07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 17th 0 2 2 18th 2 0 0 0 0
2007/08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71 4th 9 13 141 15th 1 2 3 4th
2008/09 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 33 0 2 2 61 4th 0 0 0 4th
2009/10 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 28 1 2 3 28 - - - - -
LHJMQ total 120 56 57 113 164 30th 8th 7th 15th 153
AHL total 144 30th 48 78 426 18th 1 3 4th 23
NHL overall 695 53 100 153 1126 57 4th 8th 12 72

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Laraque, Georges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laraque, Georges Edy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 7th December 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Montréal , Québec, Canada