Chad LaRose

Chad LaRose (born March 27, 1982) is an American former professional hockey player. He has previously played as a Stanley Cup winner for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Chad LaRose
Born (1982-03-27) March 27, 1982
Fraser, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Carolina Hurricanes
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 20032017

Playing career

As a youth, LaRose played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team.[1]

A product of the USHL's Sioux Falls Stampede, LaRose later led the OHL Plymouth Whalers in scoring in 2002–03 with 117 points in 67 games. LaRose was never drafted, but his breakout overage season caught the attention of NHL scouts. He was an invitee to the Detroit Red Wings training camp in 2001 and 2002.[2]

LaRose started the 2003–04 season with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, and was shuttling back and forth between there and the Lowell Lock Monsters for most of the second half of the year.

LaRose was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent in 2003.[3] LaRose is the only hockey player to play for all the Karmanos’ teams, as he started out with the Plymouth Whalers, before moving on to the Florida Everblades, working his way to the Carolina Hurricanes.[4] After winning his first Stanley Cup, LaRose signed a two-year contract to stay a Carolina Hurricanes.[5]

On July 2, 2009, the Hurricanes re-signed LaRose to a further two-year contract worth $3.4 million ($1.5 million in 2009-10 and $1.9 million in 2010-11).[6]

LaRose rejoined the Carolina Hurricanes organization by signing a one-year deal with the team's AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, on July 29, 2014.[7] In the 2014–15 season, LaRose added a veteran presence to the Checkers while regaining his scoring touch with 20 goals and 38 points in 64 games.[8]

Unable to attain a NHL contract over the summer, LaRose sat out the following season before opting to continue his playing career in the ECHL during the 2016–17 campaign, with the Orlando Solar Bears on January 25, 2017. LaRose was released on February 25, 2017.[9]

Records

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–2000 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 54 29 26 55 28 3 0 1 1 0
2000–01 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 24 11 22 33 50
2000–01 Plymouth Whalers OHL 32 18 7 25 24 19 10 10 20 22
2001–02 Plymouth Whalers OHL 53 32 27 59 40 6 3 4 7 16
2002–03 Plymouth Whalers OHL 67 61 56 117 52 15 9 8 17 25
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 36 7 9 16 29
2003–04 Florida Everblades ECHL 41 16 19 35 16 14 3 4 7 20
2004–05 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 66 20 22 42 32 11 3 5 8 10
2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 49 1 12 13 35 21 0 1 1 10
2005–06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 23 14 11 25 10
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80 6 12 18 10
2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 58 11 12 23 46
2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 19 12 31 35 18 4 7 11 16
2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 56 11 17 28 24
2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 16 15 31 59
2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 67 19 13 32 48
2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 35 2 2 4 29
2014–15 Charlotte Checkers AHL 64 20 18 38 44
2016–17 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 8 0 2 2 6
AHL totals 189 61 60 121 115 11 3 5 8 10
NHL totals 508 85 95 180 286 39 4 8 12 26

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2002 United States WJC 7 2 2 4 0
2007 United States WC 7 2 1 3 2

Awards and honors

Award Year
OHL
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy 2003
Plus/Minus Award 2003
NHL
Stanley Cup 2006

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  2. "Training Camp 2002". griffinscentral.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  3. "HURRICANES SIGN FREE AGENT CHAD LAROSE". NHL.com. August 12, 2003. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  4. "DeCock: After 10 years LaRose exits". The News & Observer. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  5. "Hurricanes re-sign LaRose to two-year contract". ESPN.com. July 2, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  6. "LaRose Agrees Terms on Two-Year Contract". Carolina Hurricanes. 2009-07-02. Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  7. "Checker sign Chad LaRose to AHL deal". Charlotte Checkers. 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  8. Nicholas Niedzielski (May 6, 2015). "CHAD LAROSE EXCITED FOR FUTURE IN HOCKEY". gocheckers.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  9. "NHL veteran Chad LaRose joins Solar Bears". Orlando Solar Bears. 2017-01-25. Archived from the original on 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
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