Chad LaRose

Chad LaRose
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (79 kg)
NHL Team	Carolina Hurricanes
Nationality	American
Born	(1982-03-27)March 27, 1982, Fraser, MI, USA
Pro Career	2003 – present

Chad LaRose (born March 27, 1982 in Fraser, Michigan, United States) is a professional ice hockey right wing who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He is referred to by some local fans as "The Chuck Norris of Hockey".

History

The Hurricanes signed the OHL scoring machine to a three-year entry level contract on August 6th, 2003. 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. LaRose started the 2003–04 season with the ECHL Florida Everblades, and was shuttling back and forth between the there and Lowell for most of the second half of the year.

Playing career

Chad LaRose was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent in 2003. After winning his first Stanley Cup, Chad signed a 2 year contract to stay a Carolina Hurricane. As a pure goal scorer in Junior hockey, Chad adapted to an aggressive forechecker in the NHL. In 05–06 Chad scored 1 goal and 12 assists in only 49 games. Often seen on the penalty kill. Chad was the first player to play at every level in the Compuware hockey organization, and win the Stanley Cup.

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

Awards

• 2002–03: Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage Player of the Year) (OHL)
• 2002–03: Plus/Minus Award (OHL)
• 2006 Stanley Cup champion (Carolina Hurricanes) (NHL)

Records

• Plymouth Whalers record for most goals in regular season (61 in 2002–03)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		23	14	11	25	10		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		49	1	12	13	35		21	0	1	1	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
OHL totals				152	111	90	201	116		40	22	22	44	63
ECHL totals				41	16	19	35	16		14	3	4	7	20
AHL totals				125	41	42	83	71		11	3	5	8	10
NHL totals				268	37	48	85	126		21	0	1	1	10

External links

• Chad LaRose's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database