1975-76 O-Pee-Chee 362 Michel Larocque Hockey Card (Front)
1975-76 O-Pee-Chee 362 Michel Larocque Hockey Card (Back)
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Card Notes
Won 17 of his 25 decisions last season while sharing Montreal goaltending chores with Ken Dryden. Three of his wins were by shutouts. First team junior All-Star selection.
En Français
Michel gagna 17 de ses 5 parties la saison dernière alors qu’il partagea le travail de gardien avec Ken Dryden. Il réussit trois blanchissages pour les Canadiens. Étoile dans le hockey junior.
Details
Michel Larocque had three of Montreal’s seven shutouts during the 1974-75 NHL season. His first career blank came on December 2, 1974 at the Montreal Forum in a 2-0 win over the visiting Atlanta Flames. Bunny faced 22 shots in the win with Larry Robinson scoring both Montreal goals. Dan Bouchard turned away 24 of 26 shots in the Atlanta nets.
Born in Hull, Quebec, Larocque played four years of major junior hockey across the river with the Ottawa 67’s from 1968-69 to 1971-72. He was a Second Team All-Star in 1970-71 and was selected First Team in his final season. This paved the way for the Habs to take him sixth overall at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.
Between junior and his jump to the NHL, Michel spent a year in the American Hockey League with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs. He was the team’s number one goalie, appearing in 47 regular season games, along with all 13 in the playoffs. He helped the Voyageurs reach the Calder Cup final before bowing out to the Cincinnati Swords. Larocque was a Second Team All-Star and won the Harry Hap Holmes Award.
From 1973-74 to 1983-84, Michel Larocque appeared in 312 regular season and 14 playoff games in the National Hockey League. Along with the Habs, he also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. Despite his low number of playoff games, he was part of four Stanley Cup championship teams. He shared the Vezina Trophy on four occasions, three times with Ken Dryden and once with Denis Herron and Richard Sevigny.