Pierre Larouche: 1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 102

1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 102 Pierre Larouche Hockey Card (Front)

1977-78 O-Pee-Chee 102 Pierre Larouche Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

The first Penguin player ever to score 100 points in a season, he finished the 1975-76 campaign with club records of 53 goals and 111 total points. Closed 1975-76 season by scoring goals in 7 straight games and points in 16 straight, tying two more club standards. Pierre was NHL’s youngest 50-goal scorer in history.

En Français

Le premier Penguin à accumuler 100 points en une saison, Pierre finit la saison 1975-76 avec des records du club de 53 buts et 111 points. A la fin de la saison 1975-76, il marqua des buts durant 7 matches consécutifs et produisit des points durant 16 de suite; il égala ainsi deux autres records du club. Le plus jeune marqueur de 50 buts dans l’histoire de la LNH.

Details

Pierre Larouche reached the 100 point plateau in 1975-76 in a March 24, 1976 game at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena against the Boston Bruins. In the 5-5 tie, Larouche scored his 45th goal of the season at 17:09 of the first period to reach the milestone. The goal was scored on Boston goalie Gilles Gilbert and was assisted by Rick Kehoe.

He certainly ended that season on a high note, scored in his final seven games and eleven of his final 12. In the final 16 games mentioned on the back of this 1977-78 O-Pee-Chee hockey card, Pierre totaled 27 points on 16 goals and 11 assists. The final game of the year saw Larouche produce four points on two goals and two assists against the Detroit Red Wings.

His days in Pittsburgh were numbered. 20 games into the 1977-78 NHL season, Larouche was traded to the Montreal Canadiens with Peter Marsh for Pete Mahovlich and Peter Lee. He arrived in Montreal in time to win two Stanley Cup championships. He would also have his second 50 goal season with the Habs in 1979-80.

Between 1974-75 and 1987-88, Pierre Larouche played 812 regular season and 64 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal Canadiens, Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers. Originally, he was the eighth overall pick by the Penguins at the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.

Pierre Larouche NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974-75	Pittsburgh Penguins	79	31	37	68	52
1975-76	Pittsburgh Penguins	76	53	58	111	33
1976-77	Pittsburgh Penguins	65	29	34	63	14
1977-78	Pittsburgh Penguins	20	6	5	11	0
1977-78	Montreal Canadiens	44	17	32	49	11
1978-79	Montreal Canadiens	36	9	13	22	4
1979-80	Montreal Canadiens	73	50	41	91	16
1980-81	Montreal Canadiens	61	25	28	53	28
1981-82	Montreal Canadiens	22	9	12	21	0
1981-82	Hartford Whalers	45	25	25	50	12
1982-83	Hartford Whalers	38	18	22	40	8
1983-84	New York Rangers	77	48	33	81	22
1984-85	New York Rangers	65	24	36	60	8
1985-86	New York Rangers	28	20	7	27	4
1986-87	New York Rangers	73	28	35	63	12
1987-88	New York Rangers	10	3	9	12	13
	Totals	812	395	427	822	237

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974-75	Pittsburgh Penguins	9	2	5	7	2
1975-76	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	0	1	1	0
1976-77	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	0	3	3	0
1977-78	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
1977-78	Montreal Canadiens	5	2	1	3	4
1978-79	Montreal Canadiens	6	1	3	4	0
1979-80	Montreal Canadiens	9	1	7	8	2
1980-81	Montreal Canadiens	2	0	2	2	0
1981-82	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1981-82	Hartford Whalers	0	0	0	0	0
1982-83	Hartford Whalers	0	0	0	0	0
1983-84	New York Rangers	5	3	1	4	2
1984-85	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1985-86	New York Rangers	16	8	9	17	2
1986-87	New York Rangers	6	3	2	5	4
1987-88	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	64	20	34	54	16