Pierre Larouche: 1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 35

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 35 Pierre Larouche Hockey Card (Front)

1978-79 O-Pee-Chee 35 Pierre Larouche Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

The holder of numerous Penguins’ club scoring records, Pierre was dealt to Montreal last season. He was leading scorer for Team Canada in Vienna games, 1976.

En Français

Pierre, qui détenait plusieurs records comme compteur chez les Penguins, fut acquis par les Canadiens la saison dernière. Meilleur compteur de l’Equipe Canada aux jeux de Vienne en 1976.

Details

Pierre Larouche came to the Montreal Canadiens in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 29, 1977, 20 games into his 1977-78 season. He was joined by Peter Marsh, in exchange for Pete Mahovlich and Peter Lee.

This card contains an error on the back. The 1976 World Championships were held in Poland. It was the 1977 tournament that was held in Vienna, Austria. That year, Larouche had seven goals and eight assists for 15 points over ten games. He did lead the team in points with Phil Esposito and Wilf Paiement behind him with ten points each. He tied Espo for the team lead in goals scored.

In 1977, Canada finished fourth with Czechoslovakia taking gold. In between, there was Sweden taking the silver and the Soviet Union earning the bronze.

Pierre Larouche was a 50 goal scorer twice during his National Hockey League career. He scored 53 goals for the Penguins in 1975-76, his second year in the league. That year, him and Jean Pronovost were the first to reach the milestone in Pittsburgh franchise history. He also had a 50 goal season with the Habs in 1979-80.

Of course, his offensive abilities first got attention in 1973-74. Playing for the Sorel Blackhawks in the QMJHL, Pierre scored 94 goals and assisted on 157 for an astounding 251 points in just 67 games. Surprisingly, seven teams passed him over before the Penguins took him eighth overall 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