Chad LaRose

Chad LaRose
Born (1982-03-27) March 27, 1982
Fraser, Michigan, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
ECHL team
Former teams		 Orlando Solar Bears
Carolina Hurricanes
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003–present

Chad LaRose (born March 27, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey Forward, who currently plays for the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. He has previously played as a Stanley Cup winner for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

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 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. 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. After winning his first Stanley Cup, Chad signed a two-year contract to stay a Carolina Hurricanes.

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).[1]

LaRose is the only hockey player to play for all the Compuware-run franchises, as he started out with the Plymouth Whalers, before moving on to the Florida Everblades, working his way to the Carolina Hurricanes.[2]

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.[3] 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.

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.[4]

Records

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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 Florida Everblades ECHL 41 16 19 35 16 14 3 4 7 20
2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 36 7 9 16 29 — — — — —
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
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 — — — — —
NHL totals 508 85 95 180 286 39 4 8 12 26

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2002 United States WJC 5th 7 2 2 4 0
2007 United States WC 5th 7 2 1 3 2
Junior totals 7 2 2 4 0
Senior totals 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. ↑ "LaRose Agrees Terms on Two-Year Contract". Carolina Hurricanes. 2009-07-02. Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  2. ↑ "DeCock: After 10 years LaRose exits". The News & Observer. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  3. ↑ "Checker sign Chad LaRose to AHL deal". Charlotte Checkers. 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  4. ↑ "NHL veteran Chad LaRose joins Solar Bears". Orlando Solar Bears. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
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