Mario Larocque (born April 24, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Mario Larocque
Born (1978-04-24) April 24, 1978 (age 46)[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Tampa Bay Lightning
Cleveland Lumberjacks
Detroit Vipers
Rochester Americans
Wheeling Nailers
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Danbury Trashers
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Fort Wayne Komets
HC TWK Innsbruck
SG Pontebba
Nottingham Panthers
Muskegon Lumberjacks
Evansville Icemen
Elmira Jackals
Arizona Sundogs
Braehead Clan
Stockton Thunder
NHL draft 16th overall, 1996
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 1998–2015

Playing career

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As a youth, Larocque played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Montreal.[2]

Larocque was drafted in the first round, 16th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1996. He managed to play five NHL games for the Lightning during the 1998–99 NHL season, scoring no points with 16 penalty minutes.[3] He spent the rest of that season in the International Hockey League with the Cleveland Lumberjacks before playing two seasons with the Detroit Vipers of the same league. After the IHL folded, he was signed by the Buffalo Sabres but was assigned to the American Hockey League with the Rochester Americans and never saw any ice time with the Sabres.[1]

He spent the next five seasons in the ECHL with the Wheeling Nailers and the United Hockey League with the Danbury Trashers and the Fort Wayne Komets, along with brief spells in the AHL for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. In 2007, he joined Austrian team HC TWK Innsbruck and in September 2008 he signed with Sport Ghiaccio Pontebba. He then joined the EC Red Bull Salzburg on December 1, 2008, and later signed with the Nottingham Panthers on November 5, 2009.[4]

Larocque signed with the Muskegon Lumberjacks on February 12, 2010. Larocque joined the Evansville IceMen in October 2010, after the team relocated from Muskegon, for his 13th pro season and first full campaign under Head Coach Rich Kromm after finishing last season with Kromm in Muskegon.[4]

On January 15, 2014, Larocque opted for another venture abroad signing for the remainder of the season with the Braehead Clan of the EIHL.[5]

Career statistics

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Collège Français Bourassa QMAAA 43 0 6 6 53
1995–96 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 68 7 19 26 196 14 2 5 7 16
1996–97 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 64 13 37 50 160 14 2 5 7 34
1997–98 Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL 28 6 10 16 125
1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 5 0 0 0 16
1998–99 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 59 5 7 12 202
1999–2000 Detroit Vipers IHL 60 0 5 5 234
2000–01 Detroit Vipers IHL 71 2 1 3 233
2001–02 Rochester Americans AHL 75 8 7 15 219 2 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 66 18 26 44 194
2003–04 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 3 0 0 0 4
2003–04 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 66 13 22 35 166 5 1 2 3 12
2004–05 Danbury Trashers UHL 68 6 26 32 271 11 3 3 6 24
2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5 0 0 0 11
2005–06 Danbury Trashers UHL 46 5 10 15 187 18 0 11 11 40
2006–07 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 76 27 40 67 231 10 2 5 7 40
2007–08 HC Innsbruck EBEL 37 8 9 17 123
2008–09 SG Pontebba ITA 15 4 4 8 73
2008–09 EC Red Bull Salzburg II AUT.2 12 1 7 8 86 4 1 1 2 33
2009–10 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 21 2 5 7 80
2009–10 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 31 5 19 24 57 6 1 2 3 30
2010–11 Evansville IceMen CHL 64 17 27 44 151
2011–12 Elmira Jackals ECHL 69 7 38 45 140 7 1 4 5 18
2012–13 Arizona Sundogs CHL 49 7 15 22 118 4 2 2 4 6
2013–14 Braehead Clan EIHL 16 2 6 8 36 3 0 1 1 8
2014–15 Stockton Thunder ECHL 35 4 9 13 127
NHL totals 5 0 0 0 16
UHL/IHL totals 221 43 95 138 746 45 6 21 27 134
ECHL totals 236 42 95 137 627 12 2 6 8 30

References

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  • Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players: the ultimate A–Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0-385-25999-9.
  1. ^ a b Podnieks, p. 477
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  3. ^ "Mario Larocque". hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "IceMen Add 3 Star "Double-A" Players". evansvilleicemen.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  5. ^ "Clan add Larocque ahead of fife game". Braehead Clan. 2014-01-15. Archived from the original on 2014-01-19. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tampa Bay Lightning first round draft pick
1996
Succeeded by