Chad LaRose

Chad LaRose
Born	March 27, 1982 (1982-03-27) Fraser, MI, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team	Carolina Hurricanes
National team	United States
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2003–present

Chad LaRose (born March 27, 1982) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League.

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 ECHL Florida Everblades, and was shuttling back and forth between the there and Lowell for most of the second half of the year.

LaRose was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent in 2003. After winning his first Stanley Cup, Chad signed a 2 year contract to stay a Carolina Hurricane. 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.

On July 2, 2009, the Hurricanes signed LaRose to a two-year contract worth $3.4 million ($1.5 million in 2009-10 and $1.9 million in 2010-11).

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.

Records

• Plymouth Whalers record for most goals in regular season (61 in 2002–03)

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	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		36	7	9	16	29		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Florida Everblades	ECHL		41	16	19	35	16		14	3	4	7	20
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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				406	64	80	144	209		39	4	8	12	26

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	United States	WJC	7	2	2	4	0
2007	United States	WC	7	2	1	3	2
Junior int'l totals			7	2	2	4	0
Senior int'l totals			7	2	1	3	2

Awards and honours

Award	Year
OHL
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy	2003
Plus/Minus Award	2003
NHL
Stanley Cup	2006

External links

• Chad LaRose's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database