Chad LaRose (born March 27, 1982) is an American former professional hockey player. He has previously played as a

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winner for the

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of the

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(NHL).

Playing career

As a youth, LaRose played in the 1996

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with the Detroit Compuware

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team. 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

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training camp in 2001 and 2002. LaRose started the 2003–04 season with the

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of the

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, and was shuttling back and forth between there and the

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for most of the second half of the year. LaRose was signed by the

as a free agent in 2003. LaRose is the only hockey player to play for all the Karmanos’ teams, as he started out with the

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, before moving on to the

, working his way to the

. After winning his first Stanley Cup, LaRose 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). LaRose rejoined the Carolina Hurricanes organization by signing a one-year deal with the team's AHL affiliate, the

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, on July 29, 2014. 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 an 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.

Records

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larose, Chad 1982 births Living people American men's ice hockey right wingers Carolina Hurricanes players Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Florida Everblades players Ice hockey players from Michigan Lowell Lock Monsters players Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) players People from Fraser, Michigan Sportspeople from Macomb County, Michigan Plymouth Whalers players Sioux Falls Stampede players Stanley Cup champions Undrafted National Hockey League players