Michel Larocque

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Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Nickname	Bunny
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Pro Clubs	Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers St. Louis Blues
Nationality	Canada
Born	April 6, 1952, Hull, PQ, CAN
Died	July 29, 1992, Hull, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft	6th overall, 1972 Montreal Canadiens
Pro Career	1972 – 1985

Michel 'Bunny' Larocque (April 6, 1952 in Hull, Quebec - July 29, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, and St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.

1 Playing career
2 Retirement and death
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Playing career

Larocque would help win four Vezina Trophies. During that time, the trophy was given to the principal goalies on the team allowing the fewest goals in the regular season. The first three were largely because of the all-star play of Ken Dryden. The final trophy was with Denis Herron and Richard Sevigny in 1982. He would win four Stanley Cups with the late 70's Montreal team.

[edit] Retirement and death

After his playing career ended, he served as general manager of the Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) during the 1989-90 season and won QMJHL executive of the year for 1989-90. He was vice president of the QMJHL during the 1991-92 season and still held the position at time of his death.

He died of brain cancer at age 40 in his hometown of Hull, Quebec.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Stats at HockeyDB

Preceded by Ken Dryden	Winner of the Vezina Trophy with Ken Dryden 1977, 1978, 1979	Succeeded by Don Edwards and Bob Sauve
Preceded by Don Edwards and Bob Sauve	Winner of the Vezina Trophy with Denis Herron and Richard Sevigny 1981	Succeeded by Billy Smith