BlueBull
Habby Man
Yes I know a weird title.
I am thinking of creating a new Thread series, called BlueBull's HHOF. In this HHOF of mine I would have 4 rules.
1. Be a star in the NHL (Obvious.)
2. Be a superstar before the NHL.
3. Win at least one Stanley Cup.
4. You must not be in the HHOF before I induct you 4 years post-retirement.
My first inductee for this HHOF was Bobby Smith, 1 time Cup Champion and NHL Star with a massive Legacy from the OHL. My second inductee is, well, the one we will be talking about today. Meet Pierre Larouche: A player who rocked the QMJHL to it's core then had a Point per Game NHL Career.
Heading into his last season in the QMJHL, Pierre Larouche was considered a future NHL All-Star. He had scored 101 points in 43 games and was on pace for 50 in 50. In his last season, with hype coming from scouts, he delivered... breaking the QMJHL scoring record with 251 Points in 67 games, a record that would stand for 10 years until Mario Lemieux broke it by 30 points. He was rewarded with this impressive season by being drafted 8th overall in the 1974 Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was an NHL star in his 3 1/2 seasons in Pittsburgh, including a season where he had 111 Points, before he got traded to Montreal for Pete Mahovlich and Peter Lee. He won a cup in the remaining half season in Montreal in 1978, and won the next year in 1979, also. He played very well as 1st/2nd line center in Montreal before being traded to Hartford with Montreal's 1st in 1984 and 3rd in 1985 for Hartford's 1st and 2nd in 1984 and 3rd in 1985. He was a star in Hartford, but had injuries making him look like a point per game rental. Near the end of 1983's Free Agency rush, he gets signed by the New York Rangers. He had some very solid seasons in New York, and even got to play in the 1984 NHL All-Star Game. However, his career had become more and more injury riddled by the year, and in 1987, after a major Injury (assuming so) in late october, he retired from the game of hockey.
Overall, he had 822 Points in 812 Games, with 2 Stanley Cups and 2 All Star Games. He had a Great Career that was not HHOF level, but certainly All-Star Level.
-BlueBull
I am thinking of creating a new Thread series, called BlueBull's HHOF. In this HHOF of mine I would have 4 rules.
1. Be a star in the NHL (Obvious.)
2. Be a superstar before the NHL.
3. Win at least one Stanley Cup.
4. You must not be in the HHOF before I induct you 4 years post-retirement.
My first inductee for this HHOF was Bobby Smith, 1 time Cup Champion and NHL Star with a massive Legacy from the OHL. My second inductee is, well, the one we will be talking about today. Meet Pierre Larouche: A player who rocked the QMJHL to it's core then had a Point per Game NHL Career.
Heading into his last season in the QMJHL, Pierre Larouche was considered a future NHL All-Star. He had scored 101 points in 43 games and was on pace for 50 in 50. In his last season, with hype coming from scouts, he delivered... breaking the QMJHL scoring record with 251 Points in 67 games, a record that would stand for 10 years until Mario Lemieux broke it by 30 points. He was rewarded with this impressive season by being drafted 8th overall in the 1974 Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was an NHL star in his 3 1/2 seasons in Pittsburgh, including a season where he had 111 Points, before he got traded to Montreal for Pete Mahovlich and Peter Lee. He won a cup in the remaining half season in Montreal in 1978, and won the next year in 1979, also. He played very well as 1st/2nd line center in Montreal before being traded to Hartford with Montreal's 1st in 1984 and 3rd in 1985 for Hartford's 1st and 2nd in 1984 and 3rd in 1985. He was a star in Hartford, but had injuries making him look like a point per game rental. Near the end of 1983's Free Agency rush, he gets signed by the New York Rangers. He had some very solid seasons in New York, and even got to play in the 1984 NHL All-Star Game. However, his career had become more and more injury riddled by the year, and in 1987, after a major Injury (assuming so) in late october, he retired from the game of hockey.
Overall, he had 822 Points in 812 Games, with 2 Stanley Cups and 2 All Star Games. He had a Great Career that was not HHOF level, but certainly All-Star Level.
-BlueBull