Claude Larose | |||
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Born |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, CAN |
May 17, 1955 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
WHA Cincinnati Stingers Indianapolis Racers NHL New York Rangers |
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NHL Draft | 120th overall, 1975 New York Rangers |
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WHA Draft | 1st overall, 1975 Cincinnati Stingers |
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Playing career | 1975–1986 1996–1998 |
Claude Andre Larose (born May 17, 1955 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who was drafted first overall in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft and played 252 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Cincinnati Stingers and Indianapolis Racers. After the dissolution of the WHA, he played 25 games for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. In 1983-84 he won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy for leading the AHL in scoring. He ultimately retired in 1998 after playing a few seasons for the Windsor Papetiers of the LNAH.