Cory Larose

Cory Larose (born May 14, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played seven games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers during the 2003–04 season. Larose played most of his career in the North American minor professional leagues and European leagues.

Larose was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick. Larose played junior hockey in British Columbia for the Langley Thunder. After two years with the Thunder, Larose entered the University of Maine. He played four seasons with Maine's Black Bears. After graduation, Larose signed with the Minnesota Wild as a free agent.

Larose played his first professional season in 2000–01 with the Cleveland Lumberjacks and the Jackson Bandits. He moved up to the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 2001–02 season, and played part of the 2002–03 season when he was traded to the New York Rangers organization, joining the Hartford Wolfpack in February 2003. He played one further season in the Rangers' organization, including a seven-game call-up to the Rangers.

In 2004, he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Thrashers. He played one season for the Thrashers' affiliate Chicago Wolves in the AHL, before playing a season with Langnau Tigers. In 2006, he attended the Thrashers training camp and was assigned again to Chicago. After a season with Chicago, Larose played another season in Europe, returning in 2008 to play for the San Jose Sharks' AHL affiliate Worcester Sharks. Larose then finished his career in Europe, playing until 2011.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Kimball Union H.S. 21 18 11 29 14 — — — — — 1994–95 Langley Thunder BCJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Langley Thunder BCJHL 54 28 46 74 61 — — — — — 1996–97 University of Maine NCAA 35 10 27 32 38 — — — — — 1997–98 University of Maine NCAA 34 15 25 40 22 — — — — — 1998–99 University of Maine NCAA 38 21 31 52 34 — — — — — 1999–00 University of Maine NCAA 39 15 36 51 45 — — — — — 2000–01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 4 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2000–01 Jackson Bandits ECHL 63 21 32 53 73 5 2 2 4 12 2001–02 Houston Aeros AHL 78 32 32 64 73 14 6 8 14 15 2002–03 Houston Aeros AHL 58 18 38 56 57 — — — — — 2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 24 9 10 19 20 2 0 1 1 0 2003–04 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 69 13 36 49 66 14 4 6 10 24 2003–04 New York Rangers NHL 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2004–05 Chicago Wolves AHL 80 26 37 63 44 18 6 6 12 29 2005–06 Langnau Swiss-A 42 17 14 31 79 — — — — — 2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL 63 22 61 83 75 15 3 4 7 21 2007–08 Luleå HF SEL 47 10 18 28 83 — — — — — 2008–09 Worcester Sharks AHL 53 19 21 40 38 8 1 1 2 4 NHL totals 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — — AHL totals 425 139 235 374 373 71 20 26 46 93

Trades May 11, 2000 – signed by the Minnesota Wild as a free agent. February 20, 2003 – traded to the New York Rangers for Jay Henderson. July 14, 2004 – signed by the Atlanta Thrashers as a free agent. May 23, 2007 – signed with Ak Bars as a free agent October 8, 2007 – signed with Luleå Hockey from Ak Bars. July 15, 2008 – signed by the San Jose Sharks as a free agent.

Awards and honours Award Year All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1996–97 All-Hockey East First Team 1999–00 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1999–00 Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2000