GEORGES LARAQUE - #27
Right Wing - 6'3", 230 lbs.
Shoots: Right
Born: December 7, 1976; Montreal, Quebec
1998-1998
Split the season, his third in the pro ranks, between Edmonton and the Hamilton Bulldogs - the Oilers AHL affiliate began the season in Hamilton after being assisgned to the AHL on Oct. 7 recalled from Hamilton on Dec. 28 and spent the remainder of the season with the Oilers, scoring 3-2-5 with 57 PIM in 39 games established single season career highs in all categories with the exception of PIM as he fell two minutes shy of his career high of 59 set in 1997-98 during his first 11 games in the NHL played in 25 consecutive games from Feb. 1-Mar. 24 first game of the season came vs Monteal on Dec. 29 scored his first Oilers/NHL career goal on Jan. 7 at Phoenix as he scored twice to set a single-game Career high for goals and points scored the first goal of his career on the Coyotes' Jim Waite at 18:15 of 3rd period with assists to Mats Lindgren and Dean McAmmond his Second goal was an ENG at 19:57 netted his third goal of the season on Mar. 10 at Dallas assisted on Boyd Devereaux's GWG vs Detroit on Jan. 17 for his first Oilers/NHL assist and added his second on Mar. 6 at Washington the assist against the Capitals began a two-game scoring streak as he also scored a goal at
Dallas on Mar.10 to give him 1-1-2 from Mar. 6-10 registered his 100th Oilers/NHL PIM on Feb. 24 vs Anaheim missed a total of eight games due to injury as he was out of the lineup for two games (Jan. 21-27) with a bruised sternum, three games (Mar. 26-30) with a sprained ankle and three games (Apr. 3-9) due to a concussion suffered on Apr. 1 vs Toronto prior to his recall to Edmonton, he scored 6-8-14 with 93 PIM at Hamilton.1999 Playoffs:
Made his Oilers/NHL Stanley Cup debut in the Western Conference Quarter-Finals vs Dallas played in each of the Oilers four games with the Stars and was scoreless with 2 PIM made his post-season debut in Game 1 (Apr. 21) at Dallas and recorded his first playoff PIM in Game 2 (Apr. 23) at Dallas.
Career Highlights:
Enters his fourth professional season with the Oilers' Organization began his pro career with the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) in 1996-97 was the Bulldogs' sixth leading scorer with 14-20-34 in 73 games and ranked fifth in PIM with 179...scored 1-3-4 with 12 PIM in 15 playoff games as Hamilton advanced to the Calder Cup Final, losing the AHL championship series to the Hershey Bears four games to one...made his NHL debut with Edmonton in 1997-98, playing in 11 games and was scoreless with 59 PIM appeared in his first Oilers/NHL game on Nov. 15/97 vs Calgary missed five games (Nov. 19-28) due to a fractured bone in his left foot suffered on Nov. 17 at Phoenix also missed a total of seven games (Dec. 5-20) after suffering a torn meniscus in his right knee during practice on Dec. 5 recorded a single-game career high 20 PIM on Nov. 30/97 vs San Jose finished 10th in scoring for Hamilton in 1997-98 with 10-20-30 in 46 games and was 4th in PIM with 154 played three seasons of major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with St. Jean, St-Hyacinthe and Granby from 1993-94 to 1995-96, scoring 50-57-107 with 661 PIM in 173 games...the 1995-96 season saw him traded from St-Hyacinthe to Granby...helped lead the Preateurs to the 1996 Memorial Cup championship as Granby went 2-1 in the round robin portion of the tournament and then defeated the Peterborough Petes 4-0 in the championship game on May 19...he scored 0-4-4 with 4 PIM in the four tournament games...scored 7-6-13 in 18 games during Granby's championship playoff run that season.
How Aquired:
Edmonton's second choice, 31st overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.
NHL Highlights:
First NHL Game: November 15, 1997 vs Calgary (0-0-0) First NHL Goal: January 7, 1999 at Phoenix (Jim Waite) First NHL Assist: January 17, 1999 vs Detroit First NHL Point: January 7, 1999 at Phoenix (Goal) First NHL PIM: November 15, 1997 vs Calgary (Fighting Major) Most Goals, One Game: 3; February 21, 2000 Vs. Los Angeles (First NHL Hat Trick)
1997-1998
Scored 0-0-0 with 59 PIM in 10 games with Edmonton this season (as of Apr. 15)...recalled from Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) on Apr. 7...it is his second stint with the Oilers this season, having been previously recalled on Nov. 13...during his first stint with Edmonton he missed seven games (Dec. 5-22) with a torn meniscus in his right knee suffered during practice on Dec. 5...also missed five games (Nov. 19-28) with a fractured bone in his left foot suffered on Nov. 17 at Phoenix...played in his first career Oilers/NHL game on Nov. 15 vs Calgary and was scoreless with 0 PIM...recorded a single game career-high 20 PIM vs San Jose on Nov. 30...with Hamilton this season, he scored 10-20-30 with 154 PIM in 46 to rank ninth in scoring for the Bulldogs at the time of his recall.
The preceding information is originally located at the official Edmonton Oilers Webpage. (Which is also the best Oilers page on the net.) So don't credit me with writing this info cuz I didn't. K? K.