Georges Laraque
Georges Laraque
Georges Edy Laraqueis a Canadian ice hockey player, sports commentator, and politician. He currently plays for Lokomotiv Fana, an ice hockey team in Norway's Second Division. Laraque previously retired from hockey on August 10, 2010, after the Montreal Canadiens bought out his contract. He is a commentator for TVA Sports and most recently executive director of the fledgling Canadian Hockey League Players' Association. During his 14-year National Hockey Leaguecareer, he played for the Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, and...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth7 December 1976
It does bother me. You see my stats and the zero looks bad. A lot of the other tough guys have at least scored a goal.
That guy is tough man, I've seen him fight, he's for real.
He's the only guy I have to look up when I fight him. And he's only going to get better.
The thing about the new NHL is that we've had our ice time reduced.
We do this to ourselves every year. We put ourselves in a position where we have to battle like this until the end of the season. It's frustrating. We can't go back. That's the way it is.
It was nothing. Right after that happened he looked at me and said, 'That didn't hurt me. I just did that to draw a penalty.' It worked.
It's nice to be rewarded. If I get more ice time, I get more opportunity. I know if I play more I can contribute to the team. I want to be a bigger factor than I've been.
You're really going to see the difference between the Battle of Alberta in the playoffs and in the regular season. Now at playoff time, you can definitely call it a Battle of Alberta.
I haven't played a single game all year. This is bullshit!
I remember my first year, I hit him with three good punches and couldn't believe he was still standing. He hit me with one and cracked my helmet. My head hurt for a week.
My first fight in Hamilton was against Rocky Thompson. Everybody was saying, 'Be careful, he can punch with both hands.' I'm saying, 'Look how skinny he is.' I was cocky. But he beat me. After that fight I said to myself, man, this is going to be a tough job.
Everything I do I get criticized, but I don't care because that's the stuff I believe in and put my heart in to.
After I saw how badly animals were treated to en up in our plates, how bad it was for our health and for the environment, I decided to stop this nonsense and educate others. After all, animals can’t talk and they need people that have notoriety like me to be their voices.