"According to eliteprospects.com, Laroque hadn't played a single game last season. The last time he featured in a professional hockey game was in the 2023-24 season, when he played nine games for the San Jose Barracuda and another nine with the ECHL's Wichita Thunder. It's unclear what specifically kept him out of last year's campaign, but there is an understanding that Laroque has gone through some major injuries and surgeries in his young career."
"The season after the Sharks drafted Laroque, he showed great promise in his third year with the WHL's Victoria Royals. In 63 games, the D-man scored 10 goals and recorded 42 assists for 52 points in 2021-22. Before his junior hockey days, the Edmonton native played two seasons in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL). He averaged a point per game in both campaigns for the U-16 and U-18 teams, scoring 34 points in 34 games."
The San Jose Sharks acquired Carey Price's contract and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens received 22-year-old defenseman Gannon Laroque, whom the Sharks drafted 103rd overall in 2021. Laroque did not play in 2024-25, with his last professional action in 2023-24 for the AHL San Jose Barracuda and the ECHL Wichita Thunder (nine games each). He has undergone two hip surgeries and totaled only 25 games across the AHL, WHL and ECHL in the past three years. He appeared at the 2024 Rookie Faceoff, recorded an assist in each of two games, and said he was "feeling good." Questions remain about his availability for the upcoming Laval Rocket season.
Read at Yahoo Sports
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]