Christian Larrivée

Christian Larrivée
Born	(1982-08-25) August 25, 1982 Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Storhamar Dragons Västerås Rødovre Mighty Bulls Hamilton Bulldogs Long Beach Ice Dogs
NHL draft	114th overall, 2000 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	2003–2021

Christian Larrivée (born August 25, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the North American minor leagues until 2006, when he moved to Europe.

Born in Gaspé, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, Larrivée played junior hockey for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens from 1999 to 2003. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fourth round (114th overall) in the 2000 NHL entry draft. In 2003, he was signed by Canadiens and played for the Canadiens' top affiliate the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL and the Columbus Cottonmouths of the ECHL. He played the following season with the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the ECHL and nine games with Hamilton. In 2005–06, he played the entire season with Long Beach.

In 2006, he moved to Europe and played for Storhamar Dragons in the GET-ligaen in Norway during the 2006-07 season. There, he was named Most Valuable Player in the playoffs. He scored a record 32 points in 17 playoff games. The two following seasons he spent with Rødovre Mighty Bulls in Denmark.

In 2009–10 he played for the HockeyAllsvenskan team Västerås IK or V.I.K. He signed a two-year contract with the Storhamar Dragons in July 2010. After finishing the contract he signed a four-year extension to stay with Storhamar.

He was named the most valuable player again in the 2014–15 playoffs, when Storhamar lost 4–3 in matches to Stavanger Oilers. On April 11, 2019, Larrivée became the player with the most play-off goals in Storhamar history, netting his 49th in a 5–1 win against Frisk Asker in the 4th game of the 2018–19 finals.

He is a cult player for Storhamar, earning the nickname "Talismanen", the Talisman.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Jonquière Élites	QMAAA		42	26	36	62	10		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL		69	8	15	23	18		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL		72	32	48	80	46		7	3	1	4	4
2001–02	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL		72	48	52	100	60		4	2	5	7	0
2002–03	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL		50	18	40	58	49		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		2	1	1	2	0		6	0	0	0	2
2003–04	Columbus Cottonmouths	ECHL		72	11	22	33	28		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		9	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Long Beach Ice Dogs	ECHL		53	9	20	29	18		7	1	6	7	8
2005–06	Long Beach Ice Dogs	ECHL		67	23	40	63	76		7	2	7	9	8
2006–07	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		36	14	32	46	12		17	13	19	32	37
2007–08	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN		37	19	34	53	24		7	5	3	8	4
2008–09	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN		43	18	23	41	22		12	7	9	16	10
2009–10	VIK Västerås HK	Allsv		42	8	25	33	20		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		42	15	30	45	32		5	3	6	9	4
2011–12	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		23	18	31	49	50		7	3	5	8	4
2012–13	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		34	13	20	33	16		6	3	5	8	8
2013–14	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		39	11	31	42	20		12	5	4	9	20
2014–15	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		42	25	45	70	40		16	10	13	23	10
2015–16	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		32	12	23	35	35		13	3	5	8	8
2016–17	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		14	9	6	15	8		3	0	1	1	2
2017–18	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		44	17	29	46	20		14	5	7	12	2
2018–19	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		41	5	13	18	24		16	7	5	12	8
2019–20	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		22	3	5	8	63		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		22	4	5	9	10		—	—	—	—	—
ECHL totals				192	43	82	125	122		14	3	13	16	16
NOR totals				394	146	270	416	330		109	52	70	122	103

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database