Larry Carriere

Larry Carriere
Born	(1952-01-30) January 30, 1952 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Flames Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft	25th overall, 1972 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1972–1980

Lawrence Robert Carrière (born January 30, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and executive. He was drafted in the second round, 25th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. He played in the National Hockey League with the Sabres, Atlanta Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, and Toronto Maple Leafs.

In his NHL career, Carrière appeared in 367 games. He scored 16 goals and added 74 assists.

After retiring as a player, Carrière spent 20 years with the Sabres as a scout and executive, and five with the Washington Capitals as a scout.

On July 16, 2010, Carrière joined the Montreal Canadiens as assistant general manager and director of player personnel. Carrière became an assistant coach with the Canadiens on December 17, 2011. In June 2017, Carrière was named general manager of the Laval Rocket while maintaining his assistant general manager duties for Marc Bergevin. He stepped down from the Rocket general manager role after one year, and was also replaced as Canadiens assistant general manager by director of player personnel Trevor Timmins. Carrière remained with the Canadiens as a senior advisor until the end of the 2019-20 season, after which his contract was not renewed.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1969–70	Loyola College	CIAU		32	10	34	44	—		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Loyola College	CIAU		27	8	24	32	72		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Loyola College	CIAU		32	20	29	49	69		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Cincinnati Swords	AHL		30	7	11	18	54		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		40	2	8	10	52		6	0	1	1	8
1973–74	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		78	6	24	30	103		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		80	1	11	12	111		17	0	2	2	32
1975–76	Atlanta Flames	NHL		75	4	15	19	96		2	0	0	0	2
1976–77	Atlanta Flames	NHL		25	2	3	5	16		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		49	1	9	10	55		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		6	0	1	1	12		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Springfield Indians	AHL		40	2	14	16	33		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		7	0	3	3	11		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		9	0	0	0	18		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				367	16	74	90	462		27	0	3	3	42

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Carriere named Assistant-GM