Larocque played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67\'s of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) from 1968 to 1972, and led the league in shutouts for the last three of those years. He was also one of the most penalized goalies, and was regularly involved in fights. In 1973 he played with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League (AHL), his first taste of professional hockey. For his outstanding play, Larocque was awarded the Hap Holmes Memorial Award with teammate Michel Deguise, and was selected to the Second All-Star Team. In 1972, he was selected sixth overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.\n', '

Larocque started his National Hockey League (NHL) career in 1974 with the Canadiens. He served as the backup to Ken Dryden, one of the top goalies in that era. He dedicated himself to his role of back-up, although he was skilled enough to have been the number one goalie for most NHL teams.[citation needed] Larocque shared four Vezina Trophy wins, in an era when the award was given to the principal goalies on the team allowing the fewest goals in the regular season. The first three were largely because of Dryden\'s all-star play. In 1977, Larocque led the NHL with a 2.09 goals against average, but with Dryden ahead of him in the Canadiens net, he only managed to play 26 games.\n', '

In 1979, Dryden retired. Larocque won his fourth and final Vezina Trophy, sharing duties with Richard Sevigny and newly-acquired Denis Herron in 1981. Larocque won a total of four Stanley Cups with Montreal in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979.\n', '

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