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NHL Players Raise More Than $1 Million for Haiti Children's Hospital

During the Stanley Cup Playoffs, National Hockey League players have also demonstrated away from the playing surface that they have some of the biggest hearts in pro sports. The NHL Players Association has raised more than $1 million to help rebuild a Haiti children's hospital that was severely damaged during the...

Georges Laraque Suspended Five Games After Kneeing Incident

While the NHL still tries to figure out a way to handle hits to the head, they are also trying to curb other dangerous hits plaguing the game. Saturday night, we saw this kind of hit in Montreal. Georges Laraque took out the knee of Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall. Despite pleading innocence and claiming it was an...

Georges Laraque Shouldn't Be Sorry in NHL's Hypocritical World

Georges Laraque recently appeared in an online commercial for an alcohol-infused energy drink, violating NHL policy. On Tuesday, he apologized for breaking the league rule. He has not stopped apologizing since. He really needs to stop.The phoniness of our major professional sports leagues is boundless.Laraque is one of the...

Faceoff Violence: Carcillo Was Warned; Will Cammalleri Be Suspended?

On Thursday, the NHL suspended Flyers forward Daniel Carcillo for his actions in the closing seconds of Pittsburgh's 4-1 win on Wednesday night. It was part of a somewhat embarrassing end to the game, as the Flyers racked up 23 penalty minutes in just 19 seconds. Carcillo admitted that the official dropping the puck warned...

NHL's Campbell 'Taken Back' by Criticism

When NHL general managers gathered in Florida this week, one of the major items on their agenda was fighting. The GMs decided to recommend abolishing "staged" fights, as well as greater enforcement of the instigator rule.Montreal veteran and well-known enforcer Georges Laraque wasn't pleased. He was left to wonder why...

Georges Laraque News From the Web

05/14/12 Former NHLer speaks at Reflections event Source: Edson Leader Former Oilers enforcer Georges Laraque stresses tollerance and compassion for all during Reflections fundraiser.
04/09/12 Canadiens await new management to decide big... Source: CHBC Television The Montreal Canadiens head into the off-season feeling they could have done better and with questions lingering about what changes may be in store for next season.
03/30/12 Georges Laraque wants to fight the tar sands Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada Count former Oilers and Canadiens tough guy Georges Laraque out of Alison Redford's camp â or any party in the current Alberta election.

Background on Georges Laraque

Georges Laraque (; born December 7, 1976) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward, who last played with the Montreal Canadiens before his contract was bought out in 2010. He is a commentator for TVA sport television in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada.

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