The
Providence (R.I.) Journal reported on Wednesday the passing of former American Hockey League all-star forward
Paul Larivee. He was 73.
The paper reports that Larivee died unexpectedly of a cerebral aneurysm at his home in Bury, Que., on Monday.
Larivee spent 10 seasons in the AHL with the Providence Reds from 1952-62, recording 539 points (217 goals, 322 assists) in 570 games. He is one of 66 players in American Hockey
League history to compile at least 500 career points.
Larivee's most productive season came in 1956-57, when he recorded 46 goals and 43 assists for 89 points in 64 games, earning a berth on the AHL's First All-Star Team. He also won
a Calder Cup championship with the Reds in 1956, and played in the AHL's All-Star Game in 1956 and 1957.
A former team captain of the Reds, Larivee was a member of the organization's Hall of Fame and of the Rhode Island Reds Heritage Society.
The Journal also reports that after his playing days, Larivee served for 22 years as analyst on the French-speaking television productions of
Hockey Night in Canada.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Denise, along with two sons, two daughters and nine grandchildren.
