Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Larsen akaberekerwa muNakusp, British Columbia, asi akakurira muVernon, British Columbia. Akatamba junior ice hockey yeSwift Current Broncos uko akakwezva kutarisa kweNHL scouts. Larsen akasarudzwa mumutambo wechitatu, 53rd yose neOttawa Senators mu1995 NHL Entry Draft. Kodzero dzake dzakatengeswa kuColorado Avalanche muna 1996. Haana kunyoreswa neAvalanche ne1997 NHL Entry Draft
zuva uye gare gare akapinda zvakare muhurongwa uye akasarudzwa 87th yose neAvalanche.