Claude LaBrosse [SEP] position played on team / speciality
Claude LaBrosse
Claude LaBrosse (born February 3, 1934) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. His professional career spanned 16 years, from 1956 to 1971.
Following the 1960-61 season in which the Rochester Americans failed to qualify for the playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens transferred their working agreement to the Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League and sent Rochester players LaBrosse and Guy Rousseau to Quebec. Rochester re-acquired LaBrosse for the 1968–69 AHL season by purchasing his rights from the Phoenix Roadrunners.
League and sent Rochester players Guy Rousseau and Claude Labrosse to Quebec. As the exclusive affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Americans made the playoffs the next two seasons but never contended for the Calder Cup championship.
Beginning in 1963–64 former Americans defenseman Joe Crozier became the team's coach and general manager. Under Crozier, the Americans won the Calder Cup in 1965, 1966 and 1968 and were finalists in 1967; they are the only team in AHL history to appear in the Calder Cup finals in four consecutive seasons.