Former Penguins forward Georges Laraque announced on Thursday that he has contracted the coronavirus.
Few details were offered beyond a photo Laraque tweeted of himself in a hospital gown with respiratory assistance.
In the Tweet, which was in French and English, Laraque said, “I guess I’m not invincible, just got diagnosed with Covid, since I’m asthmatic, not the best news, will fight it off!”
Bon je ne suis pas invincible, je viens tout juste d’être diagnostiqué avec le Covid, pas la meilleure nouvelle étant donné que je suis asthmatique, ca va aller! I guess I’m not invincible, just got diagnosed with Covid, since I’m asthmatic, not the best news, will fight it off! pic.twitter.com/KIgo8Ra0sT
— Georges Laraque (@GeorgesLaraque) April 30, 2020
Considered one of the toughest players in NHL history, Laraque, 43, spent parts of two seasons with the Penguins in 2006-07 and 2007-08. A member of the Penguins’ team which won the Eastern Conference and played in the 2008 Stanley Cup final, Laraque played in 88 career games for the Penguins and recorded 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) as well as 159 penalty minutes.
