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 EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - If Georges Laraque's youth football coach had his way, the Oilers' enforcer might be playing in Edmonton for the CFL's Eskimos instead of the beloved NHL team.
Back when he was a teenager, Laraque was coached by Danny Maciocia — now the man in charge of the Eskimos — on the midget St. Leonard Cougars.
Even though Laraque at 6-foot-2, 230 pounds, had talent as a running back, he wanted to pursue a hockey career. That's what guys from Montreal played, even though as a black man he was in the minority on the ice.
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