Laroque, 18, registered 52 points (10 goals, 42 assists) in 63 games for the Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Among WHL defensemen, he finished in the top 10 in assists (ninth), points (10th) and power-play assists (24, tied-seventh), and he was the fourth-youngest defenseman to reach the 50-point threshold in the WHL this season. Laroque paced all Victoria defensemen in almost every major offensive category, ranking first in goals, assists, points, shots (118), power-play points (28) and game-winning goals (two). His 10 goals and 42 assists are the most recorded by a defenseman for Victoria since 2017-18 and 2015-16, respectively. At the end of the season, Laroque was the recipient of the Royals Top Defenseman Award, was named to the WHL B.C. Division First All-Star Team, was the WHL B.C. Division Defenseman of the Year and was one of four nominees for WHL Defenseman of the Year. He signed an Amateur Tryout agreement with the San Jose Barracuda on April 20 and recorded one assist in three American Hockey League games.
