Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - A mụrụ Larsen na Nakusp, British Columbia, mana o toro na Vernon, British Columbia. Ọ na-egwu hockey ice junior maka Swift Current Broncos ebe ọ dọtara uche ndị NHL. A họpụtara Larsen na agba nke atọ, 53rd n'ozuzu site na Ottawa Senators na 1995 NHL Entry Draft. A gbanwere ikike ya na Colorado Avalanche na 1996. Ndị Avalanche edeghị ya aka site na 1997 NHL Entry Draft
ụbọchị ma mesịa banyeghachi n'usoro ahụ wee bụrụ onye nke 87 site na Avalanche.