Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau a Larsen ki Nakusp, British Columbia, engari i tipu ake ia ki Vernon, British Columbia. I takaro ia i te hockey hukapapa rangatahi mo te Swift Current Broncos i reira i kukume ai ia i te aro o nga kaitirotiro NHL. I hangaia a Larsen i te rauna 3, 53rd katoa na nga Ottawa Senators i te 1995 NHL Entry Draft. I hokona ana mana ki te Colorado Avalanche i te tau 1996. Kāore ia i hainatia e te Avalanche e
1997 NHL Entry Draft ra, a muri iho ka uru ano ki te tuhinga, ka tuhia e te Avalanche i te 87th katoa.