Daniel Laperrière
Daniel Jacques Laperrière (born March 28, 1969) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Laperriere played 48 games in the National Hockey League. He is the son of NHL Hall of Famer Jacques Laperrière.
| Daniel Laperrière | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 28, 1969 Laval, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Ottawa Senators St. Louis Blues | ||
| NHL Draft |
93rd overall, 1989 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2008 | ||
Biography
As a youth, Laperrière played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Laval, Quebec.[1]
He played with the St. Louis Blues and the Ottawa Senators. He graduated from St. Lawrence University where he played for the Skating Saints, earning Hobey Baker Award nomination in 1992.
Laperrière was drafted 93rd overall by St. Louis in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, and went on to play in 48 regular season games, scoring two goals and five assists for seven points, collecting 27 penalty minutes.
In 1997, he moved to Germany to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In five seasons he played for the SERC Wild Wings and Eisbären Berlin. He also spent a season in the 2nd Bundesliga for EV Duisburg. He then spent two seasons in Switzerland's Nationalliga B for HC Ajoie.
He returned to Canada in 2005 to play in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey for the Saint-Georges CRS Express. He moved to the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League in 2006 where his 57 points (11 goals and 46 assist) in 60 games was his most productive in his career and was ranked 5th among CHL defencemen in points.
He is currently a pro scout for the Colorado Avalanche.
Awards and honours
List of awards and honours.
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1990–91 |
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 1991 |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1991–92 |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1991–92 |
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 1992 |
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peter Ciavaglia |
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 1991–92 |
Succeeded by Ted Drury |
| Preceded by Hugo Belanger |
ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament 1992 |
Succeeded by Chris Rogles |