Darryl Laplante

Darryl Laplante (born March 28, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in 35 career National Hockey League games for the Detroit Red Wings. He is currently a non-competitive pond hockey player for the Steelhawks

Darryl Laplante
Born (1977-03-28) March 28, 1977 (age 47)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
PositionCentre
ShotLeft
Played forAHL
 Adirondack Red Wings
 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
 Houston Aeros
 Providence Bruins
ECHL
 Augusta Lynx
 Jackson Bandits
 Reading Royals
IHL
 Cleveland Lumberjacks
NHL
 Detroit Red Wings
LLPHC
 Steelhawks
NHL draft58th overall, 1995
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career1997–2004; 2016-

Playing career

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After three seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Laplante made his professional debut with Red Wings' AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings in the 1997–98 season. He also appeared in two NHL games with Detroit that season.

Laplante spent the next two seasons in the Detroit organization. He was included on the 1998 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup winning picture, but left off cup (did not qualify). He then was selected in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft by the Minnesota Wild. He never appeared in a game with the Wild, however, spending the 2000–01 season with the Wild's International Hockey League affiliate, the Cleveland Lumberjacks.

During the 2001–02 season, Laplante was traded to the Boston Bruins organization for Greg Crozier. He finished the season with Boston's AHL team, the Providence Bruins. He then spent three seasons in the ECHL, with his most recent professional season being 2003–04 with the Reading Royals.

Laplante cites his greatest professional achievement as being a 4-time non-competitive Lake Louise Pond Hockey Classic (LLPHC) champion.

Career statistics

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1994–95Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL7122244666102247
1995–96Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL7242408276
1996–97Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL69384280791224615
1997–98Detroit Red WingsNHL20000
1997–98Adirondack Red WingsAHL771510255130110
1998–99Detroit Red WingsNHL30000
1998–99Adirondack Red WingsAHL711715329630110
1999–00Detroit Red WingsNHL3006610
1999–00Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL351392247
2000–01Cleveland LumberjacksIHL67619254340116
2001–02Houston AerosAHL311161757
2001–02Providence BruinsAHL10000420114
2002–03Augusta LynxECHL1924616
2002–03Jackson BanditsECHL49614204210000
2003–04Reading RoyalsECHL904425
2007–08Bentley GeneralsChinook HL40004
2009–10Bentley GeneralsChinook HL1397161652356
2010–11Bentley GeneralsChinook HL4112043254
2011–12Bentley GeneralsChinook HL171012223030114
2012–13Innisfail EaglesChinook HL100014
2013–14Innisfail EaglesChinook HL154482482132
NHL totals3506610
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Preceded by Winner of the WHL Humanitarian of the Year Award
1996
Succeeded by