| Éric Laplante | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1, 1979, Saint-Maurice, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Pro clubs | Kentucky Thoroughblades Cleveland Barons Long Beach Ice Dogs |
| Ntl. team |  Canada
|
| NHL Draft | 65th overall, 1998 San Jose Sharks |
| Playing career | 2000–2006 2012–2017 |
Éric Laplante (born December 1979) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played in the American Hockey League (AHL).[1][2]
Playing career[]
Éric Laplante played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1996 to 2000. He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the third round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
He joined the sharks farm team, the Kentucky Thoroughblades, for the 2000-01 season. He played in the American Hockey League for three years before returning to Quebec. He was arrested in 2006 in connection to the murder of a drug dealer.[3] A year later he, and an accomplice, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He was sentenced to nine years in prison.[4]
In September 2012 he was invited to the LNAH’s Jonquière Marquis training camp, and managed to get a place on the team.[5]
On June 9, 2013 he was claimed by the Valleyfield Braves in the expansion draft.[6]
The Laval Predators announced on July 15, 2015, that they had signed him for the upcoming season.[7]
References[]
- ↑ Eric Laplante Stats and News. Retrieved on 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Formánek, Project: Martin. Eric Laplante profile - Ериц Лапланте Профиль - Eurohockey.com. Retrieved on 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Un joueur de hockey senior arrêté et accusé de meurtre", Quebecor Media. Retrieved on February 22, 2017. (fr-CA) Archived from the original on June 28, 2013.
- ↑ inc., Canoe. Justice - Éric Laplante écope neuf ans de prison (fr).
- ↑ "Les Marquis donnent une seconde chance | Johanne St-Pierre | Marquis". (fr-CA)
- ↑ Nouvelles - Résultat du repêchage d'expansion de Valleyfield - Ligue nord-américaine de hockey (fr-CA).
- ↑ Nouvelles - Le robuste Eric Laplante s'ajoute aux Prédateurs - Ligue nord-américaine de hockey (fr-CA). Retrieved on 1 December 2016.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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