| Nathan LaFayette | |
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| LaFayette as a Los Angeles King | |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Teams | St. Louis Blues (1993–1994) Vancouver Canucks (1994–1995) New York Rangers (1995–1996) Los Angeles Kings (1996–1999) |
| Born | February 17, 1973, New Westminster, BC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 65th overall, 1991 St. Louis Blues |
| Pro Career | 1993 – 2000 |
Nathan LaFayette (born February 17, 1973) is a former ice hockey player in the NHL. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 3rd round (65th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings. He is best known as the player who hit the post in the final minutes of the 1994 finals between the Rangers and the Canucks in Game 7. He also tied his Vancouver Canuck teammate, Bret Hedican, for the +/- lead in the 1994 playoffs with a total of +13.
On April 10, 2008 he was interviewed on the Team1040 BMac & Rintoul sports radio morning show on the "Where are they now" feature. He states due to injuries, his career was cut short. He played 187 regular games and scored 9 points in 20 playoff games.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989-90 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 53 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1990-91 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 35 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990-91 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 28 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991-92 | Cornwall Royals | OHL | 66 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1992-93 | Newmarket Royals | OHL | 58 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | ||
| 1993-94 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 27 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1994-95 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 27 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994-95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994-95 | New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 1995-96 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 57 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | New York Rangers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996-97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996-97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996-97 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 26 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997-98 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 28 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 34 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 41 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 42 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| OHL totals | 240 | 112 | 126 | 238 | 101 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 35 | ||||
| AHL totals | 180 | 58 | 70 | 128 | 129 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| IHL totals | 99 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 187 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 103 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||||
- All statistics are from hockeydb.com.
Transactions[]
March 21, 1994: Traded to Vancouver by St. Louis with Jeff Brown and Bret Hedican for Craig Janney, March 21, 1994.
April 7, 1995: Traded to New York Rangers by Vancouver for Corey Hirsch, April 7, 1995.
March 14, 1996: Traded to Los Angeles by NY Rangers with Ray Ferraro, Mattias Norstrom, Ian Laperriere and NY Rangers' 4th round choice (Sean Blanchard) in 1997 Entry Draft for Marty McSorley, Jari Kurri and Shane Churla, March 14, 1996.
Awards[]
OHL[]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| OHL CHL Scholastic Player of the Year | 1991–92 |
References[]
External links[]
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