| Sam Lafferty | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | March 6, 1995, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team F. teams |
Chicago Blackhawks Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Ntl. team |  United States of America
|
| NHL Draft | 113th overall, 2014 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
Sam Lafferty (born March 6, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Born and raised in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Lafferty attended Hollidaysburg Area High School before a spot opened at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. During his time at Deerfield, Lafferty tallied 38 goals and 57 assists for a total of 95 points in 74 games. Following his graduation in 2014, Lafferty was drafted by the Penguins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and began his collegiate hockey career with the Brown Bears men's ice hockey team. Throughout his four seasons at Brown, Lafferty was selected for the All-ECAC Third Team and named to the Second and Third Team All-Ivy League. Lafferty concluded his collegiate career on March 7, 2018, and joined the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.
Early life[]
Lafferty was born on March 6, 1995, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania[1] to parents Jill and Andy. His parents later divorced and his mother re-married to Dave Weaver, who coached Lafferty growing up.[2] He was inspired to begin playing hockey following the 2000–01 NHL season where Mario Lemieux returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins.[3] After attending a skating clinic ran by Dave, Lafferty and his younger brother Charlie played for the Mid-State Mustangs and the Altoona Trackers of the Pittsburgh Area Hockey League.[4]
Playing career[]
Amateur[]
Lafferty spent his freshman and most of his sophomore year at Hollidaysburg Area High School before applying to prep schools. He originally committed to attend Shady Side Academy before a spot opened at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts.[4] During the 2013–14 season, Lafferty tallied a career-best 21 goals and 34 assists for 55 points in 25 games and was named to the 2014 Prep School All-New England team. Over his three seasons with the Deerfield Academy, Lafferty tallied 38 goals and 57 assists for a total of 95 points in 74 games.[5] Following his graduation in 2014, Lafferty was drafted by the Penguins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[6]
Collegiate[]
In spite of being drafted, Lafferty played four seasons of college hockey with the Brown Bears men's ice hockey team[7] from 2014 to 2018. During his freshman season, Lafferty played in all 31 games and finished fourth on the team with eight assists and fifth with four goals.[8] While playing hockey as a freshman, Lafferty also competed in Division I golf[9] and qualified for the 2015 Ivy League Men's Golf Championship.[10] The following year, Lafferty decreased offensively and finished the season with four goals and six assists for 10 points.[8]
Lafferty returned to the Brown Bears for his junior season and experienced a breakout year. By January 2017, his eight goals and 19 assists ranked fourth in ECAC in scoring and third in points per game.[11] He finished the season leading the Bears in scoring with 35 points in all 31 games played and ranked first on the team in assists.[8] Lafferty also posted nine multiple-point games which included two four-point performances. At the conclusion of the season, Lafferty was selected for the All-ECAC Third Team and named to the Third Team All-Ivy League.[12] He was also named Team MVP and selected as a semifinalist for the Walter Brown Award as the best American-born college hockey player in New England.[13]
Lafferty's scoring prowess continued through his senior season as he recorded eight goals and 14 assists for 22 points.[8] As a second-time assistant captain,[14] he began the season being named one of 20 candidates for the 2017–18 Senior CLASS Award.[15] Following this, Lafferty was named the ECAC Player of the Week in February after he recorded four points in two games to help Brown to sweep Harvard and Dartmouth.[16] In the same month, Lafferty also scored his first collegiate hat-trick on February 23, 2018, against Harvard.[17] He finished the 2017–18 season being selected for the Second Team All-Ivy[18] and ECAC All-Academic Team.[19]
Professional[]
On March 7, 2018, Lafferty concluded his collegiate career by signing an amateur tryout agreement with the Penguins for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[20] He also signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins that began in the 2018–19 season.[21] Upon joining the WBS, Lafferty recorded his first professional goal on April 3, 2018, against the Hershey Bears.[22]
After attending their 2018 training camp, he was re-assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (WBS).[23] In his first professional season, Lafferty scored 49 points in 70 games to become the teams' second-leading scorer.[4] Lafferty made his NHL debut on October 8, 2019, in Pittsburgh's game against the Winnipeg Jets.[3] Lafferty scored his first NHL goal and assist a few days later on October 12, 2019, in a 7–4 win over the Minnesota Wild.[24]
On January 5, 2022, Lafferty was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Alexander Nylander.[25]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Hollidaysburg Area High | USHS | 19 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hollidaysburg Area High | USHS | 18 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Deerfield Academy | USHS | 25 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Deerfield Academy | USHS | 24 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Deerfield Academy | USHS | 25 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Brown University | ECAC | 31 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Brown University | ECAC | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Brown University | ECAC | 31 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Brown University | ECAC | 31 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 70 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 46 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 140 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | United States | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honors[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| ECAC Third Team | 2017 | |
| All-Ivy League Third Team | 2017 | |
| All-Ivy League Second Team | 2018 | |
References[]
- ↑ Sam Lafferty. Elite Prospects.
- ↑ "Lafferty's shining moment", Altoona Mirror, July 12, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lafferty's childhood dream comes true. National Hockey League (October 9, 2019).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "From Hollidaysburg to Pittsburgh, Penguins rookie Sam Lafferty writing 'awesome story'", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, October 19, 2019.
- ↑ Getting to Know: Sam Lafferty. National Hockey League (August 1, 2014).
- ↑ Meet Pittsburgh's 2014 NHL Draft Class. National Hockey League (June 28, 2014).
- ↑ Men's Hockey Adds Lafferty to Incoming Recruiting Class. Brown University (July 31, 2014).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Sam Lafferty. Brown University.
- ↑ Two-Sport Athlete. National Hockey League (August 16, 2021).
- ↑ Men's Golf Seventh At Ivy Championship After Day One. Brown University (April 24, 2015).
- ↑ Lafferty Emerges As Bright Spot for Brown. College Hockey News (January 31, 2017).
- ↑ Men's Hockey's Lafferty Named Third Team All-ECAC. Brown University (March 17, 2017).
- ↑ Men's Hockey Announces 2016-17 Team Awards, Lafferty Named MVP. Brown University (May 1, 2017).
- ↑ McArdle Named Men's Hockey Captain for 2017-18. Brown University (April 6, 2017).
- ↑ Lafferty Named Men's Hockey Candidate for Senior CLASS Award. Brown University (November 2, 2017).
- ↑ Men's Hockey's Lafferty, Kania Collect ECAC Weekly Awards. Brown University (February 28, 2018).
- ↑ Lafferty Nets Hat Trick, Men's Hockey Tops Harvard, 6-4. Brown University (February 23, 2018).
- ↑ Men's Hockey's Gottlieb, Lafferty Earn All-Ivy Honors. Brown University (March 1, 2018).
- ↑ Men's Hockey Places All 27 Student-Athletes on ECAC All-Academic Team. Brown University (July 10, 2018).
- ↑ PENGUINS SIGN SAM LAFFERTY TO ATO. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (March 7, 2018).
- ↑ Penguins Sign Forward Sam Lafferty to a Two-Year Entry-Level Contract. National Hockey League (March 7, 2018).
- ↑ LAFFERTY NETS FIRST PRO GOAL IN PENGUINS' 5-3 DEFEAT OF BEARS. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (April 3, 2018).
- ↑ Penguins Announce Roster Moves. National Hockey League (September 23, 2018).
- ↑ "AHL guys" lead Pens to victory. National Hockey League (October 13, 2019).
- ↑ RELEASE: Blackhawks Acquire Sam Lafferty from Penguins (January 5, 2022).
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