Jason Lafreniere

Jason Lafreniere
Born (1966-12-06) December 6, 1966 (age 57)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Quebec Nordiques
New York Rangers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Sheffield Steelers
NHL draft 36th overall, 1985
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1986–2005

Jason Lafrenière (born December 6, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 146 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, and Quebec Nordiques between 1986 and 1994.

Prior to turning professional Lafreniere played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League, where he was named to the First All-Star Team in the 1985–86 season after recording 132 points in 62 games.[2] He was traded along with Normand Rochefort from the Nordiques to the Rangers for Walt Poddubny, Jari Grönstrand, Bruce Bell and a fourth-round selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (76th overall–Éric Dubois) on August 1, 1988.[3][4]

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lafreniere is the son of the former NHL hockey player, Roger Lafreniere.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Brantford Alexanders OHL 70 24 57 81 4 6 2 4 6 2
1984–85 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 59 26 69 95 10 17 12 16 28 0
1985–86 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 14 12 10 22 2 — — — — —
1985–86 Belleville Bulls OHL 48 37 73 110 2 23 10 22 32 6
1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 11 3 11 14 0 — — — — —
1986–87 Quebec Nordiques NHL 56 13 15 28 8 12 1 5 6 2
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 32 12 19 31 38 — — — — —
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 40 10 19 29 4 — — — — —
1988–89 Denver Rangers IHL 24 10 19 29 17 — — — — —
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 38 8 16 24 6 3 0 0 0 17
1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 41 9 25 34 13 — — — — —
1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 14 4 9 13 0 — — — — —
1990–91 Canadian National Team Intl 59 26 33 59 50 — — — — —
1991–92 Landshut EV GER 23 7 22 29 16 — — — — —
1991–92 San Diego Gulls IHL 5 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
1991–92 Canadian National Team Intl 8 3 4 7 6 — — — — —
1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 63 23 47 70 34 9 3 4 7 22
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 11 3 3 6 4 — — — — —
1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1993–94 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 52 14 47 61 16 — — — — —
1994–95 Courmaosta HC ITA 41 25 47 72 24 — — — — —
1995–96 Villach VSV AUT 34 30 26 56 42 — — — — —
1996–97 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 17 2 4 6 18 — — — — —
1996–97 Sheffield Steelers BISL 22 11 18 29 18 — — — — —
1996–97 Olimpija Ljubljana SLV 4 3 4 7 0 — — — — —
1997–98 Hannover Scorpions DEL 49 15 45 60 62 — — — — —
1998–99 Hannover Scorpions DEL 47 7 31 38 20 — — — — —
1999–00 Topeka ScareCrows CHL 3 3 1 4 2 — — — — —
1999–00 Hamburg Crocodiles DEL 8 1 5 6 4 — — — — —
1999–00 FC Barcelona ESP 1 3 0 3 0 — — — — —
1999–00 Bakersfield Condors WCHL 10 3 4 7 0 4 0 1 1 10
2000–01 HC Merano ITA 24 5 18 23 8 — — — — —
2001–02 Edinburgh Capitals BNL 44 38 50 88 32 6 3 2 5 6
2002–03 Guildford Flames BNL 36 19 37 56 67 — — — — —
2003–04 Tilburg Trappers NED 21 13 22 35 44 10 2 9 11 4
2004–05 Podhale Nowy Targ POL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 146 34 53 87 22 15 1 5 6 19

References

  1. ^ a b Antcliffe, Scott (8 October 2010). "Blast from the past: Jason Lafreniere". prohockeynews.com. Pro Hockey News. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2002). Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League (Second ed.). New York: Total Sports Publishing. p. 1292. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
  3. ^ Rogers, Thomas. "N.H.L.: Poddubny Traded to the Nordiques," The New York Times, Tuesday, August 2, 1988. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. ^ 1989 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions, June 17 – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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