Dan LaCouture
Dan LaCouture | ||||||
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Born |
Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 18, 1977|||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | |||||
Position | Left wing | |||||
Shot | Left | |||||
Played for |
Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers HC Davos Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils HC Lugano Carolina Hurricanes Barys Astana Lørenskog IK | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft | 29th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 1997–2011 |
Daniel Scott LaCouture (born April 18, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). LaCouture is a graduate of South Hadley High School, in South Hadley Massachusetts.
Playing career
As a youth, LaCouture played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Bruins minor ice hockey team.[1]
LaCouture was drafted 29th overall by the
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He completed his final professional season with
On April 10, 2014, LaCouture was revealed as one of nine former NHL players to file a major class action lawsuit against the NHL, alleging that the league has generated billions of dollars while subjecting its players to 'the imminent risk of head trauma' leading to 'devastating and long-term negative health consequences.'[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1992–93 | Natick High School | HS-MA | 20 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Natick High School | HS-MA | 21 | 52 | 49 | 101 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Springfield Olympics | NEJHL | 52 | 44 | 56 | 100 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Springfield Olympics | NEJHL | 29 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 79 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 23 | ||
1996–97 | Boston University | HE | 31 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 77 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 72 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 73 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
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Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 70 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 85 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1999–00
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Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 44 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 59 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 64 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | HC Davos | NLA
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4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 39 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08
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HC Lugano | NLA | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Barys Astana | KHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Lørenskog IK | NOR
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30 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 343 | 77 | 64 | 141 | 280 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ||||
NHL totals | 337 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 348 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1997 | United States | WJC
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2002 | United States | WC
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7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
Senior totals | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ "Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers Box Score, October 17, 2000". Hockey-Reference.com. 2000-10-17. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ "Nine former players file concussion lawsuit against NHL". The Sports Network. 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database