Jerry Lafond
| Jerry Lafond | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 21, 1944 Dawson Creek, British Columbia , Canada | |||||
| Died |
April 23, 2022 Dawson Creek, BC | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | |||||
| Position |
Defenseman | |||||
| Played for |
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||||
| Playing career | 1964–1971 | |||||
Jerry Lafond is a Canadian retired ice hockey
Career
Lafond began his tenure with the varsity team at
NCAA Tournament. UND declined a bit the following year, posting a 13–9 mark in conference play and tied for second place. During the season Lafond became the first defenseman in program history to record a hat-trick, which he did on November 27.[2] North Dakota escaped an unenviable draw in the conference first round and pushed a tough Denver
team into overtime, but lost the match 3–4.
Lafond was named
WCHA Tournament North Dakota won its first ever conference championship, sharing the crown with Michigan State. UND was placed opposite ECAC Hockey champion Cornell and the offensive troubles continued, UND was unable to score a single goal on Ken Dryden
and, despite a valiant effort by Lafond et al., the single goal North Dakota allowed was one too many. The team finished the tournament in fourth place after a dismal effort against MSU.
Lafond continued his playing career after graduating and moved east. He played two seasons as a professional with the Providence Reds, then two more seasons as an amateur, first with the Denver Spurs and then in his home town with the Dawson Creek Canucks.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | North Dakota | WCHA | 33 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | North Dakota | WCHA | 28 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | North Dakota | WCHA | 29 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Providence Reds | AHL | 56 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1968–69 | Providence Reds | AHL | 60 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 71 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Dawson Creek Canucks | CarHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA Totals | 90 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL Totals | 116 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All- First Team
|
1966–67 | [3] |
| AHCA West All-American | 1966–67 | [1] |
References
- ^ a b "1966-1967 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "North Dakota men's ice hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database