Daniel Laperrière

Daniel Jacques "Dan" Laperrière (born March 28, 1969) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Laperriere played 48 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the St. Louis Blues and the Ottawa Senators. He graduated from St. Lawrence University where he played for the Skating Saints, earning Hobey Baker Award nomination in 1992. He is the son of NHL Hall of Famer Jacques Laperrière. He is currently a pro scout for the Colorado Avalanche.

Professional career

Laperrière was drafted 93rd overall by St. Louis in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, and went on to play in 48 regular season games, scoring two goals and five assists for season points, collecting 27 penalty minutes. In 1997, he moved to Germany to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In five seasons he played for the Schwenningen Wild Wings and Eisbären Berlin. He also spent a season in the 2nd Bundesliga for EV Duisburg Die Füchse. He then spent two seasons in Switzerland's Nationalliga B for HC Ajoie. He returned to Canada in 2005 to play in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey for the Saint-Georges CRS Express. He moved to the Arizona Sundogs of the CHL in 2006 where his 57 points (11 goals and 46 assist) in 60 games was his most productive in his career and was ranked 5th among CHL defencemen in points. He played the last season (07/08) for Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League.

Awards and honors

External links

• Daniel Laperrière's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database