Éric Laplante (born December 1979) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played in the American Hockey League (AHL).[1][2]
| Éric Laplante | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 1, 1979 Saint-Maurice, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Kentucky Thoroughblades Cleveland Barons Long Beach Ice Dogs | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
65th overall, 1998 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career |
2000–2006 2012–2017 | ||
Playing career
editÉric Laplante played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1996 to 2000. He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the third round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
He joined the Sharks' farm team, the Kentucky Thoroughblades, for the 2000-01 season. He played in the American Hockey League for three years before returning to Quebec. He was arrested in 2006 in connection to the murder of a drug dealer.[3] A year later he, and an accomplice, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He was sentenced to nine years in prison.[4]
In September 2012 he was invited to the LNAH’s Jonquière Marquis training camp, and managed to get a place on the team.[5]
On June 9, 2013 he was claimed by the Valleyfield Braves in the expansion draft.[6]
The Laval Predators announced on July 15, 2015, that they had signed him for the upcoming season.[7]
Personal life
editIn 2007, Éric Laplante and Ninja Elgin were arrested for Manslaughter stemming from an incident in which a drug deal went wrong in January, 2006. The two men were to meet drug dealer Benjamin Lefenbvre at a house in nearby Chateauguay, Quebec. The drug deal went wrong and Elgin shot at Lefebvre. Laplante and Elgin pleaded guilty to manslaughter and were sentenced to 11 years in prison.
References
edit- ^ "Eric Laplante Stats and News". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Formánek, Project: Martin. "Eric Laplante profile - Ериц Лапланте Профиль - Eurohockey.com". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Brisson, Mélanie. "Un joueur de hockey senior arrêté et accusé de meurtre" (in Canadian French). No. June 20, 2006. Quebecor Media. Le Journal de Montréal. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Justice - Éric Laplante écope neuf ans de prison". tvanouvelles.ca (in French). TV Anouvelle. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "Les Marquis donnent une seconde chance | Johanne St-Pierre | Marquis". La Presse (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "Nouvelles - Résultat du repêchage d'expansion de Valleyfield - Ligue nord-américaine de hockey". lnah.com (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "Nouvelles - Le robuste Eric Laplante s'ajoute aux Prédateurs - Ligue nord-américaine de hockey" (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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