Michael Lappin is an American retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for St. Lawrence.[1]

Mike Lappin
Born (1969-01-01) January 1, 1969 (age 55)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Boston University
Brockville Braves
St. Lawrence
Ilves
Raleigh IceCaps
NHL draft 239th, 1987
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 1987–1994

Career

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Lappin began attending Boston University in the fall of 1987, shortly after being drafted by his home-town Chicago Blackhawks. He played two good but unspectacular years for the Terriers, taking some time off during his sophomore season to play for Team USA at the World Junior Championships. After the season, Lappin decided to leave BU and transfer. Due to NCAA rules, because he was heading to another Division I program he would have to sit out a season. Fortunately, Lappin was still eligible to play junior hockey and was able to play for the Brockville Braves in 1990. He turned in a remarkable performance, scoring nearly three points per game and was named the league MVP.

When Lappin debuted for St. Lawrence the following year, it appeared that he had made the right decision. he more than doubled his previous career high and led the Saints with 69 points. For his senior season he was named an alternate captain and again led St. Lawrence in scoring.[2] He helped the team win the ECAC Hockey Tournament that year and reach the NCAA Tournament.

After graduating, Lappin began his professional career in Finland but returned to North America after just 10 games. He played parts of two seasons with the Raleigh IceCaps, turning in great performances in the playoffs, before retiring in 1994.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Northwood School US-Prep
1987–88 Boston University Hockey East 34 12 15 27 40
1988–89 Boston University Hockey East 27 11 16 27 43
1989–90 Brockville Braves CJHL 55 74 84 158 47
1990–91 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 34 27 42 69 36
1991–92 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 33 25 37 62 24
1992–93 Ilves SM–liiga 10 2 2 4 4
1992–93 Raleigh IceCaps ECHL 49 11 21 32 24 10 8 2 10 4
1993–94 Raleigh IceCaps ECHL 27 18 19 37 10 16 9 7 16 14
NCAA totals 128 75 110 185 143
ECHL totals 76 29 40 69 34 26 17 9 26 18

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1989 United States WJC 5th 7 2 4 6 2

Awards and honors

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Award Year
CJHL First–Team All–Star 1989–90
CJHL Scoring Champion 1989–90
CJHL MVP 1989–90
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1991–92 [3]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1991–92 [1]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 1992 [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Saint Hockey Record Book 2015-16" (PDF). St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's All-Tournament Teams" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
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