Jason Lafreniere

Jason Lafreniere
Born (1966-12-06) December 6, 1966 (age 57)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Quebec Nordiques
New York Rangers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Sheffield Steelers
NHL draft 36th overall, 1985
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1986–2005

Jason Lafrenière (born December 6, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 146 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, and Quebec Nordiques between 1986 and 1994.

Prior to turning professional Lafreniere played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League, where he was named to the First All-Star Team in the 1985–86 season after recording 132 points in 62 games.[2] He was traded along with Normand Rochefort from the Nordiques to the Rangers for Walt Poddubny, Jari Grönstrand, Bruce Bell and a fourth-round selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (76th overall–Éric Dubois) on August 1, 1988.[3][4]

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lafreniere is the son of the former NHL hockey player, Roger Lafreniere.[1]

  1. ^ a b Antcliffe, Scott (8 October 2010). "Blast from the past: Jason Lafreniere". prohockeynews.com. Pro Hockey News. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ Diamond, Dan, ed. (2002). Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League (Second ed.). New York: Total Sports Publishing. p. 1292. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
  3. ^ Rogers, Thomas. "N.H.L.: Poddubny Traded to the Nordiques," The New York Times, Tuesday, August 2, 1988. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. ^ 1989 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions, June 17 – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.