Éric Laplante

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 (1979-12-01) 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

Éric 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

In 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
  1. "Eric Laplante Stats and News". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. Formánek, Project: Martin. "Eric Laplante profile - Ериц Лапланте Профиль - Eurohockey.com". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. "Justice - Éric Laplante écope neuf ans de prison". tvanouvelles.ca (in French). TV Anouvelle. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.


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