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John Laliberte

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John Laliberte
Born (1983-08-05) August 5, 1983 (age 41)
Saco, Maine, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot left
Played for Worcester Sharks
Milwaukee Admirals
Odense Bulldogs
EHC Wolfsburg
ERC Ingolstadt
NHL draft 114th overall, 2002
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2006–2018

John Laliberte (born August 5, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey Winger. He most notably played for EHC Wolfsburg and ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 4th round (114th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

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Laliberte played collegiate hockey for the Boston University Terriers of the Hockey East.

Unsigned from the Canucks, Laliberte played in the American Hockey League with the Worcester Sharks and Milwaukee Admirals before pursuing a European career. After a season in Denmark playing for the Odense Bulldogs of the then AL-Bank Ligaen, Laliberte transferred to the German DEL, signing with the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg.[1]

After three seasons with the Grizzlys, Laliberte signed a contract with fellow German club, ERC Ingolstadt on May 18, 2012. During the 2013–14 season, on December 14, 2013, Laliberte was signed to a three-year contract extension to remain in Ingolstadt.[2]

Laliberte, who agreed on another one-year contract in Ingolstadt until 2018, has been named twice as captain of the team.[3] Due to his constance in scoring, Laliberte has become one of the topscorers of ERC Ingolstadt's history.[4]

At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Laliberte opted to end his contract early and announce his retirement from professional hockey after 12 seasons.[5]

Personal

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Laliberte and his wife, Candice, have two children. He lives in Portland, Maine and accepted a new career in a property development post playing career.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Exeter Snow Devils EJHL 53 33 42 75 42
2001–02 New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs EJHL 35 39 44 83 60
2002–03 Boston University HE 26 5 6 11 12
2003–04 Boston University HE 35 5 11 16 20
2004–05 Boston University HE 40 12 18 30 45
2005–06 Boston University HE 33 11 21 32 28
2006–07 Trenton Titans ECHL 30 14 13 27 26
2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL 9 0 1 1 2
2006–07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 27 3 7 10 4 4 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Augusta Lynx ECHL 29 15 13 28 37
2007–08 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 43 4 10 14 25 6 1 0 1 4
2008–09 Odense Bulldogs DEN 44 29 28 57 50 11 8 7 15 8
2009–10 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 56 28 29 57 22 7 4 3 7 8
2010–11 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 48 21 27 48 69 9 5 6 11 12
2011–12 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 52 17 31 48 34 3 1 0 1 4
2012–13 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 48 19 20 39 36 6 0 2 2 6
2013–14 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 49 22 19 41 53 21 7 8 15 14
2014–15 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 40 22 8 30 60 18 6 5 11 14
2015–16 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 46 16 26 42 63 2 1 0 1 0
2016–17 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 24 13 15 28 18 2 1 1 2 8
2017–18 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 13 17 30 48 5 2 5 7 2
AHL totals 79 7 18 25 31 10 1 0 1 4
DEL totals 415 171 192 363 403 73 27 30 57 68

References

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  1. ^ "Team roster in Wolfsburg 2011-12". EHC Wolfsburg. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  2. ^ "Laliberte extends with ERC" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  3. ^ "Our Captains". ERC Ingolstadt. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  4. ^ "All-Time Statistics ERC Ingolstadt". ERC Ingolstadt. 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  5. ^ a b "A big one is going" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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