Christian Laflamme

Christian Lucien Laflamme (born November 24, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League between 1996 and 2004.

Biography

As a youth, Laflamme played in the 1989 and 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Rive-Sud.^[1] Laflamme was selected in the second round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 45th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks, after a successful junior career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.^[2]

Laflamme started his NHL career with the Blackhawks before being dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in a trade that saw Boris Mironov join the Blackhawks.^[3] Laflamme spent less than a calendar year in Edmonton before being traded to the Montreal Canadiens.^[4] After two seasons in Montreal with limited playing time, Laflamme signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues, where he split time between the NHL and the American Hockey League.^[5]^[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Transactions

8 July 1995 - Laflamme drafted by Chicago.^[2]
20 March 1999 - Laflamme is dealt by Chicago, along with Daniel Cleary, Ethan Moreau and Chad Kilger to Edmonton in exchange for Boris Mironov, Dean McAmmond and Jonas Elofsson.^[3]
9 March 2000 - Laflamme is traded by Edmonton to Montreal, along with Matthieu Descoteaux in exchange for Igor Ulanov and Alain Nasreddine.^[4]
21 August 2001 - Laflamme signs with St. Louis.^[6]

References

^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
^ a b "NHL Draft Picks: Second Round". North Jersey Herald & News. July 9, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved June 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b Morriessey, Michael (March 21, 1999). Written at Chicago. "Hawks get Mironov in blockbuster trade". The Times. Munster, Indiana. p. 34. Retrieved June 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b "Habs trade defenceman Ulanov to the Oilers". Vancouver Sun. Edmonton. Canadian Press. March 10, 2000. p. 54. Retrieved June 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hockey Reference. "Christian Laflamme Hockey Reference Page". Archived from the original on December 3, 2008.
^ a b "Blues sign defenseman Christian LaFlamme". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. August 22, 2001. p. 42. Retrieved June 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database