Pete Laframboise
Canadian forward who played in both the NHL and WHA.
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Laframboise, a Canadian pro hockey player, spent the 1970s in the NHL with the California Golden Seals, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals, and also suited up for the Edmonton Oilers in the WHA.
Playing career
Laframboise played junior hockey for the Oshawa Generals and Ottawa 67's. After being selected by the California Golden Seals in the 1970 NHL entry draft, he joined the Providence Reds for the 1970–71 season. He moved to the Baltimore Clippers in 1971–72 and made his NHL debut that season with the Seals.
He played three seasons with the Golden Seals, then joined the Capitals for 1974–75 before being traded to Pittsburgh. The next season he played for the Hershey Bears and did not return to the NHL. He later played two seasons with the Springfield Indians with a call-up to the Edmonton Oilers of the WHA, and finished with the Binghamton Dusters in 1978–79.
Career statistics and honours
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1966–67 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68 | Ottawa 67's | OHA | 35 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Ottawa 67's | OHA | 47 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Ottawa 67's | OHA | 54 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Providence Reds | AHL | 64 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1971–72 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 72 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 95 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 1971–72 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 77 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 65 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 45 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 35 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975–76 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 69 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 79 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 53 | 18 | 50 | 68 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 68 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 39 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHA totals | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 227 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Tables copied from the source article, totals included as the source gives them: Wikipedia: Pete Laframboise (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wide tables scroll sideways.
Did You Know?
- After his playing career, Laframboise returned to Ottawa and founded Rideau Mailing Services in 1988.
- He was selected by the Los Angeles Sharks in the 1972 WHA General Player Draft.
- He was traded to the Birmingham Bulls of the WHA in September 1977.
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