Marc Laforge

Marc Laforge (born January 3, 1968, in Sudbury, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He played nine games with the Whalers in the 1989–90 season before they traded him to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Cam Brauer on March 6, 1990.[1] He would eventually play five games with the Oilers during the 1993–94 season.

Marc Laforge
Born (1968-01-03) January 3, 1968
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Hartford Whalers
Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 1986
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1987–2001

After playing three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kingston Canadians, the enforcer Laforge joined the Sudbury Wolves for the 1987–88 OHL season. Fourteen games into the season, Laforge was involved a postgame brawl with the Guelph Platers. Laforge attacked eight different Platers while they were involved in other fights, and he was also accused of driving Plater goaltender Andy Helmuth's head into the ice. Laforge was given a two-year suspension from the league (the equivalent of a lifetime ban for a 19-year-old in a league with an age limit of 21) for his actions, ending his career as a junior player.[2] Laforge later referred to the incident as "the dumbest thing I've ever done."[3]

Laforge amassed over 3,000 penalty minutes in his professional hockey career.[3] As a junior player, he set the Kingston Canadians all-time record for career penalty minutes with 686.[4] In his fourteen-game NHL career, he scored no points and spent 64 minutes in the penalty box. In addition, he holds the Manitoba Moose record for penalty minutes in a single period, tallying 37 in the first period of a 1997 game against the Long Beach Ice Dogs.[5]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85 Kingston Canadians OHL 57156214 —————
1985–86 Kingston Canadians OHL 6011314248 1001130
1986–87 Kingston Canadians OHL 5321012224 1210179
1986–87 Binghamton Whalers AHL ————— 40007
1987–88 Sudbury Wolves OHL 1402268 —————
1988–89 Indianapolis Ice IHL 14022138 —————
1988–89 Binghamton Whalers AHL 38224179 —————
1989–90 Binghamton Whalers AHL 25268111 —————
1989–90 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 301124 300027
1989–90 Hartford Whalers NHL 900043 —————
1990–91 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 49178217 —————
1991–92 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 5901414341 400024
1992–93 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 7711213208 1512378
1993–94 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 43022242 —————
1993–94 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 1400091 —————
1993–94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 500021 —————
1994–95 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 1801180 —————
1994–95 Syracuse Crunch AHL 39156202 —————
1995–96 Minnesota Moose IHL 20022102 —————
1996–97 San Antonio Dragons IHL 67178311 700026
1997–98 Anchorage Aces WCHL 2711011124 812314
1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 70004 —————
1998–99 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 58088302 700043
1999–00 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 6121517243 —————
2000–01 San Diego Gulls WCHL 401112 —————
2000–01 Bakersfield Condors WCHL 201127 —————
2000–01 Indianapolis Ice CHL 49156175 —————
NHL totals 14 0 0 0 64 — — — — —
AHL totals 322 7 48 55 1,453 26 1 2 3 136
IHL totals 151 1 13 14 797 7 0 0 0 26

References
  1. OilFans.com: #20 Marc Laforge
  2. Rough House Hockey: Marc Laforge articles Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Marc Laforge still fighting, Toronto Star, November 8, 1998
  4. All-time roster for the Kingston Canadians (OHL) Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Manitoba Moose Individual Records Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
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