| Jacques Laperrière | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1987 | |||
 Laperrière with theMontreal Canadiens in the 1960s | |||
| Born | (1941-11-22)November 22, 1941 (age 83) Béarn, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1962–1974 | ||
Joseph Jacques Hughes Laperrière (born November 22, 1941) is aCanadian professionalice hockey coach and former player. Laperrière played for theMontreal Canadiens in theNational Hockey League (NHL) from 1962 until 1974, winning sixStanley Cups on his way to induction in theHall of Fame. As a coach, he was a member of two Stanley Cup-winning staffs. He is the father of NHL hockey playerDaniel Laperrière and of AHL coachMartin Laperrière.
Born inBéarn,Quebec,[1] Laperrière grew up idolizing theMontreal Canadiens.Doug Harvey was Laperriere's favourite player as they both played defence.[2] Laperrière spent his junior career with theHull-Ottawa Canadiens, theMontreal Junior Canadiens and the Brockville Jr. Canadiens.[3] In1962–63 he made his debut in theNational Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, playing six games in the regular season and five more in the playoffs against theToronto Maple Leafs.
Thenext season saw Laperrière earn a full-time spot on the Canadiens' roster. In his rookie season, he recorded 30 points, served 102minutes in penalties and made few defensive errors.[4] He won theCalder Memorial Trophy as the top rookie in the NHL, beating out teammateJohn Ferguson. He also was selected to play in the1964 NHL All-Star Game and named to theNHL second All-Star team as a defenceman. This was the first time a rookie had earned a spot on the NHL All-Star team sinceWorld War II.
In1964–65, Laperrière had another stellar season as he was named to the NHL's first All-Star team, and he won theStanley Cup as the Canadiens defeated theChicago Black Hawks in seven games.[5] Thefollowing season Laperrière missed 13 games and the entire playoffs due to injuries, but was still awarded theJames Norris Memorial Trophy for best defenceman in the league, and he was selected to the NHL first All-Star team for the second year in a row. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup that year, defeating theDetroit Red Wings.[6]
Laperrière played eight more seasons with the Canadiens, winning four more Stanley Cups. In1972–73, he led the league in PPlus–minus[7] being the only player other thanBobby Orr to lead the league in that statistic between1969 and1975. He retired halfway through the1973–74 season due to a career-ending knee injury.
He was inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame in 1987.
After his playing career, Laperrière became the coach of theMontreal Juniors in1975–76. He resigned the following year due to his distaste of the pressure and violence at the amateur level.[8] In1980–81, he rejoined the Canadiens as an assistant coach, a position he held for 16 years, serving under six different head coaches, and winning two Stanley Cups in1985–86 and in1992–93. In1997–98, Laperrière joined theBoston Bruins, serving as an assistant coach for four seasons. In2001–02 he joined theNew York Islanders, with whom he spent two seasons. He then joined theNew Jersey Devils in2003–04, first as an assistant coach, then, in2006–07, as a special assignment coach.[9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1958–59 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EOHL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 1959–60 | Brockville Canadiens | OVJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Brockville Jr. Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 34 | ||
| 1960–61 | Hull Canadiens | IPSHL | — | 11 | 29 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1960-61 | Hull Canadiens | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1961–62 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | OHA | 48 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1961–62 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1962–63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1962–63 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 40 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 102 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1964–65 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 67 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1965–66 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 57 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 61 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1967–68 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 84 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1968–69 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 1969–70 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 73 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 49 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1971–72 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 73 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972–73 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 57 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 691 | 40 | 242 | 282 | 674 | 88 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 101 | ||||
| Preceded by | Winner of theNorris Trophy 1966 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theCalder Memorial Trophy 1964 | Succeeded by |
