Dominic Lavoie

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Dominic Lavoie
Born (1967-11-21) November 21, 1967 (age 56)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for St. Louis Blues
Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
Los Angeles Kings
National teamFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1987–2004
2010–2011

Joseph Gilles Dominic Lavoie (born November 21, 1967) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey player. Lavoie played 38 games in the National Hockey League between 1988 and 1994 for the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings. He scored five goals and thirteen points, collecting 32 penalty minutes. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 2004 and briefly from 2010 to 2011, was mainly spent in the International Hockey League and later in Austria and Germany. Internationally Lavoie, who became a naturalized Austrian citizen, he represented the Austrian national team at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, as well as at four World Championships.

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Career

Junior hockey

As a youth, Lavoie played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Richelieu, Quebec. [1] The Montreal native played major junior hockey with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's (QMJHL) St-Jean Castors.

Professional

Lavoie was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) in September 1986 [2] as part of general manager Ron Caron's effort to retool the team. He was assigned to the Blues' International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, to develop. [3] Lavoie made his NHL debut on April 2, 1989 in a 4–2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. [4] He spent the following four seasons split between St. Louis and Peoria. Lavoie scored his first NHL goal in his 1989–90 season debut on the power play, assisted by Brett Hull and Adam Oates, in a 5–3 loss to the Hartford Whalers on November 30, 1989. [5] He was a part of Peoria's Turner Cup championship in 1991. [6] He was named to the IHL's First All-Star Team at season's end. [7] For the 1991–92 season Lavoie was one of the contenders to replace the departed Scott Stevens on the Blues defence. [8] However, he missed three weeks with a broken heel and then spent the next two weeks in Peoria rehabbing it. [9] [10] After Paul Cavallini went down with an injury, Lavoie was among the young defenceman used to replace him in the lineup. However, upon Cavallini's return on November 20, Lavoie was sent to Peoria again. [11] Lavoie played in the 1992 IHL All-Star game for the Western Conference in February 1992. [12] He was named to the IHL's All-Star Second Team in April 1992 and helped Peoria advance to the Turner Cup final again. [13]

Lavoie was left unprotected in the 1992 NHL expansion draft by the Blues and was selected by the Ottawa Senators. He was initially assigned to the Senators American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the New Haven Senators, to begin the 1992–93 season. After 14 games, where Lavoie was the team's fourth leading scorer, he was recalled to Ottawa on November 12, 1992. [2] He made his Ottawa debut on November 13 in a 1–0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. [14] [15] In his second game on November 15, Lavoie registered his only point with the Senators, assisting on Neil Brady's goal in a 7–2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. [16] After appearing in the two games with Ottawa and being scratched for a third [17] he was placed on waivers and claimed by the Boston Bruins on November 21. [18]

Lavoie made his Bruins debut on November 23 in a 3–2 win over his former team, the Ottawa Senators. [19] [20] His coach, Brian Sutter, said of him, "...he can just pound the puck...But he has to move his feet. If he doesn't move his feet, he's very average." [19] Lavoie played in one more game with the Bruins, going scoreless. He was assigned to Boston's AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins on December 2 [21] and spent the rest of the season there and appeared in the Calder Cup playoffs. [22]

He was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Los Angeles Kings in July 1993. Lavoie scored a hat trick versus the Detroit Red Wings in a 10–3 victory on October 11, 1993. [23] He was assigned to the Kings IHL affiliate, the Phoenix Roadrunners, took part in the 1993–94 IHL All-Star game and skills competition where he won the hardest shot competition. He was traded by Phoenix to the San Diego Gulls for Daniel Shank at the IHL trade deadline on March 24, 1994. [24]

Beginning in 1994–95 he played five years with VEU Feldkirch of the Austrian Hockey League, which also played in the Alpenliga. [25] With Feldkirch, he won both the Austrian League and the Alpenliga four times. [25] Lavoie also won the European Hockey League title with VEU Feldkirch in 1998. [26] Lavoie signed with the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga's Hannover Scorpions in 1999. [25] He returned to VEU Feldkirch and last played for them in the 2003–04 season. However, in 2010, Lavoie made a three-game appearance with VEU Feldkirch. [27]

International play

Lavoie joined the Austrian national team for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He led all defencemen in the tournament with five goals. [28] He also appeared for Austria at the 1999 and 2000 World Championships. [28] He appeared again for Austria at the 2002 Winter Olympics. [29]

Personal life

After retiring, Lavoie and his wife and children moved to El Dorado, California, where he worked for United Guaranty Corporation. He was named to the Peoria Rivermen hall of fame in 1998. [30]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Saint-Jean Castors QMJHL 3011210—————
1985–86 Saint-Jean CastorsQMJHL70123749991023520
1986–87 Saint-Jean CastorsQMJHL641242549782792
1987–88 Peoria Rivermen IHL 65726335472248
1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL 10000—————
1988–89 Peoria RivermenIHL691131429840004
1989–90 St. Louis BluesNHL1311216—————
1989–90 Peoria RivermenIHL6911314298522416
1990–91 St. Louis BluesNHL61232—————
1990–91 Peoria RivermenIHL461525407216571222
1991–92 St. Louis BluesNHL601110—————
1991–92 Peoria RivermenIHL58203252871034712
1992–93 Ottawa Senators NHL20110—————
1992–93 New Haven Senators AHL 1427914—————
1992–93 Boston Bruins NHL20002—————
1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL5316274362612324
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL83362—————
1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL5820335370—————
1993–94 San Diego Gulls IHL922412810120
1994–95 VEU Feldkirch AL 179152430—————
1994–95 VEU Feldkirch AUT 2812132579—————
1995–96 VEU FeldkirchAL8571214—————
1995–96 VEU FeldkirchAUT3520335375—————
1996–97 VEU FeldkirchAL4318294746—————
1996–97 VEU FeldkirchAUT1124629—————
1997–98 VEU FeldkirchAL21881612—————
1997–98 VEU FeldkirchAUT15561116—————
1998–99 VEU FeldkirchAL3214142818—————
1998–99 VEU FeldkirchAUT17291122—————
1999–2000 Hannover Scorpions DEL 55192140120—————
2000–01 Hannover ScorpionsDEL598243286630312
2001–02 Hannover ScorpionsDEL5712273956—————
2002–03 VEU FeldkirchAUT421230427430114
2003–04 VEU FeldkirchAUT40291140—————
2010–11 VEU Feldkirch AUT-2 32022—————
IHL totals363941722664255013152882
AUT totals1885510415933530114
NHL totals38581332—————

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1998 Austria OG 45168
1999 Austria WC 62028
2000 AustriaWC601112
2001 AustriaOGQ301110
2001 AustriaWC600014
2002 AustriaOG40112
2002 AustriaWC614512
Senior totals35881666

Citations

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. 1 2 "Bruins Acquire Dominic Lavoie" . Athol Daily News. Associated Press. November 21, 1992. p. 6. Retrieved June 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Gordon, Jeff (June 11, 1987). "Retooled" . St. Louis Dispatch. p. 39. Retrieved June 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Detroit Red Wings 2 – 4 St. Louis Blues". National Hockey League. April 2, 1989. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hartford Whalers 5 – 3 St. Louis Blues". National Hockey League. November 30, 1989. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  6. ↑ Podnieks 2003, p. 482.
  7. ↑ Pickett, Bill (April 21, 1991). "Franke Brothers Uplift Hockey in Fort Wayne" . The Indianapolis Star. p. 47. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Luecking, Dave (September 8, 1991). "Who Will Plug Blues' Big Hole?" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 67. Retrieved June 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Simons 1993, p. 77.
  10. ↑ Luecking, Dave (October 23, 1991). "Hoover, Lavoie Sent to Peoria; Skarda Remains" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 23. Retrieved June 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Simons 1993, p. 122.
  12. ↑ "IHL All-Star rosters" . The Atlanta Journal. February 2, 1992. p. 54. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Bretsch, Brian (April 10, 1992). "Rivermen look to take a commanding lead in IHL playoffs" . The Belleville News-Democrat. p. 43. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ MacKinnon, John (November 13, 1992). "Senators have a plan, not the players" . The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Ottawa Senators 0 – 1 Tampa Bay Lightning" . National Hockey League. November 13, 1992. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Ottawa Senators 2 – 7 Philadelphia Flyers". National Hockey League. November 15, 1992. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  17. ↑ MacKinnon, John (November 18, 1992). "Senators find the touch" . The Ottawa Citizen. p. E4. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "Bruins claim Lavoie from Ottawa" . Red Deer Advocate. The Canadian Press. November 21, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved June 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  19. 1 2 Marrapese, Nancy L. (November 25, 1992). "Sutter wary of have-nots" . The Boston Globe. p. 56. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "Boston Bruins 3 – 2 Ottawa Senators". National Hockey League. November 25, 1992. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Transactions" . The Day. December 3, 1992. p. 37. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "Indians Close to Playoff Win" . The Republican. April 23, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Lavoie finds range in rout of Red Wings" . The Ottawa Citizen. October 12, 1993. p. C2. Retrieved June 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "Gulls Acquire All-Star Lavoie" . Daily Times-Advocate. March 25, 1994. p. 26. Retrieved June 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  25. 1 2 3 "Eishockeytalent: Aus Kalifornien nach Timmendorfer Strand" [Ice hockey talent: From California to Timmendorfer Strand]. NDR (in German). February 21, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  26. ↑ Buckley, Tim (May 15, 1998). "Lightning to go to Europe" . Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  27. ↑ Kofler, Heimo (December 10, 2010). "Die VEU packt den "Hammer" aus" [The VEU unpacks the "hammer"]. Vol.at (in German). Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  28. 1 2 Gibbons, Denis (April 29, 2000). "Team Canada good bet to advance from group" . The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Hockey Rosters" . The Hamilton Spectator. February 9, 2022. p. E3. Retrieved June 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  30. ↑ Eminian, Dave (October 11, 2015). "Where Are They Now? Dominic Lavoie, Peoria Rivermen". Journal Star. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

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