Jason Lafreniere

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Jason Lafreniere

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|6|mf=y}}

| birth_place = St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 192

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| played_for = Quebec Nordiques
New York Rangers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Sheffield Steelers

| draft = 36th overall

| draft_year = 1985

| draft_team = Quebec Nordiques

| career_start = 1986

| career_end = 2005

}}

Jason Lafrenière (born December 6, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 146 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, and Quebec Nordiques between 1986 and 1994.

Prior to turning professional Lafreniere played major junior in the Ontario Hockey League, where he was named to the First All-Star Team in the 1985–86 season after recording 132 points in 62 games.{{cite book|editor-last=Diamond|editor-first=Dan|title=Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League|edition=Second|publisher=Total Sports Publishing|location=New York|year=2002|isbn=1-892129-85-X|page=1292}} He was traded along with Normand Rochefort from the Nordiques to the Rangers for Walt Poddubny, Jari Grönstrand, Bruce Bell and a fourth-round selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (76th overall–Éric Dubois) on August 1, 1988.[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/02/sports/nhl-poddubny-traded-to-the-nordiques.html Rogers, Thomas. "N.H.L.: Poddubny Traded to the Nordiques," The New York Times, Tuesday, August 2, 1988.] Retrieved August 7, 2023.[https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/1989.htm 1989 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions, June 17 – Pro Sports Transactions.] Retrieved August 7, 2023.

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lafreniere is the son of the former NHL hockey player, Roger Lafreniere.{{cite web |last1=Antcliffe |first1=Scott |title=Blast from the past: Jason Lafreniere |url=https://prohockeynews.com/blast-from-the-past-jason-lafreniere/ |website=prohockeynews.com |date=8 October 2010 |publisher=Pro Hockey News |access-date=9 July 2021}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1983–84 \| Brantford Alexanders \| OHL \| 70	24	57	81	4 \| 6	2	4	6	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1984–85 \| Hamilton Steelhawks \| OHL \| 59	26	69	95	10 \| 17	12	16	28	0
1985–86 \| Hamilton Steelhawks \| OHL \| 14	12	10	22	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1985–86 \| Belleville Bulls \| OHL \| 48	37	73	110	2 \| 23	10	22	32	6
1986–87 \| Fredericton Express \| AHL \| 11	3	11	14	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1986–87 \| Quebec Nordiques \| NHL \| 56	13	15	28	8 \| 12	1	5	6	2
1987–88 \| Fredericton Express \| AHL \| 32	12	19	31	38 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1987–88 \| Quebec Nordiques \| NHL \| 40	10	19	29	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
1988–89 \| Denver Rangers \| IHL \| 24	10	19	29	17 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1988–89 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 38	8	16	24	6 \| 3	0	0	0	17
1989–90 \| Flint Spirits \| IHL \| 41	9	25	34	13 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1989–90 \| Phoenix Roadrunners \| IHL \| 14	4	9	13	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1990–91 \| Canadian National Team \| Intl \| 59	26	33	59	50 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| Landshut EV \| GER \| 23	7	22	29	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
1991–92 \| San Diego Gulls \| IHL \| 5	1	2	3	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| Canadian National Team \| Intl \| 8	3	4	7	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
1992–93 \| Atlanta Knights \| IHL \| 63	23	47	70	34 \| 9	3	4	7	22
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1992–93 \| Tampa Bay Lightning \| NHL \| 11	3	3	6	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
1993–94 \| Tampa Bay Lightning \| NHL \| 1	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1993–94 \| Milwaukee Admirals \| IHL \| 52	14	47	61	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
1994–95 \| Courmaosta HC \| ITA \| 41	25	47	72	24 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1995–96 \| Villach VSV \| AUT \| 34	30	26	56	42 \| —	—	—	—	—
1996–97 \| Kalamazoo Wings \| IHL \| 17	2	4	6	18 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1996–97 \| Sheffield Steelers \| BISL \| 22	11	18	29	18 \| —	—	—	—	—
1996–97 \| Olimpija Ljubljana \| SLV \| 4	3	4	7	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1997–98 \| Hannover Scorpions \| DEL \| 49	15	45	60	62 \| —	—	—	—	—
1998–99 \| Hannover Scorpions \| DEL \| 47	7	31	38	20 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1999–00 \| Topeka ScareCrows \| CHL \| 3	3	1	4	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
1999–00 \| Hamburg Crocodiles \| DEL \| 8	1	5	6	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1999–00 \| FC Barcelona \| ESP \| 1	3	0	3	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1999–00 \| Bakersfield Condors \| WCHL \| 10	3	4	7	0 \| 4	0	1	1	10
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2000–01 \| HC Merano \| ITA \| 24	5	18	23	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
2001–02 \| Edinburgh Capitals \| BNL \| 44	38	50	88	32 \| 6	3	2	5	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2002–03 \| Guildford Flames \| BNL \| 36	19	37	56	67 \| —	—	—	—	—
2003–04 \| Tilburg Trappers \| NED \| 21	13	22	35	44 \| 10	2	9	11	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2004–05 \| Podhale Nowy Targ \| POL \| 2	0	1	1	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 146 !! 34 !! 53 !! 87 !! 22 ! 15 !! 1 !! 5 !! 6 !! 19