Jeff Lazaro
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1968)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| played_for = Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
| position = Right wing
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 182
| ntl_team = United States
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
| draft = Undrafted
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| career_start = 1990
| career_end = 2002
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Jeffrey Adam Lazaro (born March 21, 1968) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators from 1990 to 1993. The rest of his professional career was spent in the minor leagues in North America and Europe. Internationally, he competed for the United States at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Biography
=Amateur=
As a youth, Lazaro played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Braves minor ice hockey team.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-17|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}} He played his final year of junior hockey Waltham High School in Waltham, Massachusetts.{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/05/sports/waltham-high-boys-hockey-delivers-coach-john-maguire-his-400th-victory/ |title=Waltham High boys' hockey delivers coach John Maguire his 400th career victory |work=Boston Globe |last=Larson |first=Craig |date=February 4, 2021 |access-date=October 30, 2024}} He then joined the University of New Hampshire's Wildcats program for the 1986–87 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/831722746/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20University%20of%20New%20Hampshire |title=New Hampshire 5, Providence 4 |work=Sun-Journal |page=59 |date=November 2, 1986 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He played three seasons with the Wildcats as a defenseman, however, his small stature and his best skill, his speed, was not showcased often when defending. While attending a private hockey camp, he was convinced to change his position to winger in order to take advantage of his abilities and his tenacity chasing the puck.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/02/10/bruins-local-boy-makes-good/ |title=Bruins' Local Boy Makes Good |work=Boston Globe |via=Chicago Tribune |orig-date=February 10, 1991 |date=August 10, 2021 |access-date=October 30, 2024}} He played his final season with the Wildcats as a left winger and earned the teams' unsung hero award after scoring a career-high 16 goals.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439413032/?terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Unsung, not unsigned |last=Paye |first=Marvin |work=Boston Globe |page=50 |date=September 14, 1990 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
=Professional=
==Boston Bruins==
Lazaro went undrafted by National Hockey League (NHL) teams. He was invited to the Boston Bruins training camp in September 1990.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439414966/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Bruins Training Camp Roster |page=42 |date=September 2, 1990 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} After impressing the Bruins during training camp, Lazaro was signed as a free agent. On September 25, Lazaro was assigned Boston's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Maine Mariners.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/971083160/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Hockey |work=The Day |page=20 |date=September 25, 1990 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} In 26 games with Maine, he scored eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3027 |title=Jeff Lazaro |website=hockeydb.com |access-date=October 30, 2024}} He was recalled on December 10 after the severity of forward Bob Carpenter's knee injury was revealed to require surgery.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439444737/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Carpenter's surgery off until today |work=The Boston Globe |last=Dupont |first=Kevin Paul |page=76 |date=December 11, 1990 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He made his NHL debut for the Bruins on December 12 against the Hartford Whalers in a 5–1 victory, playing on a line with Dave Poulin and Dave Christian.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439449461/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Bruins wallop Whalers, 5-1 |last=Rosa |first=Francis |page=100 |date=December 13, 1990 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He scored his first NHL goal against goaltender Daryl Reaugh in the third period of the following game on December 13, an 8–2 victory over the Whalers.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439454043/?terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Bruins roll, 8-2; Milbury and Byers face bans |work=The Boston Globe |last=Dupont |first=Kevin Paul |page=92 |date=December 14, 1990 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-hfd/1990/12/13/1990020333/boxscore |title=Hartford Whalers 2 – 8 Boston Bruins |publisher=National Hockey League |date=December 13, 1990 |access-date=October 30, 2024}} By January 1991, he was featuring on the top penalty kill unit alongside Bob Sweeney.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/948150362/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Bruins deal draft pick to Vancouver for Skriko |work=The Daily Item |last=Loftus |first=Mike |page=14 |date=January 17, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He registered his first multi-point game on January 31 when he registered two assists, assisting on Ken Hodge Jr.'s opening goal and later Cam Neely's third period goal in a 5–2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1991/01/31/1990020551 |title=Montreal Canadiens 2 – 5 Boston Bruins |publisher=National Hockey League |date=January 31, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024}} He played in 49 games with the Bruins, scoring five goals and 13 assists for 18 points.
The Bruins made the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs and Lazaro made his playoff debut in the first game of the first round series against the Hartford Whalers on April 3, scoring a goal on Peter Sidorkiewicz in the 5–2 loss.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1076542443/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Whalers stun Bruins in opener |work=The Republican |last=McCormick |first=Gene |page=33 |date=April 4, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He added another goal in the series,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1076556220/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Bruins capture Game 5 |work=The Republican |last=McCormick |first=Gene |page=42 |date=April 12, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} which the Bruins won in six games. In the final game, he suffered a hyperextended left knee that took him out of the game for ten minutes.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/100224790/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Charting the NHL |work=Detroit Free Press |page=49 |date=April 14, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} In the next round versus the Montreal Canadiens, Lazaro scored his only goal of the series in game six on Patrick Roy, taking the lead in the game. Ultimately, the Bruins lost the game in overtime, 3–2,{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1063895649/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Canadiens stay alive against B's |work=The Republican |last=McCormick |first=Gene |page=40 |date=April 28, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} but won the series in seven games. The penalty kill, of which Lazaro was a lead part, was lauded in The Boston Globe as a key to their victory.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439681800/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Penalty killers deserve a bow |last=Rosa |first=Francis |work=The Boston Globe |page=27 |date=April 30, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} In the third round, Boston faced the Pittsburgh Penguins, to whom they lost in six games.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439650339/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Basics were stressed |work=The Boston Globe |last=Dupont |first=Kevin Paul |page=54 |date=May 12, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} In 19 playoff games, he scored three goals and five points.
He began the 1991–92 season with the Bruins and registered a goal and assist in the opening game on October 5. He assisted on Stephen Leach's opening goal of the game in the first period and then put one past goaltender Glenn Healy in the third period in a 4–3 loss to the New York Islanders.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439637312/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Bruins bruised, beaten by Islanders |work=The Boston Globe |page=54 |last=Dupont |first=Kevin Paul |date=October 6, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} On November 2, in a game against the Detroit Red Wings where an altercation with Detroit defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov at the end of the game quickly amplified into a brawl that left him at the bottom of a pile and nearly unconscious, claiming he had been choked by a Red Wings player. He was helped off the ice by officials.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/236183870/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Lazaro got the worst of postgame skirmish |work=The Boston Globe |last=Dupont |first=Kevin Paul |page=64 |date=November 3, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} After a loss against the Islanders on November 4, Lazaro was one of four Bruins players assigned to the AHL.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439693692/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Reshuffle turned out to be good deal |work=The Boston Globe |last=Marrapese |first=Nancy L. |page=77 |date=November 6, 1991 |access-date=October 30, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He was recalled on December 26 along with forward Wes Walz.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439721757/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Transactions |work=The Boston Globe |page=66 |date=December 27, 1991 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} In a game against the Montreal Canadiens on January 23, 1992, he suffered a twisted knee attempting to hit Denis Savard that kept him out of the lineup.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439692066/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Sounding the alarm |work=The Boston Globe |last=Pave |first=Marvin |page=35 |date=January 25, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He missed fourteen games before returning to the lineup on March 5 in a game against the Vancouver Canucks.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464205832/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=NHL Injury List and Roster Report |work=Ottawa Citizen |page=52 |date=March 7, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-van/1992/03/05/1991020720/boxscore |title=Vancouver Canucks 2 – 2 Boston Bruins |publisher=National Hockey League |date=March 5, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024}} He aggravated his knee injury after getting tangled up with Pat LaFontaine in a game against the Buffalo Sabres on March 11.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439689379/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Jeff Lazaro's up-and-down season is down again |last=Pave |first=Marvin |work=The Boston Globe |page=26 |date=March 15, 1995 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He returned to the lineup on April 13 replacing Dave Poulin in the lineup in a 6–3 victory over the Hartford Whalers.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439963903/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Poulin on sidelines |last=Dupont |first=Kevin Paul |page=69 |date=April 14, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He finished the regular season having played in 27 games with the Bruins, scoring three goals and nine points. In 21 games with Maine, he scored eight goals and 12 points. The Bruins made the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs, but Lazaro was in and out of the lineup.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439968494/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=McGuire a good scout |work=The Boston Globe |last=Dupont |first=Kevin Paul |page=46 |date=April 20, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He played nine of the Bruins' playoff games, registering just one assist in the second round series against Montreal on Jim Wiemer's game-winning goal in game 3.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1076562660/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=Wiemer grabs share of limelight |last=McCormick |first=Gene |work=The Republican |date=May 8, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
==Ottawa Senators==
In the 1992 off season, the NHL expanded by two teams, the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Lazaro was among the players left unprotected by Boston.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1076575864/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston%20Bruins |title=NHL Expansion List |agency=Associated Press |work=The Republican |page=38 |date=June 18, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He was selected by Ottawa in the 1992 NHL expansion draft with their tenth forward selection.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/439956089/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Boston |title=Bruins lose Lazaro, Stevenson |work=The Boston Globe |page=43 |date=June 19, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He had off-season shoulder surgery and began the 1992–93 season with Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the New Haven Senators, to recover.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/485114029/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Ottawa |title=New teams differ as night, day |work=Calgary Herald |page=50 |date=October 4, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} On November 12, Lazaro and defenseman Dominic Lavoie were called up to join Ottawa. However, Lazaro was still recovering and did not have full range of motion in his shoulder.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464601536/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Ottawa |title=Lazaro, Lavoie called up |work=Ottawa Citizen |page=15 |date=November 13, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} Coach Rick Bowness, caught off guard with the additions, thought neither of them could play on an NHL roster at that time.{{sfn|MacGregor|1993|p=216}} Lazaro made his Senators debut on November 13 in a 1–0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-tbl/1992/11/13/1992020199/boxscore |title=Ottawa Senators 0 – 1 Tampa Bay Lightning |publisher=National Hockey League |date=November 13, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024}} In the following game on November 15, he scored his first goal with the Senators on Dominic Roussel in a 7–2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464608374/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Ottawa |title=Still shooting and missing |work=Ottawa Citizen |page=46 |date=November 16, 1992 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} In a 3–2 win over the San Jose Sharks on January 10, 1993, Lazaro struck the end boards, his right leg crumpled, and required help to get off the ice.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464622789/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Ottawa |title=Kudelski is a natural |page=20 |work=Ottawa Citizen |last=MacKinnon |first=John |date=January 11, 1993 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He returned from the injury on February 13 in a match against the Montreal Canadiens having missed 14 games and was then assigned to New Haven on February 18.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464636324/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Ottawa |title=NHL Injury Report |work=Ottawa Citizen |page=58 |date=February 20, 1993 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-ott/1993/02/13/1992020674/boxscore |title=Montreal Canadiens 4 – 1 Ottawa Senators |publisher=National Hockey League |date=February 13, 1993 |access-date=October 31, 2024}} He was recalled one more time by Ottawa on March 7, and played his final game in the NHL against the Chicago Blackhawks that night, replacing Doug Smail.{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464739496/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Ottawa |title=Better, but still not good enough for Senators |last=MacKinnon |first=John |page=21 |date=March 8, 1993 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He was returned to New Haven on March 9.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/485462969/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Ottawa |title=Injury/Roster Report |work=Calgary Herald |page=70 |date=March 13, 1993 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He appeared in 26 games with Ottawa, scoring six goals and ten points and 27 games with New Haven, scoring 12 goals and 25 points.
==Minor leagues==
In the 1993 off-season, Lazaro was given a termination contract by the Senators.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1012891676/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22 |title=Hockey |work=Niagara Falls Review |page=16 |date=June 30, 1993 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{efn|A termination contract allowed the player to seek a better position/contract with another team while still having a one-year contract with the original team for the upcoming season.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/464849225/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22 |title=Players jockey for position as deadline nears |last=Mayoh |first=Rick |page=24 |date=July 30, 1993 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}}} Having played on a termination contract in the previous season, Lazaro was effectively an unrestricted free agent. After spending most of the 1993–94 season with the United States national team, he signed an AHL contract with the Boston Bruins affiliate, the Providence Bruins on March 7, 1994.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/440396620/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22 |title=Leach looks at another couple of weeks off |last=Dupont |first=Kevin Paul |work=The Boston Globe |page=61 |date=March 8, 1994 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He played in 16 games with Providence, scoring three goals and seven points.
Lazaro went overseas to Europe for the 1994–95 season, playing in the Austrian Hockey League with EC Graz, appearing in 32 games, scoring 28 goals and 57 points. He then joined the Ratingen Lions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for two seasons before returning to North America for the 1997–98 season. He joined the New Orleans Brass of the ECHL, a joint affiliate of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/920355480/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22 |title=East Coast Hockey League Season Preview |work=Roanoke Times |page=8 |date=October 12, 1997 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He appeared in 70 games for the Brass, scoring 37 goals and 101 points. He appeared in the 1998 ECHL All-Star Game representing the US/World All-Stars.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/628820480/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22 |title=Checkers' Noren an all-star again |work=Charlotte Observer |page=15 |date=January 8, 1998 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} Lazaro was named to the 1997–98 ECHL All-Star Team at season's end.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/628780251/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22 |title=Checkers Notebook |work=Charlotte Observer |page=118 |date=April 5, 1998 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He also briefly played for the joint Canadiens/Oilers AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, playing in two games, scoring two goals. The Brass made the 1998 ECHL playoffs and Lazaro appeared in four games, registering four assists.
On September 3, 1998, Lazaro signed an AHL contract with the Detroit Red Wings affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/347939289/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22 |title=Wings acquire Lazaro |last=Brownell |first=Greg |page=25 |work=The Post-Star |date=September 4, 1998 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He played in 16 games with Adirondack to start the 1998–99 season, scoring two goals and ten points. His time with Adirondack came to an end after he was caught speeding and drunk driving by police and was assigned to New Orleans.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/176954834/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22 |title=Lazer off the Beam |work=Hartford Courant |last=Heuschkel |first=Dave |page=179 |date=December 4, 1998 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He finished the season in New Orleans playing in 52 games, scoring 26 goals and 70 points. He spent the next three seasons with New Orleans, ending his career after the 2001–02 season.
International play
Lazaro was named to the United States national team for the 1993 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/170966861/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22%20%2B%20Ottawa |title=Transactions |work=Baltimore Sun |page=46 |date=April 18, 1993 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He was added to Team USA for the 1994 Winter Olympics.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/107362021/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22 |title=LeBlanc ready for Olympics challenge |work=Indianapolis Star |page=14 |last=Bansch |first=John |date=October 4, 1993 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} He rejoined Team USA for the 1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/440617814/?match=1&terms=%22Jeff%20Lazaro%22 |title=Lopsided deal |work=The Boston Globe |last=Dupont |first=Kevin Paul |page=79 |date=April 24, 1994 |access-date=October 31, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
1985–86
| HS-MA | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1986–87 | HE | 38 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 38
| — | — | — | — | — |
1987–88
| University of New Hampshire | HE | 30 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 48
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1988–89 | University of New Hampshire | HE | 31 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 38
| — | — | — | — | — |
1989–90
| University of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 34
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1990–91 | NHL | 49 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 67
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 |
1990–91
| AHL | 26 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 31
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1991–92
| Maine Mariners | AHL | 21 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 32
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1992–93 | NHL | 26 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16
| — | — | — | — | — |
1992–93
| AHL | 27 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 49
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1993–94 | Intl | 43 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 57
| — | — | — | — | — |
1993–94
| AHL | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1994–95 | EC Graz | AUT | 43 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 57
| — | — | — | — | — |
1995–96
| DEL | 49 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 85
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1996–97 | EC Ratingen | DEL | 46 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 75
| — | — | — | — | — |
1997–98
| ECHL | 70 | 37 | 64 | 101 | 151
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
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| 1997–98 | AHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
1998–99
| New Orleans Brass | ECHL | 52 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 81
| 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 14 |
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| 1998–99 | AHL | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
1999–00
| New Orleans Brass | ECHL | 70 | 24 | 56 | 80 | 109
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2000–01 | New Orleans Brass | ECHL | 58 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 103
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2001–02
| New Orleans Brass | ECHL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | ECHL totals ! 261 !! 112 !! 195 !! 307 !! 452 ! 22 !! 12 !! 12 !! 24 !! 28 | ||||||||
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 102 !! 14 !! 23 !! 37 !! 114 ! 28 !! 3 !! 3 !! 6 !! 32 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
1993
| WC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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| 1994 | United States | OLY | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
1994
| United States | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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! colspan=3 | Senior totals ! 12 !! 4 !! 2 !! 6 !! 16 |
Notes
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Citations
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Sources
- {{cite book |last=MacGregor |first=Roy |date=1993 |title=Road Games: A Year in the Life of the NHL |publisher=MacFarlane Walter & Ross |location=Toronto |isbn=0-921912-70-6}}
External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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