Kevin LaVallee

For other people named Kevin LaVallee, see Kevin LaVallee (disambiguation).

Kevin A. LaVallee (born September 16, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League with four teams from 1980 to 1987. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1980 to 1996, was mainly spent in Europe.

Kevin LaVallee
Born	(1961-09-16) September 16, 1961 (age 63) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Calgary Flames Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins Innsbrucker EV HC Ambri-Piotta SC Bern HC Milan HC Ajoie EC Ratingen Düsseldorfer EG EC Hannover HC Davos
NHL draft	32nd overall, 1980 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1980–1996

NHL

LaVallee started his NHL career with the Calgary Flames in 1980. He also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. LaVallee played the last of his 398 NHL games (including playoffs) with the Penguins during the 1986–87 NHL season.

Europe

Following his NHL career, LaVallee played another nine seasons in various European leagues. He was with Innsbruck EV in Austria from 1987–88 until midway through 1989–90. He played for SC Bern for the remainder of that season. In 1990–91 He moved to Italy playing for HC Milano in 1991–92 he played for a different team in Milan. In 1992–93 He joined the Ayr Raiders of the BHL. Later that season he moved to EC Ratingen in Germany. He moved again during the 1992–93 season, this time to Ajoie in the Swiss National League A (NLA). In 1993–94 he went back to Germany with Düsseldorfer EG. He moved with the team in 1994–95 to the newly created Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). In 1995–96 He started the season playing for the DEL's EC Hannover before returning to Switzerland and playing for HC Davos in the NLA.

LaVallee retired from professional hockey following the 1995–96 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	Sudbury Wolves U18	GNML		30	45	48	93	10		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Brantford Alexanders	OMJHL		66	27	23	50	30		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Brantford Alexanders	OMJHL		65	65	70	135	50		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Calgary Flames	NHL		77	15	20	35	16		8	2	3	5	4
1981–82	Calgary Flames	NHL		75	32	29	61	30		3	0	0	0	7
1982–83	Calgary Flames	NHL		60	19	16	35	17		8	1	3	4	4
1982–83	Colorado Flames	CHL		5	5	4	9	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		19	3	3	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		47	29	23	52	25		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	St. Louis Blues	NHL		38	15	17	32	8		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	St. Louis Blues	NHL		64	18	20	38	8		13	2	2	4	6
1986–87	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		33	8	20	28	4		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Innsbruck EV	AUT		34	39	33	72	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	HC Ambri-Piotta	NLA		3	3	1	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Innsbruck EV	AUT		40	45	47	92	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Innsbruck EV	AUT		33	43	42	34	—		—	—	—	—
1989–90	SC Bern	NLA		—	—	—	—	—		7	5	5	10	0
1990–91	HC Milan	ITA		36	33	50	83	16		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	HC Milan	ITA		16	15	17	32	4		12	5	7	12	7
1991–92	HC Milan	ALP		10	7	9	16	4		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Ratingen EC	GER		10	6	12	18	2		3	0	1	1	0
1992–93	Ajoie	NLA		9	3	7	10	27		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Düsseldorfer EG	GER		44	19	19	38	33		12	2	8	10	8
1994–95	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL		39	14	24	38	26		10	8	5	13	0
1995–96	Hannover EC	DEL		23	16	20	36	22		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HC Davos	NLA		18	8	10	18	6		3	1	1	2	2
NHL Totals				366	110	125	235	85		32	5	8	13	21

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database