Kane Lafranchise

Kane Lafranchise
Born	(1988-05-27) May 27, 1988 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Professional ice hockey defenseman (retired)
Years active	2011–2018

Kane Lafranchise (born May 27, 1988) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman.

Playing career

Lafranchise competed in NCAA hockey representing the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves before embarking on his professional journey by signing with the ECHL's Alaska Aces on February 11, 2011. He later earned a one-year contract in the AHL with the Utica Comets on July 11, 2014.

Remaining in the American Hockey League, Lafranchise agreed to a one-year contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the New York Islanders' affiliate, on July 2, 2015. During the 2016–17 campaign, he achieved personal bests by tallying 5 goals, 16 assists, and a total of 21 points across 67 games.

On July 2, 2017, he signed his inaugural NHL contract—a one-year, two-way agreement with the Islanders. Lafranchise officially retired from professional hockey on September 10, 2018.

Personal life

In 2012, Lafranchise was declared the winner of The Hockey News "Name of the Year Tournament," narrowly defeating Boston Bruins draft selection Wacey Rabbit.

Career statistics

"|2013–14 ECHL season " "|Alaska Aces " "|ECHL " "|14 " "|3 " "|3 " "|6 " "|6 " "|15 " "|1 " "|10 " "|11 " "|4 " "|2014–15 AHL season " "|Utica Comets " "|AHL " "|27 " "|2 " "|8 " "|10 " "|4 " "|— " "|— " "|— " "|— " "|— " "|2014–15 ECHL season " "|Kalamazoo Wings " "|ECHL " "|24 " "|0 " "|16 " "|16 " "|0 " "|4 " "|0 " "|2 " "|2 " ("|0 ") ("|2015–16 ECHL season ") ("|Missouri Mavericks ") ("|ECHL ") ("|37 ") ("|4 ") ("|13 ") ("|17 ") ("|12 ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|2015–16 AHL season ") ("|Bridgeport Sound Tigers ") ("|AHL ") ("|33 ") ("|1 ") ("|14 ") ("|15 ") ("|6 ") ("|3 ") ("|0 ") ("|1 ") ("|1 ") ("|2 ") ("|2016–17 AHL season ") ("|Bridgeport Sound Tigers ") ("|AHL ") ("|67 ") ("|5 ") ("|16 ") ("|21 ") ("|28 ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|2017–18 AHL season ") ("|Bridgeport Sound Tigers ") ("|AHL ") ("|64 ") ("|2 ") ("|16 ") ("|18 ") ("|14 ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("|— ") ("! colspan=3 | AHL totals") ("!235") ("!10") ("!67") ("!77") ("!54") ("!7") ("!1") ("!1") ("!2") ("!4")

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Edmonton Canadians	AMHL		35	6	9	15	12		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Edmonton Canadians	AMHL		31	6	14	20	50		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHL		60	7	13	20	16		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHL		58	12	23	35	55		10	1	3	4	0
2007–08	U. of Alaska-Anchorage	WCHA		33	3	5	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	U. of Alaska-Anchorage	WCHA		31	3	7	10	25		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	U. of Alaska-Anchorage	WCHA		33	3	12	"15"	"30"		"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
"2010–11 ECHL season"	"Alaska Aces"	"ECHL"		"22"	"0"	"5"	"5"	"6"		"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
"2011–12 ECHL season"	"Alaska Aces"	"ECHL"		"69"	"3"	"31"	"34"	"20"		"10"	"1"	"4"	"5"	"4"
"2012–13 ECHL season"	"Alaska Aces"	"ECHL"		"52"	"5"	"28"	"33"	"18"		"11"	"0"	"6"	"6"	"2"
"2012–13 AHL season"	"Oklahoma City Barons"	"American Hockey League (AHL)"		"9"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"		"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
"2012–13"	"Houston Aeros"	"AHL"		"1"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"		"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
"2013–14 AHL season"	"Abbotsford Heat"	"AHL"		"34"	"0"	"13"	'13'	'2'		'4'	'1'	'0'	'1'	'2'