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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bob Laforest
Selected in
fifth round
No. 87 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born
May 19, 1963
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
North Bay (OHL)
Birthplace:
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Welland, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Welland | Jr. B |
43 | 30 |
32 | 62 |
6 | | 1980-81 |
Niagara Falls | OHL |
47 | 10 |
6 | 16 |
21 | | 1981-82 |
Niagara Falls | OHL |
66 | 31 |
40 | 71 |
40 | | 1982-83 |
North Bay | OHL |
65 | 58 |
38 | 96 |
32 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Star Game: 1983 (North Bay)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1981 or 1982 NHL drafts despite being
eligible both years. ... Niagara Falls' second of two third-round picks,
No. 32 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. ... Was on Niagara Falls team that
moved to North Bay prior to 1982-83 season. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1983 (Minnesota at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 10 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1983 |
Los Angeles | 5 |
1 | 0 |
1 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal, which was also
the first of Los Angeles' 1983-84 season, beat Minnesota goaltender Gilles
Meloche at 2:05 of the first period, giving Kings a 1-0 lead in a game that
ended in 3-3 tie. It was Laforest's only NHL goal. ... Traded by Los Angeles
to Boston in exchange for Marco Baron on Jan. 3, 1984, but never played for
parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
New Haven, Hershey (AHL); Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Milwaukee (IHL); Dundas
(OHA Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Returned to his hometown of
Welland, Ontario, after his retirement and became a real estate agent,
working as a sales representative with Re/Max Welland Realty Ltd.
Personal: Full name is Robert
Laforest. ... Also known as Bobby Laforest during his playing days. ...
Younger brother of former NHL goalie Mark Laforest. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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