Christian Laflamme

Christian Lucien Laflamme (born November 24, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League between 1996 and 2004.

Biography As a youth, Laflamme played in the 1989 and 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Rive-Sud. Laflamme was selected in the second round of the 1995 NHL entry draft, 45th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks, after a successful junior career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Laflamme started his NHL career with the Blackhawks before being dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in a trade that saw Boris Mironov join the Blackhawks. Laflamme spent less than a calendar year in Edmonton before being traded to the Montreal Canadiens. After two seasons in Montreal with limited playing time, Laflamme signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues, where he split time between the NHL and the American Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Saine-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 42 5 27 32 100 8 1 2 3 14 1992–93 Verdun Collège Français QMJHL 69 2 17 19 72 3 0 2 2 6 1993–94 Verdun Collège Français QMJHL 72 4 34 38 85 4 0 3 3 4 1994–95 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 67 6 41 47 82 8 1 4 5 6 1995–96 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 41 13 23 36 63 20 7 17 24 32 1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1996–97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 62 5 15 20 60 4 1 1 2 16 1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 72 0 11 11 59 — — — — — 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 62 2 11 13 70 — — — — — 1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 11 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 2 1999–00 Edmonton Oilers NHL 50 0 5 5 32 — — — — — 1999–00 Montreal Canadiens NHL 15 0 2 2 8 — — — — — 2000–01 Montreal Canadiens NHL 39 0 3 3 42 — — — — — 2001–02 St. Louis Blues NHL 8 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2001–02 Worcester IceCats AHL 62 2 17 19 52 — — — — — 2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 47 0 9 9 45 5 0 0 0 4 2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL 8 0 4 4 6 — — — — — 2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 16 0 1 1 20 — — — — — 2003–04 Worcester IceCats AHL 28 1 4 5 25 7 0 0 0 6 2004–05 Kassel Huskies DEL 43 4 12 16 96 — — — — — 2005–06 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 51 6 12 18 86 — — — — — 2006–07 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 50 5 16 21 172 13 0 5 5 28 2007–08 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 54 5 25 30 76 5 0 1 1 4 2008–09 Lois Jeans de Pont-Rouge LNAH 39 2 20 22 24 — — — — — 2009–10 Lois Jeans de Pont-Rouge LNAH 34 3 9 12 34 — — — — — NHL totals 324 2 45 47 282 9 0 1 1 6

Transactions 8 July 1995 - Laflamme drafted by Chicago. 20 March 1999 - Laflamme is dealt by Chicago, along with Daniel Cleary, Ethan Moreau and Chad Kilger to Edmonton in exchange for Boris Mironov, Dean McAmmond and Jonas Elofsson. 9 March 2000 - Laflamme is traded by Edmonton to Montreal, along with Matthieu Descoteaux in exchange for Igor Ulanov and Alain Nasreddine. 21 August 2001 - Laflamme signs with St. Louis.