Henri-André Laperrière

Henri-André Laperrière (June 12, 1925 – March 8, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He was a member of the Ottawa RCAF Flyers team that won the gold medal in ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics. As a member of the RCAF Flyers, Laperrière was inducted into the Canadian Forces Sports Hall of Fame in 1971, and into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2008.

Playing career Henri-André Laperrière was born in Montreal on June 12, 1925, the son of a local streetcar operator. Laperrière played junior ice hockey for the Verdun Terriers in the 1944–45 season. He played for the Montreal Carabins men's ice hockey team while attending the Université de Montréal from 1945 to 1950. Laperrière was instated as a private in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He played in eight matches and scored one goal at the Olympics. During the final eight seconds of the last game against Sweden, he replaced the goaltender Murray Dowey who received a penalty. The RCAF Flyers won the game by a 3–1 score, and won the Olympic gold medal in ice hockey. In 2001, the Canadian Forces selected the 1948 Ottawa RCAF Flyers team as Canada's greatest military athletes of the 20th century.

Laperrière died in Montreal on March 8, 2015.