Jerry Lafond

Jerry Lafond is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for North Dakota. North Dakota escaped an unenviable draw in the conference first round and pushed a tough Denver team into overtime, but lost the match 3–4.

Lafond was named team co-captain for his senior season and the Fighting Sioux ended atop the WCHA once again. Lafond was named to both the All-WCHA First Team and the All-American team. With the team being the lowest-scoring team in the conference (106 goals in 29 games), North Dakota was highly dependent on Lafond and the defensive corps holding opposing attackers at bay. After winning both games in the WCHA Tournament North Dakota won its first ever conference championship, sharing the crown with Michigan State. UND was placed opposite ECAC Hockey champion Cornell and the offensive troubles continued, UND was unable to score a single goal on Ken Dryden and, despite a valiant effort by Lafond et al., the single goal North Dakota allowed was one too many. The team finished the tournament in fourth place after a dismal effort against MSU.

Lafond continued his playing career after graduating and moved east. He played two seasons as a professional with the Providence Reds, then two more seasons as an amateur, first with the Denver Spurs and then in his home town with the Dawson Creek Canucks.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1964–65 North Dakota WCHA 331131420————— 1965–66 North Dakota WCHA 28712190————— 1966–67 North Dakota WCHA 295101526————— 1967–68 Providence Reds AHL 56023232480112 1968–69 Providence Reds AHL 60110111490002 1969–70 Denver Spurs WHL 718142226————— 1970–71 Dawson Creek Canucks CarHL —————————— NCAA totals 90 13 35 48 46 — — — — — AHL totals 116 1 33 34 38 17 0 1 1 4

Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1966–67 AHCA West All-American 1966–67