John Laliberte

John Laliberte (born August 5, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey Winger. He most notably played for EHC Wolfsburg and ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 4th round (114th overall) of the 2002 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Laliberte played collegiate hockey for the Boston University Terriers of the Hockey East.

Unsigned from the Canucks, Laliberte played in the American Hockey League with the Worcester Sharks and Milwaukee Admirals before pursuing a European career. After a season in Denmark playing for the Odense Bulldogs of the then AL-Bank Ligaen, Laliberte transferred to the German DEL, signing with the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg.

After three seasons with the Grizzlys, Laliberte signed a contract with fellow German club, ERC Ingolstadt on May 18, 2012. During the 2013–14 season, on December 14, 2013, Laliberte was signed to a three-year contract extension to remain in Ingolstadt.

Laliberte, who agreed on another one-year contract in Ingolstadt until 2018, has been named twice as captain of the team. Due to his constance in scoring, Laliberte has become one of the topscorers of ERC Ingolstadt's history.

At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Laliberte opted to end his contract early and announce his retirement from professional hockey after 12 seasons.

Personal Laliberte and his wife, Candice, have two children. He lives in Portland, Maine and accepted a new career in a property development post playing career.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Exeter Snow Devils EJHL 53 33 42 75 42 — — — — — 2001–02 New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs EJHL 35 39 44 83 60 — — — — — 2002–03 Boston University HE 26 5 6 11 12 — — — — — 2003–04 Boston University HE 35 5 11 16 20 — — — — — 2004–05 Boston University HE 40 12 18 30 45 — — — — — 2005–06 Boston University HE 33 11 21 32 28 — — — — — 2006–07 Trenton Titans ECHL 30 14 13 27 26 — — — — — 2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL 9 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2006–07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 27 3 7 10 4 4 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Augusta Lynx ECHL 29 15 13 28 37 — — — — — 2007–08 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 43 4 10 14 25 6 1 0 1 4 2008–09 Odense Bulldogs DEN 44 29 28 57 50 11 8 7 15 8 2009–10 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 56 28 29 57 22 7 4 3 7 8 2010–11 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 48 21 27 48 69 9 5 6 11 12 2011–12 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 52 17 31 48 34 3 1 0 1 4 2012–13 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 48 19 20 39 36 6 0 2 2 6 2013–14 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 49 22 19 41 53 21 7 8 15 14 2014–15 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 40 22 8 30 60 18 6 5 11 14 2015–16 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 46 16 26 42 63 2 1 0 1 0 2016–17 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 24 13 15 28 18 2 1 1 2 8 2017–18 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 13 17 30 48 5 2 5 7 2 AHL totals 79 7 18 25 31 10 1 0 1 4 DEL totals 415 171 192 363 403 73 27 30 57 68