Roger Lafreniere

Roger Joseph Lafrenière (July 24, 1942 — June 22, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 13 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues between 1963 and 1972. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1962 to 1976, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. He won the CAHA's Memorial Cup in 1962 with the Hamilton Red Wings of the OHA and the WHL's Lester Patrick Cup in 1972 with the Denver Spurs.

Lafrenière was the father of NHL player Jason Lafreniere.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1961–62 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 48 4 19 23 76 10 2 4 6 15 1961–62 Hamilton Red Wings M-Cup — — — — — 14 0 8 8 16 1962–63 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 65 2 14 16 123 — — — — — 1962–63 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1963–64 Cincinnati Wings CPHL 66 3 24 27 112 — — — — — 1964–65 Memphis Wings CPHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Providence Reds AHL 57 4 13 17 96 — — — — — 1965–66 Buffalo Bisons AHL 72 1 16 17 76 — — — — — 1966–67 Buffalo Bisons AHL 71 2 16 18 72 — — — — — 1967–68 Buffalo Bisons AHL 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1967–68 Omaha Knights CPHL 65 10 25 35 129 — — — — — 1968–69 Omaha Knights CHL 70 14 29 43 122 7 1 5 6 16 1969–70 Denver Spurs WHL 61 4 19 23 85 — — — — — 1970–71 Denver Spurs WHL 58 4 13 17 47 5 0 1 1 12 1971–72 Denver Spurs WHL 71 10 24 34 87 9 0 1 1 8 1972–73 Denver Spurs WHL 53 9 20 29 100 5 0 2 2 8 1972–73 St. Louis Blues NHL 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1973–74 San Diego Gulls WHL 70 9 14 23 75 4 1 0 1 0 1974–75 Roanoke Valley Rebels SHL 29 2 18 20 24 — — — — — 1975–76 EHC Basel NLB 13 4 8 12 42 — — — — — AHL totals 270 9 60 69 367 — — — — — WHL totals 313 36 90 126 394 23 1 4 5 28 NHL totals 13 0 0 0 4 — — — — —