Richard Jacques LaFerrière (born January 3, 1961) is a

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former professional

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. His only

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appearance came on February 23, 1982 when he was called in to relieve

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of goaltending duties at start of the third period in a game against the

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. LaFerrière was member of the

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( CHL) team that suspended operations on February 16, 1984, playing only road games for final six weeks of 1983-84 season. Despite this adversity, the team went on to win the league's championship. After retiring from professional hockey, he went into the real estate business, and joined Chay Realty

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office in

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Playing career

LaFerrière was born in

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. LaFerrière played four seasons (1978–1981) in the

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with the

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and the

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. LaFerrière was drafted in the fourth round, 64th overall, of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the

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. LaFerrière began his professional career in the CHL with the

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, gaining 8 wins in 37 games played during the 1981-82 season. He played in one NHL game during the

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. He played two seasons in the IHL with the

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, before concluding his playing career in the CHL with the

who he joined at the end of the 1983-84 season. In the 1983-84 playoffs, LaFerrière played in one game, supporting his team's win of the CHL Championship and the Adams Cup.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Honours and awards

* 1979

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(Peterborough) * 1979-80 OMJHL All-Star Second Team * 1979-80 OMJHL Goals-Against Average Leader (3.27 GAA) * 1979-80 OMJHL

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(Lowest Team GAA) (co-winner with Terry Wright) * 1980 World Junior Championships (fifth place) * 1980 Memorial Cup (Peterborough) * 1980 Memorial Cup Wins Leader (3 wins) * 1980

Hap Emms Memorial Trophy The Hap Emms Memorial Trophy is awarded to the outstanding goaltender at the Memorial Cup of the Canadian Hockey League. The award is named after Leighton "Hap" Emms, a former NHL player, who had a 33 year presence in the Ontario Hockey Associ ...

(Outstanding Goalie) * 1980 Memorial Cup All-Star First Team *1984 CHL Championship (Adams Cup) as a member of the

team coached by Tom Webster.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laferriere, Rick 1961 births Living people Brantford Alexanders players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks Colorado Rockies (NHL) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Fort Worth Texans players Franco-Ontarian people Ice hockey people from Ontario Muskegon Mohawks players People from Hawkesbury, Ontario Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players