Alexandre Lavoie (born November 17, 1992) is a Canadian professional

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player. He is currently playing with

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of the ICE Hockey League.

Playing career

Lavoie started playing in

Chicoutimi Saguenéens The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a Canadian junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based in Chicoutimi, Quebec, and owned by the City of Saguenay. The team plays its home games at th ...

in the

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(QMJHL) from 2008 to 2011 followed by a season in the same league's Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and one more season in the league's

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. He then moved to play on the

Allen Americans The Allen Americans are a professional ice hockey team headquartered at the Allen Event Center, Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, which currently plays in the ECHL. The team was founded in 2009–10 CHL season, 2009 in the Centr ...

in the

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(CHL) for two seasons including a loan assignment to

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club, the

Oklahoma City Barons The Oklahoma City Barons were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team's first season was 2010–11 AHL season, 2010–11. They played their home games at the Cox Convention Center, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ...

. Lavoie was voted Best of the "Best Rookie of the Year" in 2014. After 7 games with the Barons, he returned to the Allen Americans to help capture the Ray Miron Cup. On August 1, 2014, Lavoie opted to move to the ECHL, signing a one-year deal with the

Florida Everblades The Florida Everblades are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Estero, Florida, in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan area. They play in the ECHL and are affiliat ...

. In the 2014–15 season, Lavoie was the main offensive threat for the Everblades, registering 57 points in 67 games. On September 23, 2015, Lavoie's rights were traded to the

Indy Fuel The Indy Fuel are a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL that began play in the 2014–15 season. Based in Fishers, Indiana, the Fuel play their home games at the Fishers Event Center, after having started play at the Indiana Farmers ...

. He signed a one-year contract with the club to remain in the ECHL. In 71 games with the Fuel, Lavoie was amongst the team's offensive leaders with 38 assists and 54 points. As a free agent in the following off-season, Lavoie opted to sign abroad in Sweden, agreeing to a one-year deal with second-tier club, BIK Karlskoga of the HockeyAllsvenskan on August 24, 2016. After four European seasons, Lavoie opted to return to North America during the

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, he agreed to a contract to resume his career in the ECHL with former club, the Allen Americans on November 4, 2020. He added 6 assists through 12 games in the 2020–21 season before ending his contract after securing a contract in Sweden with second-tier club, HC Vita Hästen of the Allsvenskan on January 26, 2021.

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* 1992 births Living people Allen Americans players Canadian ice hockey centres Cape Breton Screaming Eagles players Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players Florida Everblades players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Frisk Asker Ishockey players Indy Fuel players KalPa players Oklahoma City Barons players People from Anjou, Quebec Quebec Amateur Athletic Association players Rimouski Océanic players Ice hockey people from Montreal Timrå IK players HC TWK Innsbruck players HC Vita Hästen players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1990s-stub