Rick Lalonde (born February 19, 1955) is a

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

former professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

player who played in the

World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association () was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972–73 WHA season, 1972 to 1978–79 WHA season, 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (N ...

(WHA). Lalonde played two games with the

San Diego Mariners The San Diego Mariners were a professional ice hockey team based in San Diego, California, that competed in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The team played its home games at the San Diego Sports Arena. Previous to being in San Diego, the tea ...

during the

1975–76 WHA season The 1975–76 WHA season was the fourth season of the World Hockey Association. After the Baltimore Blades and Chicago Cougars folded, the league stayed at 14 teams by adding the Cincinnati Stingers and Denver Spurs. In addition, the Vancouver ...

. He was drafted by the Mariners in the seventh round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. As a youth, he and teammates

Rychard Campeau Rychard Campeau (born April 9, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Early life Campeau was born in Montreal. As a youth, he and teammates Rick Lalonde and Denis Meloche played in the 1963 and 1964 Quebec Internation ...

and Denis Meloche played in the 1963 and 1964

Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament () is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, and give an opportunity for international competition to p ...

s with

minor ice hockey Minor ice hockey or minor hockey is an umbrella term for amateur ice hockey which is played below the junior age level. Players are classified by age, with each age group playing in its own league. The rules, especially as it relates to body c ...

teams in

Ville-Émard Ville-Émard () is a neighbourhood located in the Le Sud-Ouest, Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Geography This neighbourhood is bordered by the Canal de l'Aqueduc, Aqueduct Canal to the east as far north as Desmarchais Boulevard wh ...

and

Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec Saint-Jean-de-Matha () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality located within the Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, in the Lanaudière region. History The territory was once part of the Seigneurial system of New France, s ...

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* 1955 births Living people Calgary Centennials players Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Ottawa San Diego Mariners draft picks San Diego Mariners players Tidewater Sharks players Winston-Salem Polar Twins (SHL) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub