Dominic Lavoie

Dominic Lavoie
Born	(1967-11-21) November 21, 1967 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	St. Louis Blues Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings
National team	Austria
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1987–2004 2010–2011

Joseph Gilles Dominic Lavoie (born November 21, 1967) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey player. Lavoie played 38 games in the National Hockey League between 1988 and 1994 for the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings. He scored five goals and thirteen points, collecting 32 penalty minutes. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 2004 and briefly from 2010 to 2011, was mainly spent in the International Hockey League and later in Austria and Germany. Internationally Lavoie, who became a naturalized Austrian citizen, represented the Austrian national team at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, as well as at four World Championships.

Biography

As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Richelieu, Quebec.

The Montreal native played junior with the QMJHL's St-Jean Castors. He was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues and was a part-time skater for four years. He spent most of his time with the IHL's Peoria Rivermen where he contributed to a Turner Cup championship in 1991. Lavoie was one of the best offensive blueliners in the league with four straight years of at least 40 points and selection to the first and second all-star teams once each.

He also toiled briefly for the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, and L.A. Kings (where his only 3 goals were in a hat trick versus the Detroit Red wings In A 10-3 Victory in October 1993) before heading to Europe. Beginning in 1994–95 he played five years with VEU Feldkirch of the Austrian League then signed with Germany's Hannover in 1999. Lavoie also lent his expertise to the Austrian team at the 1999 and 2000 World Championships and he finished the 7th best scorer during the 1998 Olympics in Nagano.

Lavoie is now retired and resides in El Dorado Hills, California, and has four children.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Saint-Jean Castors	QMJHL		30	1	1	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Saint-Jean Castors	QMJHL		70	12	37	49	99		10	2	3	5	20
1986–87	Saint-Jean Castors	QMJHL		64	12	42	54	97		8	2	7	9	2
1987–88	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		65	7	26	33	54		7	2	2	4	8
1988–89	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		69	11	31	42	98		4	0	0	0	4
1989–90	St. Louis Blues	NHL		13	1	1	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		69	11	31	42	98		5	2	2	4	16
1990–91	St. Louis Blues	NHL		6	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		46	15	25	40	72		16	5	7	12	22
1991–92	St. Louis Blues	NHL		6	0	1	1	10		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		58	20	32	52	87		10	3	4	7	12
1992–93	Ottawa Senators	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	New Haven Senators	AHL		14	2	7	9	14		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Boston Bruins	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Providence Bruins	AHL		53	16	27	43	62		6	1	2	3	24
1993–94	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		8	3	3	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		58	20	33	53	70		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	San Diego Gulls	IHL		9	2	2	4	12		8	1	0	1	20
1994–95	VEU Feldkirch	AL		17	9	15	24	30		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	VEU Feldkirch	AUT		28	12	13	25	79		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	VEU Feldkirch	AL		8	5	7	12	14		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	VEU Feldkirch	AUT		35	20	33	53	75		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	VEU Feldkirch	AL		43	18	29	47	46		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	VEU Feldkirch	AUT		11	2	4	6	29		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	VEU Feldkirch	AL		21	8	8	16	12		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	VEU Feldkirch	AUT		15	5	6	11	16		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	VEU Feldkirch	AL		32	14	14	28	18		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	VEU Feldkirch	AUT		17	2	9	11	22		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		55	19	21	40	120		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		59	8	24	32	86		6	3	0	3	12
2001–02	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		57	12	27	39	56		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	VEU Feldkirch	AUT		42	12	30	42	74		3	0	1	1	4
2003–04	VEU Feldkirch	AUT		40	2	9	11	40		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	VEU Feldkirch	AUT-2		3	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				363	94	172	266	425		50	13	15	28	82
AUT totals				188	55	104	159	335		3	0	1	1	4
NHL totals				38	5	8	13	32		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Austria	OG		4	5	1	6	8
1999	Austria	WC		6	2	0	2	8
2000	Austria	WC		6	0	1	1	12
2001	Austria	OGQ		3	0	1	1	10
2001	Austria	WC		6	0	0	0	14
2002	Austria	OG		4	0	1	1	2
2002	Austria	WC		6	1	4	5	12
Senior totals				35	8	8	16	66

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database