Darryl Laplante

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Position	Center
Shot	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg)
Pro Clubs	Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	Canada
Born	March 28, 1977, Calgary, AB, CAN
NHL Draft	58th overall, 1995 Detroit Red Wings
Pro Career	1997 – 2004

Darryl Laplante (born March 28, 1977 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey center. He was drafted in the third round, 58th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.

After three seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Laplante made his professional debut with Red Wings' AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings in the 1997-98 season. He also appeared in two NHL games with Detroit that season.

Laplante spent the next two seasons in the Red Wings organization. He then was selected in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft by the Minnesota Wild. He never appeared in a game with the Wild, however, spending the 2000-01 season with the Wild's International Hockey League affiliate, the Cleveland Lumberjacks.

During the 2001-02 season, Laplante was traded to the Boston Bruins organization for Greg Crozier. He finished the season with Boston's AHL team, the Providence Bruins. He then spent three seasons in the ECHL, with his most recent professional season being 2003-04 with the Reading Royals.