Shawn Lalonde

Shawn Lalonde
Born March 10, 1990 (1990-03-10) (age 22)
Orleans, ON, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft 68th overall, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2010–present

Shawn Lalonde (born March 14, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.

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Playing career

Lalonde was drafted 68th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Selected from junior team the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League, Lalonde signed a three-year entry level contract with Blackhawks on December 31, 2009.[1] In the 2009–10 season Shawn led the defense of the Bulls and finished first team scoring with 56 points in 58 games earning selection to the OHL Third All-Star Team.[2]

After finishing out of the OHL playoffs, Lalonde was re-assigned to the Blackhawks American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford Icehogs, on March 16, 2010.[3] Shawn scored his first professional goal with the Icehogs in a 4-3 victory over the Peoria Rivermen on March 26,[4] before appearing in 3 playoff games with the IceHogs.

On April 14, 2011, the Chicago Blackhawks recalled LaLonde to the NHL.[5]

Awards and honours

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Cumberland Barons ODMHL 60 18 36 54 98 — — — — —
2006–07 Belleville Bulls OHL 58 6 20 26 71 13 1 1 2 6
2007–08 Belleville Bulls OHL 66 9 22 31 67 21 2 7 9 25
2008–09 Belleville Bulls OHL 66 19 35 54 73 17 3 9 12 36
2009–10 Belleville Bulls OHL 58 13 43 56 87 — — — — —
2009–10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 8 1 1 2 11 3 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Rockford IceHogs AHL 73 5 27 32 76 — — — — —
AHL totals 81 6 28 34 87 3 0 0 0 2

References

  1. ^ "Blackhawks sign 2008 draft pick Lalonde". Chicago Blackhawks. 2009-12-31. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=511814. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
  2. ^ "Shawn Lalonde Named to OHL All-Star Third Team". oursportscentral.com. 2010-04-29. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4000848. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  3. ^ "Lalonde assigned to Rockford". Chicago Blackhawks. 2010-03-16. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=521553. Retrieved 2010-03-16. 
  4. ^ "Hogs beat Peoria 4-3 at home thanks to big second period". Rockford IceHogs. 2010-03-26. http://www.icehogs.com/news/index.html?article_id=2220. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  5. ^ Hawks' Bolland still out, won't play in Game 2 - Chicago Tribune

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