Mike Lalor

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United StatesUnited States  Mike Lalor Ice hockey player
Date of birth March 8, 1963
place of birth Buffalo , New York , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 91 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1981-1983 Brantford Alexander
1983-1984 Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1984-1985 Canadiens de Sherbrooke
1985-1989 Canadiens de Montréal
1989-1990 St. Louis Blues
1990-1992 Washington Capitals
1992-1993 Winnipeg Jets
1993-1994 San Jose Sharks
1994-1997 Dallas Stars

John Michael "Mike" Lalor (born March 8, 1963 in Buffalo , New York ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 779 games for the Canadiens de Montréal , St. Louis Blues in the course of his active career between 1981 and 1997 , Washington Capitals , Winnipeg Jets , San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Lalor celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Canadiens de Montréal, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1986 .

Career

Lalor initially played two years from 1981 to 1983 with the Brantford Alexanders in the Ontario Hockey League . Despite a successful last season in the OHL with 40 points in 65 games, the defender was not selected in any of the NHL Entry Drafts .

Thus, in September 1983, he signed an undrafted and free agent contract with the Canadiens de Montréal from the National Hockey League , who initially used him in their farm teams in the American Hockey League . There he won the Calder Cup , the championship of the AHL, with the Canadiens de Sherbrooke at the end of the 1984/85 season . For the 1985/86 NHL , the American made the leap into the Canadiens de Montréal squad and won the Stanley Cup with the team at the end of the season . Lalor then stayed in Montreal for three more years before being transferred to the St. Louis Blues in January 1989 . Within a short time further changes to the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets followed , although he had been able to earn a regular place with all teams. For the 1993/94 season he signed a contract with the San Jose Sharks as a free agent . There Lalor could not establish himself permanently in the regular squad for the first time and was given up to the Dallas Stars after only 23 appearances in March 1994 with Doug Zmolek . In return, the Swede Ulf Dahlén moved to San Jose. After initial injury problems in Dallas, he played there until the end of the 1996/97 season before ending his career after 687 games. His personal best NHL season he had in the 1988/89 season in the jersey of the Canadiens de Montréal and St. Louis Blues, when he was able to score 20 points in a total of 48 games.

International

Lalor, who gives Fort Erie in Canada as his hometown , but was born in Buffalo , USA , took part in the 1996 World Cup with the US national team. He won the bronze medal with the team.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1981/82 Brantford Alexander OHL 64 3 13 16 114 11 0 6th 6th 11
1982/83 Brantford Alexander OHL 65 10 30th 40 113 8th 1 3 4th 20th
1983/84 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 67 5 11 16 80 12 0 2 2 13
1984/85 Canadiens de Sherbrooke AHL 79 9 23 32 114 17th 3 5 8th 36
1985/86 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 62 3 5 8th 56 17th 1 2 3 29
1986/87 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 57 0 10 10 47 13 2 1 3 29
1987/88 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 66 1 10 11 113 11 0 0 0 11
1988/89 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 12 1 4th 5 15th - - - - -
1988/89 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 1 14th 15th 54 10 1 1 2 14th
1989/90 St. Louis Blues NHL 78 0 16 16 81 12 0 2 2 31
1990/91 Washington Capitals NHL 68 1 5 6th 61 10 1 2 3 22nd
1991/92 Washington Capitals NHL 64 5 7th 12 64 - - - - -
1991/92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 15th 2 3 5 14th 7th 0 0 0 19th
1992/93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 64 1 8th 9 76 4th 0 2 2 4th
1993/94 San Jose Sharks NHL 23 0 2 2 8th - - - - -
1993/94 Dallas Stars NHL 12 0 1 1 6th 5 0 0 0 6th
1994/95 Dallas Stars NHL 12 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 2
1994/95 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 5 0 1 1 11 - - - - -
1995/96 Dallas Stars NHL 63 1 2 3 31 - - - - -
1995/96 San Francisco Spiders IHL 12 2 2 4th 6th - - - - -
1996/97 Dallas Stars NHL 55 1 1 2 42 - - - - -
OHL total 129 13 43 56 227 19th 1 9 10 31
AHL total 146 14th 34 48 194 29 3 7th 10 49
IHL total 17th 2 3 5 17th - - - - -
NHL overall 687 17th 88 105 677 92 5 10 15th 167

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1996 United States WM 3rd place, bronze 8th 0 0 0 4th
Men overall 8th 0 0 0 4th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Lalor, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lalor, John Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo , New York , USA