{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = John Laliberte | image = | caption = | image_size = 230px | played_for = Worcester Sharks<br>Milwaukee Admirals<br>Odense Bulldogs<br>EHC Wolfsburg<br>ERC Ingolstadt | position = Left wing | shoots = left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 190 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|08|05}} | birth_place = Saco, Maine, U.S. | draft = 114th overall | draft_team = Vancouver Canucks | draft_year = 2002 | career_start = 2006 | career_end = 2018 }}
'''John Laliberte''' (born August 5, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey Winger. He most notably played for EHC Wolfsburg and ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 4th round (114th overall) of the 2002 NHL entry draft.
==Playing career== Laliberte played collegiate hockey for the Boston University Terriers of the Hockey East.
Unsigned from the Canucks, Laliberte played in the American Hockey League with the Worcester Sharks and Milwaukee Admirals before pursuing a European career. After a season in Denmark playing for the Odense Bulldogs of the then AL-Bank Ligaen, Laliberte transferred to the German DEL, signing with the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ehc-wolfsburg.de/kader.html | title = Team roster in Wolfsburg 2011-12 | publisher = EHC Wolfsburg | date = 2012-04-03 | accessdate = 2012-04-03}}</ref>
After three seasons with the Grizzlys, Laliberte signed a contract with fellow German club, ERC Ingolstadt on May 18, 2012. During the 2013–14 season, on December 14, 2013, Laliberte was signed to a three-year contract extension to remain in Ingolstadt.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/ | title = Laliberte extends with ERC | publisher = ERC Ingolstadt | date = 2013-12-14 | accessdate = 2013-12-14 | language = German}}</ref>
Laliberte, who agreed on another one-year contract in Ingolstadt until 2018, has been named twice as captain of the team.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/en/pro/newsdetail?id=4797 | title = Our Captains | publisher = ERC Ingolstadt | date = 2017-09-07 | accessdate = 2017-10-06 | language = English}}</ref> Due to his constance in scoring, Laliberte has become one of the topscorers of ERC Ingolstadt's history.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/team_all-time_stats.php?team=445&alltime=TP&seasontype=totals | title = All-Time Statistics ERC Ingolstadt | publisher = ERC Ingolstadt | date = 2015-01-09 | accessdate = 2017-10-07 | language = English}}</ref>
At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Laliberte opted to end his contract early and announce his retirement from professional hockey after 12 seasons.<ref name = "retire">{{cite web| url = http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/profis/newsdetail?id=5189 | title = A big one is going | publisher = ERC Ingolstadt | date = 2018-05-08 | accessdate = 2018-05-08 | language = German}}</ref>
==Personal== Laliberte and his wife, Candice, have two children. He lives in Portland, Maine and accepted a new career in a property development post playing career.<ref name = "retire"/>
==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2000–01 | Exeter Snow Devils | EJHL | 53 || 33 || 42 || 75 || 42 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs | EJHL | 35 || 39 || 44 || 83 || 60 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2002–03 | Boston University | HE | 26 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 12 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Boston University | HE | 35 || 5 || 11 || 16 || 20 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2004–05 | Boston University | HE | 40 || 12 || 18 || 30 || 45 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Boston University | HE | 33 || 11 || 21 || 32 || 28 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2006–07 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 30 || 14 || 13 || 27 || 26 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 9 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2006–07 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 27 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 4 | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | Augusta Lynx | ECHL | 29 || 15 || 13 || 28 || 37 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2007–08 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 43 || 4 || 10 || 14 || 25 | 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 44 || 29 || 28 || 57 || 50 | 11 || 8 || 7 || 15 || 8 |- | 2009–10 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 56 || 28 || 29 || 57 || 22 | 7 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 48 || 21 || 27 || 48 || 69 | 9 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 12 |- | 2011–12 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 52 || 17 || 31 || 48 || 34 | 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 48 || 19 || 20 || 39 || 36 | 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6 |- | 2013–14 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 49 || 22 || 19 || 41 || 53 | 21 || 7 || 8 || 15 || 14 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 40 || 22 || 8 || 30 || 60 | 18 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 14 |- | 2015–16 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 46 || 16 || 26 || 42 || 63 | 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 24 || 13 || 15 || 28 || 18 | 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 8 |- | 2017–18 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 52 || 13 || 17 || 30 || 48 | 5 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 79 ! 7 ! 18 ! 25 ! 31 ! 10 ! 1 ! 0 ! 1 ! 4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | DEL totals ! 415 ! 171 ! 192 ! 363 ! 403 ! 73 ! 27 ! 30 ! 57 ! 68 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Ice hockey stats}}
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