# Eric Lavigne

Eric T. Lavigne (born November 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1994–95 season, on February 20, 1995 against the Vancouver Canucks. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2009, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

## Biography

Lavigne was born in Victoriaville, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1985 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Beauport, Quebec City.
Lavigne was selected in the 2nd round (25th overall) in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals.He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1994–95 NHL season. He also played in the International Hockey League, the American Hockey League, and later in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1988–89 | Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 39 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 95 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| 1989–90 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 69 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 203 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 1990–91 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 66 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 153 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 1991–92 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 46 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 1992–93 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 59 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 223 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 47 |
| 1993–94 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 69 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1995–96 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 72 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1996–97 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 1997–98 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
| 1998–99 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 66 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Nottingham Panthers | BISL | 44 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 168 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2001–02 | Hull Thunder | BNL | 42 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 163 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2002–03 | Hull Thunder | BNL | 24 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Prolab de Thetford Mines | QSPHL | 17 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 75 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 96 |
| 2003–04 | Prolab de Thetford Mines | QSPHL | 43 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 227 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 47 |
| 2004–05 | Prolab de Thetford Mines | LNAH | 51 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Prolab de Thetford Mines | LNAH | 48 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | CRS Express de Saint-Georges | LNAH | 41 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Isothermic de Thetford Mines | LNAH | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Radio X de Québec | LNAH | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Poutrelles Delta de Sainte-Marie | LNAH | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Beauceville Rene Bernard | LHBBF | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 251 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 798 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 70 |
| QSPHL/LNAH totals | QSPHL/LNAH totals | QSPHL/LNAH totals | 271 | 29 | 82 | 111 | 830 | 37 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 143 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |