Nathan LaFayette

Nathan LaFayette (born February 17, 1973) is a former ice hockey player in the NHL. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 3rd round (65th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings. He is best known as the player who hit the post in the final minutes of the 1994 finals between the Rangers and the Canucks in Game 7. He also tied his Vancouver Canuck teammate, Bret Hedican, for the +/- lead in the 1994 playoffs with a total of +13.
On April 10, 2008 he was interviewed on the Team1040 BMac & Rintoul sports radio morning show on the "Where are they now" feature. He states due to injuries, his career was cut short. He played 187 regular games and scored 9 points in 20 playoff games.
==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
1989-90 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 	 	53 	6 	8 	14 	14 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	0
1990-91 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 	 	35 	13 	13 	26 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990-91 	Cornwall Royals 	OHL 	 	28 	16 	22 	38 	25 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991-92 	Cornwall Royals 	OHL 	 	66 	28 	45 	73 	26 	 	6 	2 	5 	7 	16
1992-93 	Newmarket Royals 	OHL 	 	58 	49 	38 	87 	26 	 	7 	4 	6 	10 	19
1993-94 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 	 	27 	13 	11 	24 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993-94 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	38 	2 	3 	5 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993-94 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	11 	1 	1 	2 	4 	 	20 	2 	7 	9 	4
1994-95 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	27 	9 	9 	18 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994-95 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	27 	4 	4 	8 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994-95 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	12 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	8 	— 	— 	— 	2
1995-96 	Binghamton Rangers 	AHL 	 	57 	21 	27 	48 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995-96 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995-96 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	12 	2 	4 	6 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996-97 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	15 	1 	3 	4 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996-97 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 	 	31 	2 	5 	7 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996-97 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	26 	14 	11 	25 	18 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	2
1997-98 	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL 	 	28 	7 	8 	15 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997-98 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	34 	5 	3 	8 	32 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
1998-99 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	33 	2 	2 	4 	35 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998-99 	Long Beach Ice Dogs 	IHL 	 	41 	9 	13 	22 	24 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	8
1999–2000 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 	 	42 	7 	15 	22 	33 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
OHL totals	OHL totals 	OHL totals	 	240 	112 	126 	238 	101 	 	20 	6 	12 	18 	35
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	180 	58 	70 	128 	129 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	2
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals	 	99 	24 	29 	53 	60 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	8
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	187 	17 	20 	37 	103 	 	32 	2 	7 	9 	8
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
* All statistics are from hockeydb.com.
==Transactions==
March 21, 1994: Traded to Vancouver by St. Louis with Jeff Brown and Bret Hedican for Craig Janney, March 21, 1994.
April 7, 1995: Traded to New York Rangers by Vancouver for Corey Hirsch, April 7, 1995.
March 14, 1996: Traded to Los Angeles by NY Rangers with Ray Ferraro, Mattias Norstrom, Ian Laperriere and NY Rangers' 4th round choice (Sean Blanchard) in 1997 Entry Draft for Marty McSorley, Jari Kurri and Shane Churla, March 14, 1996.
==Awards==
===OHL===
Award 	Year
OHL CHL Scholastic Player of the Year	1991–92
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Retired in 2000
Category:Born in 1973
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Long Beach Ice Dogs players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Kingston Frontenacs alumni
Category:Cornwall Royals (OHL) alumni
Category:Newmarket Royals alumni
Category:Peoria Rivermen players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Binghamton Rangers players
Category:Fredericton Canadiens players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters