Kane Lafranchise

Kane Lafranchise (born May 27, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
==Playing career==
Lafranchise played NCAA college hockey with the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey team. On February 11, 2011, the Alaska Aces of the ECHL signed Lafranchise to his first professional contract. On July 11, 2014, Lafranchise secured a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Utica Comets.
On July 2, 2015, Lafranchise continued his career in the AHL, signing a one-year deal with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, affiliate of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). In his second campaign with the Sound Tigers in 2016–17 season, he played his first full year in the AHL, setting career best marks with 5 goals, 16 assists and 21 points in 67 games.
On July 2, 2017, he was rewarded by signing his first NHL contract, in agreeing to a one-year, two-way deal with the Islanders.
On September 10, 2018, Lafranchise announced his retirement.
==Personal life==
Lafranchise was the winner of the 2012 The Hockey News "Name of the Year Tournament", with voters giving his name the edge over Boston Bruins' draft pick, Wacey Rabbit.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
2003–04 	Edmonton Canadians 	AMHL 		35 	6 	9 	15 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Edmonton Canadians 	AMHL 		31 	6 	14 	20 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Spruce Grove Saints 	AJHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Spruce Grove Saints 	AJHL 		60 	7 	13 	20 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Spruce Grove Saints 	AJHL 		58 	12 	23 	35 	55 		10 	1 	3 	4 	0
2007–08 	U. of Alaska-Anchorage 	WCHA 		33 	3 	5 	8 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	U. of Alaska-Anchorage 	WCHA 		31 	3 	7 	10 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	U. of Alaska-Anchorage 	WCHA 		33 	3 	12 	15 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		22 	0 	5 	5 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		69 	3 	31 	34 	20 		10 	1 	4 	5 	4
2012–13 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		52 	5 	28 	33 	18 		11 	0 	6 	6 	2
2012–13 	Oklahoma City Barons 	AHL 		9 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Abbotsford Heat 	AHL 		34 	0 	13 	13 	2 		4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2013–14 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		14 	3 	3 	6 	6 		15 	1 	10 	11 	4
2014–15 	Utica Comets 	AHL 		27 	2 	8 	10 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Kalamazoo Wings 	ECHL 		24 	0 	16 	16 	0 		4 	0 	2 	2 	0
2015–16 	Missouri Mavericks 	ECHL 		37 	4 	13 	17 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		33 	1 	14 	15 	6 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2
2016–17 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		67 	5 	16 	21 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		64 	2 	16 	18 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		235 	10 	67 	77 	54 		7 	1 	1 	2 	4
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Abbotsford Heat players
Category:Alaska Aces (ECHL) players
Category:Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey players
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Category:Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players
Category:Missouri Mavericks players
Category:Oklahoma City Barons players
Category:Spruce Grove Saints players
Category:Utica Comets players