Ian Laperriere News and Photos
April 2006
Avalanche 4 - Blackhawks 3
Ian Laperriere tallied 5 shots on goal, 2 hits and 2 blocked shots as Colorado came out on top over Chicago on April 3, 2006.
Avalanche 1 - Sharks 2
Colorado Avalanche right winger Ian Laperriere moves the puck around the net as San Jose Sharks defenseman Josh Gorges comes in to cover and goalie Vesa Toskala covers the crease during the third period of the Sharks' 2-1 victory in an NHL hockey game in Denver on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Avalanche 4 - Blues 2
Ian Laperriere - 1 Goal, Number 1 Star of the Game
Congratulations, Lappy!!
Ian scored his 20th goal of the season for the first time in his career as he deflected Kurt Sauer's shot from the slot past goalie Jason Bacashihua to break a 1-1 tie at 17:48 of the third period.
With this goal, he also became the first Avs player to reach 20 goals and 100 penalty minutes in the same season since Claude Lemieux and Peter Forsberg in 1998-99.
"I thought we had a pretty good shift right before the goal. Brett McLean and (Antti) Laaksonen were cycling the puck for a while," Laperriere said. "I knew
something was going to come out of it. You get that feeling sometimes. I positioned myself in front of the net and it wasn't too hard of a shot. I just
tipped it."
--Denver Post
Colorado Avalanche head coach Joel Quenneville talks with right wing Ian Laperriere as assistant coach Tony Granato stands alongside at Pepsi Center in Denver April 8, 2006. Colorado beat St. Louis 4-2 earning two valuable points in their race to win a spot in the Western Conference playoffs. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Kurt Sauer and center Brett McLean skate in to celebrate with right wing Ian Laperriere as he drops to the ice after redirecting a shot in for a goal during the third period of the Avalanche's 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues in an NHL hockey game in Denver on Saturday, April 8, 2006. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche right wing Ian Laperriere drops to his knees celebrating his goal against the St. Louis Blues with teammate center Brett McLean at Pepsi Center in Denver April 8, 2006. Colorado beat St. Louis 4-2 earning two valuable points in their race to win a spot in the Western Conference playoffs. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)
Colorado Avalanche players Antti Laaksonen, Brett McLean, and Kurt Sauer surround teammate Ian Laperriere after Laperriere's goal against the St. Louis Blues in the third period at Pepsi Center in Denver April 8, 2006. Colorado beat St. Louis 4-2 earning two valuable points in their race to win a spot in the Western Conference playoffs. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)
Framed by members of the St. Louis Blues as they skate off the ice, Colorado Avalanche right winger Ian Laperriere congratulates goalie Peter Budaj after the Avalanche's 4-2 victory in an NHL hockey game in Denver, Saturday, April 8, 2006. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Avalanche 2 - Wild 5
Ian Laperriere was credited with 3 shots on goal as the Avalanche fell to the Wild on April 9, 2006.
Avalanche 6 - Coyotes 4
Ian Laperriere - 1 Goal and Fight vs. Shane Doan
"It was a big win for us," said Colorado's Ian Laperriere, who scored his 21st goal in the second period. Laperriere made it 4-0 just 38 seconds into the second period, redirecting a shot from Clark at the point.
--Associated Press
Phoenix Coyotes right wing Shane Doan throws a punch to the head of Colorado Avalanche right wing Ian Laperriere as they fight during the third period of the Avalanche's 6-4 victory in an NHL hockey game in Denver on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
(One of our photos from the game)
This game also marked the debut of the "It's All About Lappy" shirts. Ian was kind enough to take some photos with a few fans after the game.
Read more about the debut of the shirts here
Fight Clip from hockeyfights.com
Avalanche 0 - Flames 2
Colorado Avalanche's Ian Laperriere collides with Calgary Flames' Darren McCarty during first-period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Canada, Thursday, April 13, 2006.
(AP Photo/Jeff McIntosh,CP)
Colorado Avalanche's Ian Laperriere gives Calgary Flames' Roman Hamrlik a glove in the face during second-period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Canada, Thursday.
(AP Photo/Jeff McIntosh,CP)
Avalanche 3 - Canucks 4
Ian Laperriere - 1 Assist
Ian Laperriere earned his 24th assist of the year as he and Rob Blake pitched in on Alex Tanguay's third period goal, April 15, 2006.
Avalanche 2 - Oilers 4
Colorado Avalanche forward Ian Laperriere battles for the puck with Edmonton Oilers forward Radek Dvorak and goaltender Ty Conklin during the first period of NHL action in Edmonton April 17, 2006. (REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber)
All For One
(Denver Post, 4/21/06)
The Avalanche's work ethic from the likes of captain Joe Sakic, right wing Dan Hinote, defenseman Brett Clark and right wing Ian Laperriere has pulled the team together.
(Post/Glenn Asakawa)