Ian Laperriere News and Photos
Pre-Season 2009
Life of the Party
(from the Official Website of the Philadelphia Flyers, 9/2/09)
When the Flyers signed free-agent forward Ian Laperriere on July 1 to a three-year deal, a player who has spent the majority of his 16-year NHL career in the Western Conference, it was a move made with more than just goals and assists in mind...
Flyers' Winter Classic Jersey Unveiled
Flyers Training Camp Opens to Record Attendance
(Excerpts from CSNPhilly.com, 9/13/09)
Sunday morning at Skate Zone, Flyers fans said it by their mere presence: an estimated crowd of 1,700 – the largest ever to see the Flyers open training camp since the facility opened in 2000.
Newcomers Ian Laperriere and Chris Pronger were impressed with the fan turnout.
"I've never seen that," said Laperriere, who played in Colorado. "That's pretty impressive for everybody. If you are young or older, you go out there and see all those people and it's extra adrenalin. It's pretty cool."
Most players prefer playing exhibition games to intra-squad scrimmages.
"I love it," Laperriere said. "I love it. It's not like when I first broke into the league when guys came into camp to be in shape. If you are not in shape, it shows. It shows in the testing.
"They test pretty hard here. If you didn't do anything during the summer, you won't be here long."
Flyers 1 - Red Wings 3
Ian Laperriere - Fight vs. Jamie Tardif
In addition to dropping the gloves in the third period, Ian Laperriere also delivered 4 hits in the Flyers' first pre-season game of the year, September 16, 2009, in Detroit.
Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk and Philadelphia's Ian Laperriere fight for the puck in the second period. (David Guralnick/The Detroit News)
Detroit Red Wings Andy Delmore goes for the puck ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers' Chris Pronger and Ian Laperriere in the second period of their preseason game at Joe Louis Arena, Wednesday, September 16, 2009. The Red Wings won 3-1. (David Guralnick/The Detroit News)
Ian Laperriere of the Philadelphia Flyers drops the gloves with Jamie Tardif of the Detroit Red Wings during the first pre-season game of 2009-2010 at Joe Louis Arena on September 16, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)
Detroit's Jamie Tardif and Philadelphia's Ian Laperriere duke it out in the third period.
(David Guralnick/The Detroit News)
Detroit Red Wings' Jamie Tardif (67) and Philadelphia Flyers' Ian Laperriere fight during the third period in a preseason hockey game at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday, September 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Julian H. Gonzalez)
Ian Laperriere #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers argues with the referee after a fight during the first pre-season game of the year against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on September 16, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)
Flyers 4 - Maple Leafs 5 (OT)
Ian Laperriere - Fight vs. Garnet Exelby
Several Leafs and Flyers (including Ian Laperriere) fight after a whistle at Air Canada Centre on September 19, 2009. (Graig Abel Photography)
Philadelphia Flyers' Ian Laperriere and Dan Carcillo fight Toronto Maple Leafs' Garnet Exelby during the first period of an NHL preseason game in Toronto on Saturday, September 19, 2009.
(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
Philadelphia Flyers Ian Laperriere and Dan Carcillo fight with Toronto Maple Leafs' Garnet Exelby during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Toronto on Saturday, September 19, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
Toronto Maple Leafs' Garnet Exelby fights with Philadelphia Flyers' Ian Laperriere during the first period of an NHL hockey pre-season hockey game in Toronto on Saturday, September 19, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
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Off Day Fun
(from the Official Website of the Philadelphia Flyers)
The Flyers got together on an off-day at Dave and Busters in Philadelphia on September 20, 2009.
Ian Laperriere's gotta have more cowbell. (Photo from flyers.nhl.com)
Flyers 2 - Devils 1 (OT)
Ian Laperriere had a good night in the faceoff circle in place of Mike Richards, who was given the night off. Laperriere won eight of his 11 draws.
--Chuck Gormley, Courier-Post Staff, 9/25/09
Ian Laperriere skates in the Flyers' pre-season game against the New Jersey Devils at the Wachovia Center on September 24, 2009.
(Photo from the Official Website of the Philadelphia Flyers)
Ian Laperriere and Chris Pronger during the Flyers' pre-season game against the New Jersey Devils at the Wachovia Center on September 24, 2009.
(Photo from the Official Website of the Philadelphia Flyers)
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Flyers 4 - Wild 5 (SO)
Ian Laperriere #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers dives to block a shot in his game against the Minnesota Wild at the Wachovia Center on September 29, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Ian Laperriere #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates against the Minnesota Wild during the preseason NHL game at the Wachovia Center on September 29, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Ian Laperriere #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates against the Minnesota Wild during the preseason NHL game at the Wachovia Center on September 29, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Ian Laperriere #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates against the Minnesota Wild during the preseason NHL game at the Wachovia Center on September 29, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)