Ian Laperriere Press Box
Miscellaneous Newspaper and Internet Features on Lappy
- 1994-95 to 1998-99
- 1999-2000 to 2000-01
- 2001-02 to 2002-03
- 2003-04
- 2005-06
- 2006-07
- 2007-08
- 2008-09
- 2009-10
- 2010-11
- 2011-12
La LNH, un rêve possible
Les premiers pas de huit hockeyeurs professionnels québécois
By Luc Gélinas (2008)
The NHL, A Possible Dream
The first steps of eight professional Quebecois hockey players
This book, written in French, recounts the journey to the NHL for eight players from Quebec, including Steve Bégin, Francis Bouillon, Martin Brodeur, Simon Gagne, Ian Laperriere, Vincent Lecavalier, Roberto Luongo and Andre Roy. This book aims to help young people - and their parents - to better understand the obstacles that mark the career of a young hockey player.
An excerpt from the chapter on Ian Laperriere
Google translation of the excerpt
Living the Hockey Dream
Interviews and Personal Stories
from NHL Superstars and Other Lovers of the Game
By Brian Kennedy (2009)
Brian Kennedy, author of Growing Up Hockey, the popular memoir about growing up on frozen ponds and in ice arenas, is back. This time, the sports writer collects the heartwarming and sometimes comical memories of how NHL stars and hockey journalists "grew up hockey."
Ian Laperriere: "It's not a trophy. It's more like a business card. [My face] tells people what I do. They ask, 'Are you a boxer?' And I say, 'No, I'm a hockey player.' I like it when people ask me that."
Hockey Fights: The NHL's Toughest Fighters 2000-2010
The 30 Top NHL Goons of the Decade
By Brian D'Ambrosio (2010)
All the stats, info, and data that a hockey fight fan can handle. The best and toughest of the decade are all here - Laraque, Brashear, McGrattan, Shelley, Worrell. Ian Laperriere comes in at Number 27.