Ian Laperriere Press Box
2001-02 through 2002-03
Kings Find Good Signs (Daily News)
November 12, 2001 - "With a cut on his nose and 10 stitches in his knee, Ian Laperriere never looked happier. Long after most of his teammates had left Staples Center on Saturday night, Laperriere sat half-dressed at his locker talking about the Kings' inspired 3-2 overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings..."
Transcript: SportsNation Chat With Ian Laperriere (ESPN.com)
December 5, 2001 - Ian Laperriere answers questions from the fans during this online chat hosted by ESPN.com: "I am here and ready to take your questions!!"
Kings at a Loss After Missed Penalty Shot (Los Angeles Times)
December 23, 2001 - "It could have been a feel-good story fit for the holiday season, a perfect capstone to a feel-good trip for the surging Kings. Montreal native Ian Laperriere, his adrenaline pumping as he skated from the Kings' bench, had been awarded a penalty shot in the second period of a tie game against the Montreal Canadiens in the Molson Centre..."
Kings' Hot Trip Ends With Big Chill (Daily News)
December 23, 2001 - "Ian Laperriere stood alone at center ice as the voices from 20,000 of his French-Canadian neighbors rained down through the rafters of Molson Centre..."
Hard Work Pays Off (Daily News)
January 8, 2002 - "Every night, Ian Laperriere plays this way, dashing through traffic, scoring goals, pumping his fists in the air. And in the morning he wakes up..."
Unlikely King Plays the Hero (Los Angeles Times)
January 8, 2002 - "Ian Laperriere, the Kings' hyperkinetic forward, all but laughed it off last month when he failed to convert a penalty shot in a loss at Montreal, telling anybody who would listen, 'I'm not a goal scorer.' He'll have a hard time convincing anybody who saw him score two goals Monday night in the Kings' 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils, including the winner on a nifty backhand with 2:05 to play at Continental Airlines Arena..."
Laperriere Able To Cope (Daily News)
March 19, 2002 - "Playoff pressure? Ian Laperriere knows it better than most. While the Kings were here Monday for a critical Pacific Division showdown with first-place San Jose, his wife, Magali, was in Los Angeles having labor induced on the couple's first child..."
Kings' Winger Returns (Daily News)
October 10, 2002 - "Ian Laperriere, the Kings' right wing and alternate captain, returned to the lineup for Wednesday's season opener, eight weeks to the day he underwent abdominal surgery..."
Laperriere's Style Leaving Its Mark (Los Angeles Times)
November 12, 2002 - "Ian Laperriere, a mouthy irritant to King opponents, was neither disturbed nor surprised to find himself among the Sun newspapers' so-called 'Dirty Dozen,' defined in Sunday's Toronto Sun as 'chippy and sometimes-underhanded'..."
Laperriere's Trip Home Tough (Daily News)
November 13, 2002 - "Ian Laperriere is playing with a heavy heart these days, and not just because the Kings lost back-to-back games in his beloved Canada..."
Father's Illness Always on Mind (Los Angeles Times)
December 3, 2002 - "The Kings' annual visit to Children's Hospital to distribute toys for the holidays, always an emotionally draining experience for the players, was especially wrenching Monday for veteran forward Ian Laperriere..."
Kings Looking More Healthy (Daily News)
December 4, 2002 - "Like a vision out of coach Andy Murray's dreams, Jason Allison, Adam Deadmarsh, Ian Laperriere and Lubomir Visnovsky all stepped on the ice for practice Tuesday morning. Only when those four return to games, however, is when Murray's dream will come true..."
Laperriere Finds Sitting Out Is Hard to Accept (Los Angeles Times)
January 19, 2003 - "A frustrated Ian Laperriere, who suffered a back injury during the Kings' morning skate Thursday at Edmonton, Canada, didn't even make it that far Saturday and sat out for the second consecutive game..."
Surgery Sidelines Laperriere (Los Angeles Times)
February 4, 2003 - "Nothing changed for the Kings over the All-Star break. Even before they reconvened Monday afternoon at their training facility in El Segundo, another player had dropped out of their lineup. Ian Laperriere had surgery earlier in the day to remove bone chips and scar tissue from his right knee, a 15-minute arthroscopic procedure that the Kings said will sideline the forward for four to six weeks..."
Laperriere Back On Ice (Daily News)
February 8, 2003 - "Four days after undergoing knee surgery that was expected to sideline him four-to-six weeks, Kings winger Ian Laperriere skated Friday and could accompany the team on its brief trip to Dallas and Nashville..."
Laperriere Provides Big Spark (Los Angeles Times)
February 12, 2003 - "Ian Laperriere didn't understand the fuss. So what if he was back in the lineup only eight days after knee surgery, even though the original prognosis was that he would be sidelined for at least a month?"
Dedication to Hockey Natural for Laperriere (Los Angeles Times)
March 15, 2003 - "Ian Laperriere is the King nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, as voted upon by the Los Angeles chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association..."