Ian Laperriere Press Box
2007 - 2008 Articles
Laperriere Eager To Get To Work (ColoradoAvalanche.com)
August 27, 2007 - "This isn't Ian Laperriere's first go 'round. But as the veteran right winger prepares for his third season in a Colorado uniform, the excitement in his eyes is evident when he discusses the Avalanche's busy summer..."
Avs Lock Up Lappy Through '08-09 Season (Rocky Mountain News)
September 6, 2007 - "Ian Laperriere, one of the Avalanche's most popular players, signed a one-year contract extension Thursday that will keep him in Colorado through the 2008-09 season..."
Veterans Brawl With Love (Denver Post)
September 16, 2007 - "There was no Mitch Love lost Saturday at Day 2 of Avalanche training camp. Love, a young defenseman unlikely to make the team, interrupted a scrimmage by fighting prized offseason acquisition Ryan Smyth. Ten minutes later, Love dropped the gloves with veteran NHL tough guy Ian Laperriere..."
Heap of Penalties Litter Avs' Victory (Rocky Mountain News)
September 20, 2007 - "A little old-time hockey, eh? The Hanson Brothers weren't present Thursday night, but they weren't needed at the American Airlines Center, where the Avalanche defeated the Dallas Stars 6-3 in a game marred by penalties. 'It's only preseason ... interesting,' Avalanche forward Ian Laperriere said after the teams combined for 28 penalties totaling 96 minutes, with seven fighting majors and five roughing minors among the infractions..."
Sitting Down With Lappy (It's All About Lappy)
September 22, 2007 - "Ian was gracious enough to meet up with us in Las Vegas during Frozen Fury weekend and answer some questions. Many thanks to him for his time, and also to Jason, Beckie, and the other Karen for submitting questions..."
Colorado Braces For Dallas' Shots (Rocky Mountain News)
September 25, 2007 - "Ian Laperriere doesn't know if fists will be flying again tonight when the Avalanche and Dallas Stars meet at the Pepsi Center. 'But I'll be ready and I'm sure my teammates will be ready,' he said after practice Monday at the South Suburban Family Sports Center..."
Getting Tough As The Season Approaches (Denver Post)
October 1, 2007 - "Avalanche winger Ian Laperriere didn't get in a fight last week during a preseason game against the Dallas Stars at the Pepsi Center. But one look at his face and you'd think he was mugged by a mob..."
Fill In The Blanks: Ian Laperriere (Rocky Mountain News)
October 3, 2007 - "The most dangerous thing you did this offseason was...'Mountain biking. I started that two months ago and got hooked on that. When I look back, it's pretty dangerous. But it's a good time...' "
Out Enforce: Fighting Returns (Denver Post)
October 19, 2007 - "...Laperriere did nearly all the fighting for the Avalanche last season before Parker was acquired at the trade deadline. Laperriere said he did it gladly, but that it could have taken a toll on other parts of his game. His scoring dropped from 21 goals in 2005-06 to eight last season..."
Laperriere's 3-Point Night Helps Avs Beat Oilers (Associated Press)
November 8, 2007 - "Ian Laperriere won't win any beauty pageants. Neither will his goals. Laperriere scored two goals and assisted on another as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in a shootout Wednesday night..."
Laperriere Power (Longmont Daily Times-Call)
November 8, 2007 - "There are a lot of great scorers on the Colorado Avalanche roster, but Ian Laperriere wouldn't be considered one of them. On Wednesday night, however, the veteran winger looked like an offensive power threat. Laperriere scored two goals - his first two of the season - to help the Avalanche to a 4-3 shootout victory against the Edmonton Oilers at the Pepsi Center..."
Boom Boom Laperriere (Edmonton Journal)
November 8, 2007 - "...For this one game, Laperriere, who played Boom Boom Geoffrion in the Maurice Richard movie, actually looked like a scorer, not a fighter..."
Third Line's Play First-Rate (Denver Post)
November 8, 2007 - "The third line? On a night when the Joe Sakic- and Paul Stastny-centered lines were unproductive - as in, completely pointless - the Avalanche needed others to step up against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday at the Pepsi Center. And that turned out to be the members of what is considered the third line - Tyler Arnason centering Ian Laperriere and Andrew Brunette - in Colorado's 4-3 shootout victory..."
Life Without 'Lappy' (Rocky Mountain News)
November 13, 2007 - "The Avalanche dressing room was noticeably quieter Tuesday. Missing was the jovial, French accent of forward Ian Laperriere, one of the team's most talkative and well-liked players..."
Avs Take Victory Lap On Road (Rocky Mountain News)
December 14, 2007 - "...The return of Laperriere, who missed 12 of the previous 13 games with a right knee injury, seemed to energize the Avalanche even before he scored what proved to be the decisive goal with 3:15 remaining..."
Now They're Cookin' (Rocky Mountain News)
January 23, 2008 - "Avalanche players trade hockey sticks for spatulas in a kitchen competition that stirs up plenty of laughs..."
Laperriere: Let Them Have Fun (Denver Post)
February 24, 2008 - "Avalanche forward Ian Laperriere has sons ages 5 and 3 — and both will have an opportunity to play youth hockey. Dad does not, however, believe that having his sons live with their skates on will get them closer to where he has gone in the sport..."
Talking Trash (Windsor Star)
March 7, 2008 - "Ian Laperriere had it all figured out - he would yap-yap his way through the National Hockey League. So, under-sized and over-stoked, the brash youngster began letting rivals know exactly what he was going to do and exactly how he was going to do it. In both of Canada's official languages..."
The Avs "A" Captain – Ian Laperriere (Colorado Hockey Insider)
March 7, 2008 - "...'Lappy', as his teammates call him, was promoted to alternate captain when Steve Konowalchuk went out with an injury in 2005. It was his first year with the Colorado Avalanche, but he made quite an impact on the ice and in the locker room from day one..."
Avs Enforcer Studies Game's Sweet Science Online (Edmonton Journal)
March 14, 2008 - "Colorado Avalanche winger Ian Laperriere has a face only a mother could love, or at the least one made for radio, not a post-NHL TV career. He's had 155 regular-season fights and scored 111 goals since his first game in 1994 and his nose has taken a fair bit of bruising and busting..."
Roy Apologized to Laperriere (SLAM! Sports)
March 14, 2008 - "Colorado Avalanche winger Ian Laperriere was upset with Mathieu Roy the last time they faced the Oilers prior to yesterday's contest. Roy threw a couple of punches after Laperriere was already down in their fight at Rexall Place. Roy had since apologized for doing so. 'I saw that he apologized,' said Laperriere, one of the best personalities in the game. 'I don't finish on top too often, maybe that's why I don't throw punches when a guy is down...' "
Laperriere: "I Won't Fight Boogaard" (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
April 8, 2008 - "...Colorado Avalanche forward Ian Laperriere, fresh off repeatedly punching Wild star Marian Gaborik with his gloves still on in Sunday's regular-season finale, made clear Monday he has no plans to drop the gloves with the 'Boogeyman' when the Wild and Avalanche open the Western Conference quarterfinals Wednesday in St. Paul..."
Gaborik Downplays Clash With Avalanche's Laperriere (Pioneer Press)
April 8, 2008 - "Wild superstar Marian Gaborik joined fists with Colorado agitator Ian Laperriere on Sunday to write an introductory story line for their teams' first-round playoff series..."
Colorado's Fourth Line Knows Its Role (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
April 15, 2008 - "Though it hasn't scored against the Wild, the trio of Cody McLeod, Ian Laperriere and Ben Guite has delivered commanding presence..."
Laperriere: Don't Blame Just Theodore For Avs' Woes (Detroit Free Press)
April 28, 2008 - "Ian Laperriere, who scored Colorado's lone goal in Game 2, said whoever starts in goal is up to the coaches..."
A Bout To Be Father of the Year (Denver Post)
June 15, 2008 - "Fighters are always the nicest guys. It is a common saying in hockey, and Ian Laperriere has done nothing but keep it true in his NHL career. Need a player to give some time for a good cause? Call Lappy. Need a player to say a few words to a group of kids at a school? Call Lappy..."