Ian Laperriere Press Box
1999-2000 through 2000-01
Laperriere, McCabe Have a Rematch (Los Angeles Times)
October 31, 1999 - "The idea of NHL justice is, when you are hit in a manner you consider untoward, you take a number and settle the score later, when a penalty won't be costly to your team. So it was Saturday night, when a four-year-old disagreement was resurrected by the Kings' Ian Laperriere and Chicago's Bryan McCabe..."
Laperriere's Grit A Hit With Kings (Daily News)
October 31, 1999 - "You can't measure Ian Laperriere's heart on a stat sheet, but you can understand the Kings' success by the gash over his right eye..."
Laperriere Check Sends Savage To Hospital (Daily News)
November 21, 1999 - "Ian Laperriere was there first-hand for the hit. He didn't need to see a replay of it. His second-period check left Montreal Canadiens winger Brian Savage on the ice for nine minutes and sent a chill throughout Staples Center..."
Savage Could Miss Season (Los Angeles Times)
November 23, 1999 - "...Tests after the game indicated Savage was not seriously injured, but further tests revealed the damage to his back. Laperriere left the King dressing room almost immediately after Saturday's game and asked a Canadien official where Savage had been taken. Some 15 minutes later, Laperriere was at Savage's side at Centinela Hospital..."
Tough Chore For Laperriere (Daily News)
December 2, 1999 - "Luc Robitaille will play Friday night against the Mighty Ducks, but it is Ian Laperriere who might have the biggest impact for the Kings..."
Savage Doesn't Blame Laperriere (Los Angeles Times)
December 13, 1999 - "...'It wasn't his fault,' Savage, wearing a surgical collar to support his neck while three cracked vertebrae heal, said softly while high above the Molson Centre ice Saturday. 'It was a hockey accident. I don't blame him.' 'Him' is the Kings' Ian Laperriere, a participant in the horrifying incident at Staples Center..."
Rough Stuff Starts Early On For Kings (Daily News)
March 12, 2000 - "The Kings didn't set a season-high for penalty minutes in the first period Saturday against the Calgary Flames. It only seemed that way. After just 11 minutes, Ian Laperriere, Marko Tuomainen and even captain Rob Blake were issued five-minute fighting penalties..."
A Scrappy Lappy Makes Kings' Coaches Happy (Los Angeles Times)
April 2, 2000 - "Coaches often get strong feelings in their guts this time of year, but it's usually the ache of an ulcer. For King assistant coach Mark Hardy, the gut feeling he had Saturday afternoon told him feisty center Ian Laperriere should be on the ice against the Mighty Ducks when the Kings were pressing for a victory that could launch them to the playoffs on an emotional high..."
Laperriere Hopes Team Gets Smarter (Daily News)
April 20, 2000 - "Kings center Ian Laperriere is the most penalized player on one of the league's most penalized teams. But Laperriere said Wednesday that eliminating the problem should be the Kings' top priority when they start training camp in September..."
Waiting To Heal A Painful Experience (Daily News)
September 29, 2000 - "For the past five months, Ian Laperriere has been thinking about this weekend. And the future. After rehabilitating from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, Laperriere, the Kings third-line center and chief enforcer, returns to the ice for the first time Saturday night in Las Vegas against the Colorado Avalanche..."
Laperriere Is In Fighting Shape (Los Angeles Times)
September 30, 2000 - "Ian Laperriere has been antsy, with little to curb his adrenaline, which generally doesn't run but instead gushes..."
Laperriere Hat Trick Therapy For Kings (Daily News)
October 14, 2000 - "The stitches above his nose are Ian Laperriere's signature, but in every tough guy beats the heart of a goal scorer..."
Laperriere's First Hat Trick Caps a 5-0 Victory by Kings (Los Angeles Times)
October 14, 2000 - "About 3 a.m. today, Montreal time, Michel Laperriere got a phone call from son Ian extolling his exploits of a few hours earlier. The kid can send along a few hats later..."
Laperriere, LA Give B's First Loss (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
October 14, 2000 - "...Laperriere's first three goals of the season represented one-third of the total he scored in 79 games last season. However, his joy was tempered because of his father's fight with pancreatic cancer back in Montreal..."
Kings Charm Court (Daily News)
February 12, 2001 - "Clutching hockey pucks, hockey sticks and memorabilia, hundreds of people braved cold, blustery conditions Sunday to shake hands and get autographs from two of the most popular Los Angeles Kings players, Ian Laperriere and Eric Belanger..."
Fans, Teammates Honor Laperriere (Los Angeles Times)
April 3, 2001 - "No matter the circumstances, Ian Laperriere plays with passion. He's not as talented as the premier centers he plays against, but he never gives an inch. Where does he find the energy? 'More coffee,' he said..."
Injured Laperriere Kings' Inspiration (Daily News)
April 6, 2001 - "With a chance to clinch a second consecutive playoff spot, no King deserved to play Thursday night more than Ian Laperriere. Many think Laperriere became the heart and soul who helped heal the Kings after captain Rob Blake was traded. in February. But right now he is hurting, sidelined with a concussion that could force him to miss the final two games of the regular season..."
F Troop Leads Way In Kings Battlefield (Daily News)
April 18, 2001 - "The Kings' F Troop line waged quite a battle against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. The Finisher, the Future and the Fireplug worked so well together it made you wonder, is it a French connection they share or a psychic one?"