Kevin A. LaVallee (born September 16, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League with four teams from 1980 to 1987. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1980 to 1996, was mainly spent in Europe.

Kevin LaVallee
Born (1961-09-16) September 16, 1961 (age 63)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Calgary Flames
Los Angeles Kings
St. Louis Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins
Innsbrucker EV
HC Ambri-Piotta
SC Bern
HC Milan
HC Ajoie
EC Ratingen
Düsseldorfer EG
EC Hannover
HC Davos
NHL draft 32nd overall, 1980
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1980–1996

LaVallee started his NHL career with the Calgary Flames in 1980. He also played for the Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. LaVallee played the last of his 398 NHL games (including playoffs) with the Penguins during the 1986–87 NHL season.

Europe

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Following his NHL career, LaVallee played another nine seasons in various European leagues. He was with Innsbruck EV in Austria from 1987–88 until midway through 1989–90. He played for SC Bern for the remainder of that season. In 1990–91 He moved to Italy playing for HC Milano in 1991–92 he played for a different team in Milan. In 1992–93 He joined the Ayr Raiders of the BHL. Later that season he moved to EC Ratingen in Germany. He moved again during the 1992–93 season, this time to Ajoie in the Swiss National League A (NLA). In 1993–94 he went back to Germany with Düsseldorfer EG. He moved with the team in 1994–95 to the newly created Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). In 1995–96 He started the season playing for the DEL's EC Hannover before returning to Switzerland and playing for HC Davos in the NLA.

LaVallee retired from professional hockey following the 1995–96 season.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Sudbury Wolves U18 GNML 30 45 48 93 10
1978–79 Brantford Alexanders OMJHL 66 27 23 50 30
1979–80 Brantford Alexanders OMJHL 65 65 70 135 50
1980–81 Calgary Flames NHL 77 15 20 35 16 8 2 3 5 4
1981–82 Calgary Flames NHL 75 32 29 61 30 3 0 0 0 7
1982–83 Calgary Flames NHL 60 19 16 35 17 8 1 3 4 4
1982–83 Colorado Flames CHL 5 5 4 9 0
1983–84 Los Angeles Kings NHL 19 3 3 6 2
1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 47 29 23 52 25
1984–85 St. Louis Blues NHL 38 15 17 32 8
1985–86 St. Louis Blues NHL 64 18 20 38 8 13 2 2 4 6
1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 33 8 20 28 4
1987–88 Innsbruck EV AUT 34 39 33 72 0
1987–88 HC Ambri-Piotta NLA 3 3 1 4 2
1988–89 Innsbruck EV AUT 40 45 47 92 0
1989–90 Innsbruck EV AUT 33 43 42 34
1989–90 SC Bern NLA 7 5 5 10 0
1990–91 HC Milan ITA 36 33 50 83 16
1991–92 HC Milan ITA 16 15 17 32 4 12 5 7 12 7
1991–92 HC Milan ALP 10 7 9 16 4
1992–93 Ratingen EC GER 10 6 12 18 2 3 0 1 1 0
1992–93 Ajoie NLA 9 3 7 10 27
1993–94 Düsseldorfer EG GER 44 19 19 38 33 12 2 8 10 8
1994–95 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 39 14 24 38 26 10 8 5 13 0
1995–96 Hannover EC DEL 23 16 20 36 22
1995–96 HC Davos NLA 18 8 10 18 6 3 1 1 2 2
NHL Totals 366 110 125 235 85 32 5 8 13 21
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