Jack LaFontaine, who played two seasons with the University of Michigan, will be playing for the BCHL’s Penticton Vees this season.
The 20-year-old is from Mississauga, Ont., and is listed at 6-foot-3 and 197 pounds. He is a third-round NHL draft pick, having been selected 75th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2016.
LaFontaine said he’s in Penticton to win a national championship. He says Vees GM and head coach Fred Harbinson has assembled a team that can do just that.
LaFontaine said “if you surround yourself with good people, good things happen.”
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In his first season with the University of Michigan, LaFontaine played 11 games, with a 1-7-1 record and a .911 save percentage. In his second season, he went 4-4-0 in 11 games with a .889 save percentage.
He also played one season with the Georgetown Raiders of the OJHL in 2014-15 (20-6-0, .923 save percentage) and one season with the Janesville Jets of the NAHL (24-8-7, .921 save percentage).
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