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Canada Jack LaFontaine
#45 Coachella Valley Firebirds / AHL - 25/26
1-time BCHL Top Goaltender 1
1-time NCAA (B1G) Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA Top Collegiate Goalie (Mike Richter Award) 1
Date of Birth
Jan 06, 1998
Position
G
Age
28
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Mississauga, ON, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2016 round 3 #75 overall by Carolina Hurricanes

Brother: Drake Lafontaine
Distant cousins: Brian Bradley, Cody Bradley & Trey Bradley

© Photo: Andrew Fielder - Field Pass Hockey

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Jack LaFontaine Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2012-13 Don Mills Flyers U16 AAA GTHL U16 26* -* 2.56* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 5 - 3.14 - - - - - -
2013-14 Don Mills Flyers U16 AAA GTHL U16 22* -* 2.42* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 7 - 2.81 - - - - - -
2014-15 Georgetown Raiders OJHL 30* -* 2.13* .923* 58* 691* 2* 20-6-0 * 1 634* | Playoffs 8 - 2.37 .918 17 191 2 4-4-0 430
2015-16 Janesville Jets NAHL 41* -* 2.16* .921* 85* 991* 4* 24-8-7 * 2 356* | Playoffs 4 - 1.89 .926 9 113 0 1-3-0 286
2016-17 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 11* -* 3.34* .911* 33* 339* 0* 1-7-1 * 594* |
2017-18 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 11* -* 3.51* .889* 31* 248* 0* 4-4-0 * 530* |
2018-19 Penticton Vees BCHL 45* -* 2.19* .923* 98* 1 169* 3* 30-13-1 * 2 686* | Playoffs 6 - 2.02 .924 12 145 0 2-4-0 357
2019-20 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 25* -* 2.55* .919* 59* 671* 0* 9-9-6 * 1 390* |
2020-21 Univ. of Minnesota “A” NCAA 29* -* 1.79* .934* 51* 717* 5* 22-7-0 * 1 706* |
2021-22 Univ. of Minnesota “C” NCAA 20* -* 2.69* .900* 52* 469* -* 12-8-0 * 1 162* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 2* -* 7.20* .780* 9* 32* 0* 0-1-0 * 75* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 13* -* 2.89* .885* 34* 261* 1* 4-3-7 * 706* |
Norfolk Admirals ECHL 2* -* 3.49* .922* 7* 83* 0* 1-0-1 * 120* |
2022-23 Syracuse Crunch AHL 5* -* 2.36* .924* 7* 85* 0* 1-2-0 * 178* |
Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 30* -* 3.49* .898* 98* 864* 1* 11-14-1 * 1 684* |
2023-24 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 3* -* 2.30* .919* 5* 57* 0* 2-0-0 * 131* |
Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 23* -* 2.77* .911* 63* 643* 1* 16-3-1 * 1 366* | Playoffs 12 - 2.22 .938 26 392 0 7-4-0 702
2024-25 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 2* -* 2.38* .917* 5* 55* 0* 1-0-2 * 126* |
Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 31* -* 2.22* .914* 68* 722* 5* 21-8-1 * 1 842* | Playoffs 15 - 1.93 .935 29 415 4 9-6-0 903
2025-26 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 5* -* 1.84* .933* 8* 111* 1* 4-0-0 * 262* |
Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 28* -* 1.98* .929* 54* 706* 4* 22-2-3 * 1 640* |

Jack LaFontaine Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2013-14 Team GTHL Red OGC-16 5* -* 3.32* .919* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 Team Red U17-Dev 3* -* 1.49* .882* -* -* -* - * -* |

Jack LaFontaine Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 5 28* -* 2.52* .906* 59* 569* 2* 12-5-9* 1 403 | 0 * * * * * * *
BCHL 1 45* -* 2.19* .923* 98* 1 169* 3* 30-13-1* 2 686 | 1 6 - 2.02* .924* 12* 145* 0* 2-4-0* 357*
ECHL 5 114* -* 2.62* .912* 290* 3 018* 11* 71-27-7* 6 652 | 2 27 - 2.06* .936* 55* 807* 4* 16-10-0* 1 605*
GTHL U16 2 48* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 2 12 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
NAHL 1 41* -* 2.16* .921* 85* 991* 4* 24-8-7* 2 356 | 1 4 - 1.89* .926* 9* 113* 0* 1-3-0* 286*
NCAA 5 96* -* 2.52* .915* 226* 2 444* 5* 48-35-7* 5 382 | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 1 2* -* 7.20* .780* 9* 32* 0* 0-1-0* 75 | 0 * * * * * * *
OGC-16 1 5* -* 3.32* .919* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
OJHL 1 30* -* 2.13* .923* 58* 691* 2* 20-6-0* 1 634 | 1 8 - 2.37* .918* 17* 191* 2* 4-4-0* 430*
U17-Dev 1 3* -* 1.49* .882* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jack LaFontaine Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/09/2026
04/09/2026 Up/Down Kansas City Mavericks Coachella Valley Firebirds
02/21/2026
02/21/2026 Up/Down Coachella Valley Firebirds Kansas City Mavericks
01/12/2026
01/12/2026 Up/Down Kansas City Mavericks Coachella Valley Firebirds
11/04/2025
11/04/2025 Up/Down Coachella Valley Firebirds Kansas City Mavericks
10/25/2025
10/25/2025 Up/Down Kansas City Mavericks Coachella Valley Firebirds
10/13/2025
10/13/2025 Up/Down Coachella Valley Firebirds Kansas City Mavericks
07/22/2025
07/22/2025 Extension Coachella Valley Firebirds Coachella Valley Firebirds
08/15/2024
08/15/2024 Extension Coachella Valley Firebirds Coachella Valley Firebirds
08/23/2023
08/23/2023 Confirmed Syracuse Crunch Coachella Valley Firebirds
07/25/2022
07/25/2022 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Syracuse Crunch
01/10/2022
01/10/2022 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota Carolina Hurricanes
08/21/2019
08/21/2019 Confirmed Penticton Vees Univ. of Minnesota
06/18/2018
06/18/2018 Confirmed Univ. of Michigan Penticton Vees
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 3 #42 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 2014, 8 #112 overall by Fargo Force in the USHL Futures Draft

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #155 by FC Hockey

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #13 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Goalies