Shawn Lalonde

Shawn Lalonde
Lalonde with Eisbären Berlin in 2013
Born	(1990-03-10) March 10, 1990 (age 34) Orleans, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
team Former teams	Free agent Chicago Blackhawks Eisbären Berlin Färjestad BK Kölner Haie Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Admiral Vladivostok Severstal Cherepovets Ässät Dinamo Minsk HC Slovan Bratislava
NHL draft	68th overall, 2008 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	2010–present

Shawn Beauchamp-Lalonde (born March 10, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a free agent.

Playing career

As a youth, Lalonde played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Cumberland, Ontario.^[1]

Lalonde was drafted 68th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Lalonde signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Blackhawks on December 31, 2009.^[2] At the time, Lalonde played for the Belleville Bulls, a junior team in the Ontario Hockey League.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2009–10 season, Lalonde led the Bulls' defense and finished first on his team by scoring with 56 points in 58 games, earning selection to the OHL Third All-Star Team.^[3]

Lalonde with Team Canada in 2017.

After finishing out of the OHL playoffs, Lalonde was assigned to play for the Blackhawks American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford Icehogs, on March 16, 2010.^[4] Lalonde scored his first professional goal with the Icehogs in a 4–3 victory over the Peoria Rivermen on March 26,^[5] before appearing in three playoff games with the IceHogs.^{[citation needed]}

On April 14, 2011, the Chicago Blackhawks called Lalonde up to the NHL.^[6] Lalonde made his NHL debut for the Blackhawks on April 27, 2013, against the St. Louis Blues. He had 14:47 of ice time, playing both the wing and defence and finishing the game as a +1, being on ice for Chicago's only goal of the contest. Lalonde remained with the Blackhawks during their playoff run.^{[citation needed]}

On July 24, 2013, Lalonde left the Blackhawks organization and signed a one-year contract with German club Eisbären Berlin of the DEL.^[7] In the 2013–14 season, Lalonde quickly established himself amongst the Berlin blueline, finishing the season as the top scoring defenceman with 12 goals and 30 points.^{[citation needed]}

Unable to agree on an extension with Berlin on April 28, 2014, Lalonde signed a contract with Swedish club Färjestad BK.^[8] In his only season in Sweden, Lalonde failed to adapt his offensive presence and numbers from the DEL in producing 13 points from 50 regular season games.^{[citation needed]}

For the 2015–16 season he returned to Germany, signing a two-year contract with the Kölner Haie of the DEL.^[9] Lalonde regained his scoring touch for his previous stint in Germany and led all defenseman in the DEL in goals over the following two seasons.^{[citation needed]}

During the 2017–18 season, Lalonde posted 6 goals and 18 points in 44 games before his contract was terminated by Kölner Haie on February 27, 2018.^[10] He remained in Germany for the 2018-19 season, recording 8 goals and 31 points in 49 games with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers.

As a free agent, Lalonde agreed to move to the KHL, signing a one-year contract with Russian club, Admiral Vladivostok, on May 10, 2019.^[11] In his debut season in the KHL in 2019–20, Lalonde co-led the team in scoring from the blueline registering 7 goals and 26 points in 54 games.

On May 1, 2020, Lalonde left Admiral at the conclusion of his contract and moved to Severstal Cherepovets by agreeing to a one-year contract as a free agent.^[12] In the following 2020–21 season, Lalonde as a regular in Severstal's blueline, and serving as an alternate captain, registered 4 goals and 15 points through 51 regular season games.

Lalone continued his European journeyman career in the following off-season, leaving the KHL, by agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian-based club, Vienna Capitals of the ICE Hockey League, on August 18, 2021.^[13] Before he made an appearance with the Capitals, Lalonde cancelled his contract in order to move to the Finnish Liiga with Ässät for the 2021–22 season.

On June 9, 2022, Lalonde returned to the KHL, in securing a one-year contract with Belarusian club, HC Dinamo Minsk.^[14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Cumberland Barons	ODMHL		60	18	36	54	98		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Belleville Bulls	OHL		58	6	20	26	71		13	1	1	2	6
2007–08	Belleville Bulls	OHL		66	9	22	31	67		21	2	7	9	25
2008–09	Belleville Bulls	OHL		66	19	35	54	73		17	3	9	12	36
2009–10	Belleville Bulls	OHL		58	13	43	56	87		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		8	1	1	2	11		3	0	0	0	2
2010–11	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		73	5	27	32	76		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		64	2	11	13	100		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		59	5	18	23	91		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		47	12	18	30	137		3	0	0	0	6
2014–15	Färjestad BK	SHL		50	5	8	13	84		3	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Kölner Haie	DEL		50	12	24	36	102		15	1	7	8	32
2016–17	Kölner Haie	DEL		49	13	21	34	98		7	4	1	5	33
2017–18	Kölner Haie	DEL		44	6	12	18	58		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	DEL		49	8	23	31	56		8	1	5	6	22
2019–20	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL		54	7	19	26	123		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL		51	4	11	15	41		5	1	2	3	32
2021–22	Ässät	Liiga		37	2	11	13	16		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		48	1	13	14	71		1	0	0	0	0
2023–24	HC Slovan Bratislava	Slovak		14	0	10	10	29		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
KHL totals				153	12	43	55	235		6	1	2	3	32

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Canada	IH18	4th		4	1	3	4	16
Junior totals					4	1	3	4	16

Awards and honours

Award	Year
OHL
All-Star Game	2010
Third All-Star Team	2010

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
2. "Blackhawks sign 2008 draft pick Lalonde". Chicago Blackhawks. December 31, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
3. "Shawn Lalonde Named to OHL All-Star Third Team". oursportscentral.com. April 29, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
4. "Lalonde assigned to Rockford". Chicago Blackhawks. March 16, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
5. "Hogs beat Peoria 4-3 at home thanks to big second period". Rockford IceHogs. March 26, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
6. Hawks' Bolland still out, won't play in Game 2 - Chicago Tribune
7. "Eisbaren Berlin sign defender Shawn Lalonde". Eisbären Berlin (in German). July 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
8. "Three new players for Färjestad". Färjestad BK (in Swedish). April 28, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
9. "Shawn Lalonde reinforced the sharks". Rhein-Neckar-Sport. April 3, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
10. "Shawn Lalonde exempted from playing". Kölner Haie. February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
11. "Welcome aboard Shawn Lalonde". Admiral Vladivostok. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
12. "Shawn Lalonde to strengthen defense of Severstal" (in Russian). Severstal Cherepovets. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
13. "Top defenseman Lalonde joins Capitals" (in German). Vienna Capitals. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
14. "First foreigner signs for new season" (in Belarusian). HC Dinamo Minsk. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database