Shawn Lalonde

Shawn Beauchamp - Lalonde ( born March 10, 1990 in Ottawa, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who stands in July 2013 in the Berlin Polar Bears in the German Ice Hockey League contract.

Career

Raised in Orleans, a suburb of Ottawa, Lalonde began in Navan at the Cumberland Barons with the sport of ice hockey. At the age of 16, he was selected in the OHL Priority Draft in the first round of the Belleville Bulls. In his first season was the best rookie defender point, due to his achievements, he was appointed among others, along with the later NHL players Jordan Eberle and Steven Stamkos in the U18 national team of Canada for the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. There, however, the team missed the intended medal win. It remained Lalonde time being single insert in the jersey of Canada. In the following season, he confirmed his consistently good performances. In the play-offs, he was in contrast to the previous year, one of the leading players of his team. In the Memorial Cup in 2008, the Canadian could reach the third place with the Bulls. After another satisfactory season in which the play-offs were achieved, Lalonde was in his fourth season in Belleville after the departure of PK Subban of the Montreal Canadiens of the sole leadership of players in defense. However, the team did not find each other and Lalonde finished the year with a -21 in the plus / minus rating, although he did his best season in terms of points. After his team finished the season after the main round, he joined the Rockford IceHogs, a farm team of the Chicago Blackhawks, where the defensive player signed his first professional contract. The Hockey franchise of the Blackhawks had selected him in the NHL Entry Draft in 2008 in the third round at 68th overall. His first goal he scored in a 4-3 victory over the Peoria Rivermen. Following the departure of the IceHogs in the play- offs he took part in the training camp of the Canadian U-20 national team for the World Ice Hockey Championship U20 Juniors 2010. Eventually, the defenders but was not in the final squad.

His first full season in the American Hockey League gave him problems. Especially in the defensive area of Canadians was error-prone, resulting in a -16 resulted in the plus / minus rating. Especially against the more experienced, senior players, the then 20 -year-old wanted to say, he has also been involved in four fist fights, but he mostly lost. The following season the defender stabilized in the defensive area, however, so his offensive potential was negatively affected. The Canadians finished the main round with only 13 points in 64 games.

In the 2012/13 season Lalonde made ​​his debut for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL. On 27 April 2013 he was mobilized in the 1-3 away defeat against the St. Louis Blues. The trained defender has been employed here also on the wings. He was a total of 14:47 minutes on the ice, even in the only goal of the Blackhawks by Ben Smith stood Lalonde on the ice. It should be his last game for the time being in the American elite class.

On 24 July 2013, the Berlin Polar Bears announced the commitment of the defender. Lalonde, who signed a one year contract, thus leaving after four years, the Rockford IceHogs. It is his first stop outside of North America.

Play

Lalonde is a mobile defender who usually is in the right place at empyreumatic situation, he preferred the physical play and is known as a team to provide supporting actor. The manager of the polar bear Berlin Peter- John Lee says of him: " Lalonde is a young player with lots of potential. He's a good skater, amplifies us with his right hand shot on the powerplay and solid work in defense. "

Awards and achievements

• 2010 OHL All-Star Game

Career Stats

Internationally

Represented Canada at:

• Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2007

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )