Mike Lalor
Michael John Lalor ( born March 8, 1963 in Buffalo, New York ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. During his career he played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League.
Career
Lalor played for two years from 1981 to 1983 at the Brantford Alexanders in the Ontario Hockey League. Despite a successful last season in the OHL with 40 points in 65 games the defense has not been selected in one of the NHL Entry Drafts.
Thus he wrote in September 1983 ungedraftet and as a free agent a contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League, which initially put him in their farm team in the American Hockey League. There he won with the Sherbrooke Candiens at the end of the 1984/85 season the Calder Cup, the championship of the AHL. For NHL 1985/86 the Americans made it into the squad of the Montreal Canadiens and won at the end of the season with the team to the Stanley Cup. Lalor was then a further three years in Montreal before he was transferred in January 1989 to the St. Louis Blues. Within a short time followed by further changes to the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets, although he was at all the teams had a regular place to work ahead. For the season 1993/94 he signed as a free agent contract with the San Jose Sharks. There Lalor was the first time not permanently establish the root cadres and was released after only 23 events in March 1994 with Doug Zmolek to the Dallas Stars. In return, the Swede Ulf Dahlén moved to San Jose. After initial injury problems in Dallas, he played there until the end of the 1996/97 season, before he ended his career after 687 matches. He had his personal best NHL season in the 1988/89 season in the jersey of the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues, as he was able to achieve 20 points in 48 games.
Internationally
Lalor, of the Canadian Fort Erie as indicating origin, but was born in the U.S. Buffalo, participated with the U.S. national team at the World Cup 1996. He won the bronze medal with the team.