Mark Laforest

Mark LaForest
Born	July 10, 1962 (1962-07-10) (age 49) Welland, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1983–1997

Mark Andrew "Trees" LaForest (born July 10, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. LaForest played for four NHL teams in his career before he retired with the Ottawa Senators. For a short time early in the 2000s LaForest help coach minor hockey in Wainfleet, Ontario. He is the older brother of Bob LaForest.

Awards

• 1987, 1991: Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award (Outstanding Goaltender AHL)
• 1991: AHL Second All-Star Team (1991)

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1981–82	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHL		24	10	13	1	1365	105	1	4.62	—
1982–83	North Bay Centennials	OHL		54	34	17	1	3140	195	0	3.73	—
1983–84	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		7	3	3	1	351	29	0	4.96	.855
1983–84	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		13	4	5	2	718	48	1	4.01	—
1984–85	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		11	2	3	1	430	35	0	4.88	.842
1984–85	Mohawk Valley Comets	ACHL		8	—	—	—	420	60	0	8.57	—
1985–86	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		28	4	21	0	1383	114	1	4.95	.846
1985–86	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		19	13	5	1	1142	57	0	2.99	.896
1986–87	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		5	2	1	0	219	12	0	3.29	.892
1986–87	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		37	23	8	0	2229	108	3	2.83	.911
1987–88	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		21	5	9	2	972	60	1	3.70	.874
1987–88	Hershey Bears	AHL		5	2	1	2	309	13	0	2.52	.917
1988–89	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		17	5	7	2	933	65	0	4.12	.871
1988–89	Hershey Bears	AHL		3	2	0	0	185	9	0	2.92	.889
1989–90	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		27	9	14	0	1343	87	0	3.89	.886
1989–90	Newmarket Saints	AHL		10	6	4	0	604	33	1	3.28	.905
1990–91	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		45	25	14	2	2452	129	0	3.16	.902
1991–92	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		43	25	15	3	2559	146	1	3.42	.883
1992–93	New Haven Senators	AHL		30	10	18	1	1688	121	1	4.30	.878
1992–93	Brantford Smoke	CoHL		10	5	3	1	565	35	1	3.72	.882
1993–94	PEI Senators	AHL		43	9	25	5	2359	161	0	4.09	.881
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL		5	0	2	0	182	17	0	5.60	.823
1994–95	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		42	19	13	7	2325	123	2	3.17	.899
1995–96	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		53	26	20	7	3079	191	0	3.72	.882
1996–97	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		9	0	4	1	393	26	0	3.97	.876
1996–97	Utica Blizzard	CoHL		6	1	2	2	312	31	0	5.95	.805
NHL totals				103	25	54	4	5032	354	2	4.22	.868

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1981–82	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHL		5	1	2	300	19	0	3.80
1982–83	North Bay Centennials	OHL		8	4	4	474	31	0	3.92
1985–86	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		17	12	5	1075	58	0	3.24
1987–88	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		2	1	0	48	1	0	1.25
1988–89	Hershey Bears	AHL		12	7	5	744	27	1	2.18
1990–91	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		9	3	4	442	28	1	3.80
1991–92	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		11	7	4	662	34	0	3.08
1994–95	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		15	8	7	937	40	2	2.56
1995–96	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		5	2	3	315	18	0	3.42
NHL totals				2	1	0	48	1	0	1.25

External links

• Mark Laforest's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Mark Laforest at Hockey-Reference.com
• Mark Laforest's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Mark Laforest's NHL player profile
• Mark LaForest's profile at The Goaltender Home Page

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Name	LaForest, Mark
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Date of birth	July 10, 1962
Place of birth	Welland, ON, CAN
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