Michael Lappin is an American retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for St. Lawrence.
Career Lappin began attending Boston University in the fall of 1987, shortly after being drafted by his home-town Chicago Blackhawks. He played two good but unspectacular years for the Terriers, taking some time off during his sophomore season to play for Team USA at the World Junior Championships. After the season, Lappin decided to leave BU and transfer. Due to NCAA rules, because he was heading to another Division I program he would have to sit out a season. Fortunately, Lappin was still eligible to play junior hockey and was able to play for the Brockville Braves in 1990. He turned in a remarkable performance, scoring nearly three points per game and was named the league MVP.
When Lappin debuted for St. Lawrence the following year, it appeared that he had made the right decision. he more than doubled his previous career high and led the Saints with 69 points. For his senior season he was named an alternate captain and again led St. Lawrence in scoring. He helped the team win the ECAC Hockey Tournament that year and reach the NCAA Tournament.
After graduating, Lappin began his professional career in Finland but returned to North America after just 10 games. He played parts of two seasons with the Raleigh IceCaps, turning in great performances in the playoffs, before retiring in 1994.
Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1986–87 Northwood School US-Prep —————————— 1987–88 Boston University Hockey East 3412152740————— 1988–89 Boston University Hockey East 2711162743————— 1989–90 Brockville Braves CJHL 55748415847————— 1990–91 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 3427426936————— 1991–92 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 3325376224————— 1992–93 Ilves SM–liiga 102244————— 1992–93 Raleigh IceCaps ECHL 49112132241082104 1993–94 Raleigh IceCaps ECHL 271819371016971614 NCAA totals 128 75 110 185 143 — — — — — ECHL totals 76 29 40 69 34 26 17 9 26 18
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1989 United States WJC 5th 7 2 4 6 2
Awards and honors Award Year CJHL First–Team All–Star 1989–90 CJHL Scoring Champion 1989–90 CJHL MVP 1989–90 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1991–92 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1991–92 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 1992
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