Career
After three seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Laplante made his professional debut with Red Wings" AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings in the 1997-1998 season. He also appeared in two National Hockey League games with Detroit that season. Laplante spent the next two seasons in the Detroit organization.
He then was selected in the 2000 National Hockey League Expansion Draft by the Minnesota Wild.
He never appeared in a game with the Wild, however, spending the 2000-2001 season with the Wild"s International Hockey League affiliate, the Cleveland Lumberjacks. During the 2001-2002 season, Laplante was traded to the Boston Bruins organization for Greg Crozier.
He finished the season with Boston"s AHL team, the Providence Bruins. He then spent three seasons in the ECHL, with his most recent professional season being 2003-2004 with the Reading Royals.