Born in
St. Catharines,
Ontario, Lafreniere was the son of the NHL hockey player,
Roger Lafreniere. Prior to turning professional, Lafreniere played major junior in the
Ontario Hockey League, where he was named to the First All-Star Team in the
1985–86 season after recording 132 points in 62 games. He was traded along with
Normand Rochefort from the
Nordiques to the
Rangers for
Walt Poddubny,
Jari Grönstrand,
Bruce Bell and a fourth-round selection in the
1989 NHL entry draft (76th overall–
Éric Dubois) on August 1, 1988. Lafreniere died in
Vancouver in January 2026, at the age of 59. ==Career statistics==