Lalande played junior hockey in the
Ontario Hockey League for the
Belleville Bulls and was drafted 128th overall by the
Calgary Flames in the
2005 NHL entry draft. He joined the organization in 2007, splitting his time with the Flames'
American Hockey League affiliate the
Quad City Flames and their
ECHL affiliate the
Las Vegas Wranglers. He was traded to the
Columbus Blue Jackets on March 4, 2009 and was assigned to their AHL affiliate the
Syracuse Crunch. In 2010, Lalande signed with
Vityaz Chekhov of the Kontinental Hockey League. Lalande was the winning goaltender in the
Mirabito Outdoor Classic, the
American Hockey League's first outdoor game. He made 36 saves on 37 shots en route to a 2-1 Syracuse Crunch victory. In 2011, Lalande decided to continue his career with HC Dinamo Minsk, also a member of Kontinental Hockey League. On February 16, 2013 Lalande accepted Belarusian citizenship. Having suffered four
concussions in the last 5 years of his 10-year professional career, Lalande ended his professional career at the age of 30 with Dinamo Minsk following the
2016–17 season. ==International play==