Jacques Lamoureux Explained

Jacques Lamoureux
Team:Alaska Aces
League:ECHL
Position:Center
Birth Date:1986 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:183
Shoots:Left
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2011

Jacques Lamoureux (born June 14, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player who previously played for the Alaska Aces in the ECHL. A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, he is also a contracting officer in the United States Air Force previously assigned to the 673rd Contracting Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska[1] [2] Lamoureux is currently a major assigned as an instructor in the Department of Management at USAFA. Lamoureux is married with a stepson and daughter.

Prior to turning professional, Lamoureux played four years of NCAA's Division I college hockey in the Atlantic Hockey conference playing with the Air Force Falcons.

Family

The Lamoureux family has six siblings who all play ice hockey at an elite level. Jacques older brother, Jean-Philippe, born 1984, is currently playing professional hockey in Austria with the EC Red Bull Salzburg. His younger brother, Pierre-Paul, born 1987, played three years of defense in the Western Hockey League with the Red Deer Rebels. His youngest brother, Mario, born 1988, was an NCAA forward at the University of North Dakota. His twin sisters Jocelyne and Monique, born 1989, both won silver medals with Team USA at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics, and gold in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team2008–09
AHCA East Second-Team All-American2008–09
All-Atlantic Hockey First Team2009–10[4]
All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team2010–11
Atlantic Hockey All-Tournament Team2011[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet your military Olympians | Military Times . militarytimes.com . 2014-07-09 . 2014-07-14.
  2. Web site: Senior Airman Christopher Gross . Feature – 2011 Academy grad is 'Aces' at Elmendorf-Richardson. . Usafa.af.mil . 2014-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223113417/http://www.usafa.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123285866 . 2014-02-23 . dead .
  3. http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534955 A big-time hockey family: Flames goalie has five siblings playing hockey at high levels
  4. http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=NCAA%20%28AHA%29%20First%20All-Star%20Team Elite Prospects
  5. News: Lamoureux, Torf lead Air Force to Atlantic Hockey title. USCHO.com. 2011-03-19. 2018-08-15.