Adélard Henry "Adie, Del" Lafrance (January 13, 1913 – June 19, 1995) was a

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professional

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player. He played three games in the

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for the

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but most of his career was spent in minor professional leagues. His death of June 19, 1995, was confirmed with the McGuinty funeral home in

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Playing career

Born in

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, in 1913, Lafrance joined the Sudbury St. Louis of the Nickel Belt Hockey League in 1929–30. The following season he moved to the Sudbury Cub Wolves in time for the playoffs and

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play. The following season he split between the St. Louis and the Wolves, and played in Memorial Cup and

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playoffs. That season, 1931–32, the Wolves were the Memorial Cup champions. He played one final season for the Wolves before joining the professional Falconbridge in 1933–34. In March 1934, he joined the

and played three games in the season and two in the playoffs without scoring a goal. The following season he was with the

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of the

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. He played one season for Quebec before joining the

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for four seasons. He left competitive hockey after the 1938–39 season and he returned to Sudbury to join the family business, A. Lafrance & Son's Furriers LTD.

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