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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size =
| played_for = [[Edmonton Oilers]] [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] [[New York Rangers]] [[Boston Bruins]] [[New Jersey Devils]] [[Carolina Hurricanes]] [[HC Davos]] [[HC Lugano]] [[Barys Astana]] [[Lørenskog IK]]
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 215
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hyannis, Massachusetts|Hyannis]], [[Massachusetts|MA]], [[United States|USA]]
| draft = 29th overall
| draft_year = 1996
| draft_team = [[New York Islanders]]
| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2011
| ntl_team = USA
}}
'''Daniel Scott LaCouture''' (born April 18, 1977) is an [[United States|American]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] who played in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). LaCouture is a graduate of [[Natick High School]] in [[Natick, Massachusetts]].

==Playing career==
He was drafted 29th overall by the [[New York Islanders]] in the [[1996 NHL Entry Draft]]. The Islanders traded Lacouture to the [[Edmonton Oilers]] for Mariusz Czerkawski on August 25, 1997. Initially, he played primarily for the [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]], Edmonton's [[American Hockey League]] affiliate, but became more of a regular in the NHL while playing for the Oilers in the [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01 season]]. On October 17, 2000, Dan scored his first career NHL goal against [[Andrew Raycroft]] and the [[Boston Bruins]] in a 6-1 Oilers victory. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200010170EDM.html |title=Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers Box Score, October 17, 2000 |publisher=Hockey-Reference.com |date=2000-10-17 |accessdate=2012-06-10}}</ref>

The [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] dealt for Lacouture on March 13, 2001 sending Sven Butenschon to the Oilers. Lacouture had his most productive season, scoring six goals along with eleven assists, and playing in all 82 games in [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]. While playing for Pittsburgh until 2003, On February 10 of that year, he, along with [[Alexei Kovalev]], [[Janne Laukkanen]], and [[Mike Wilson (hockey player)|Mike Wilson]] were sent to the [[New York Rangers]] in exchange for [[Joel Bouchard]], [[Richard Lintner]], [[Mikael Samuelsson]], [[Rico Fata]], and cash.

During the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]], the [[Providence Bruins]] signed Lacouture to a contract. He played for the NHL's [[Boston Bruins]] and [[National League A|Switzerland]]'s [[HC Davos]] in 2005–06. An unrestricted free agent in the 2006 offseason, Lacouture signed with the [[New Jersey Devils]], playing in six games with the NHL club and thirty-nine with the [[Lowell Devils]] of the AHL. He signed with the [[Anaheim Ducks]] in 2007, but was suspended by the team after he failed to report to Anaheim's AHL affiliate in Portland, Maine. Lacouture returned to the Swiss League and played 15 games for [[HC Lugano]] in the 2007–08 season. After a tryout that made an impression on the Hurricanes organization, he signed a one-year, [[two-way contract]] with [[Carolina Hurricanes]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]. He was called to [[Albany River Rats]], but left the club on December 27, 2008 and signed a contract with [[Barys Astana]] of the KHL.

He completed his final professional season with [[Norway|Norwegian]] club, [[Lørenskog IK]] of the [[GET-ligaen]] in 2011.

On April 10, 2014, LaCouture was revealed as one of nine former NHL players to file a major class action lawsuit against the NHL, alleging that the league has generated billions of dollars while subjecting its players to 'the imminent risk of head trauma' leading to 'devastating and long-term negative health consequences.'<ref>{{citeweb| url = http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=448926 | title = Nine former players file concussion lawsuit against NHL | publisher = ''[[The Sports Network]]'' | date = 2014-04-10 | accessdate = 2014-04-10}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1992–93
| [[Natick High School|Natick High]]
| [[Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association|HS-MA]]
| 20
| 38
| 34
| 72
| 46
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94
| Natick High
| HS-MA
| 21
| 52
| 49
| 101
| 58
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1994–95
| Springfield Olympics
| NEJHL
| 52
| 44
| 56
| 100
| 98
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1995–96
| Springfield Olympics
| NEJHL
| 29
| 24
| 35
| 59
| 79
| 13
| 12
| 13
| 25
| 23
|- ALIGN="center"
| 1996–97
| [[Boston University]]
| [[Hockey East|HE]]
| 31
| 13
| 12
| 25
| 18
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]]
| [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 77
| 15
| 10
| 25
| 31
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]]
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| American Hockey League|AHL
| 72
| 17
| 14
| 31
| 73
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 2
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1999–2000 AHL season|1999–00]]
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| American Hockey League|AHL
| 70
| 23
| 17
| 40
| 85
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–00]]
| Edmonton Oilers
| National Hockey League|NHL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| Edmonton Oilers
| National Hockey League|NHL
| 37
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 29
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| National Hockey League|NHL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| National Hockey League|NHL
| 82
| 6
| 11
| 17
| 71
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Pittsburgh Penguins
| National Hockey League|NHL
| 44
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 72
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2002–03
| [[New York Rangers]]
| NHL
| 24
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 59
| 5
| 2
| 7
| 82
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]]
| [[Providence Bruins]]
| AHL
| 64
| 12
| 15
| 27
| 52
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 Nationalliga A season|2005–06]]
| [[HC Davos]]
| [[National League A|NLA]]
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| NHL
| 55
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 53
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]]
| [[Lowell Devils]]
| AHL
| 39
| 8
| 3
| 11
| 33
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| NHL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 Nationalliga A season|2007–08]]
| [[HC Lugano]]
| NLA
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 18
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
| NHL
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 10
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Albany River Rats]]
| AHL
| 12
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 7
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2008–09 KHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Barys Astana]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 51
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- style="text-align:center; bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 AHL season|2009–10]]
| Providence Bruins
| AHL
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2010–11 GET-ligaen season|2010–11]]
| [[Lørenskog IK]]
| [[GET-ligaen|GET]]
| 30
| 16
| 13
| 29
| 18
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 337
! 20
! 25
! 45
! 348
! 6
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 2
|}


===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997]]
| [[United States national men's ice hockey team|United States]]
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| {{sica}}
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]]
| United States
| [[IIHF World Championships|WC]]
| 7th
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Senior totals
! 7
! 2
! 2
! 4
! 0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{hockeydb|19371}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Albany River Rats players]]
[[Category:American ice hockey left wingers]]
[[Category:Barys Astana players]]
[[Category:Boston Bruins players]]
[[Category:Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players]]
[[Category:Carolina Hurricanes players]]
[[Category:Edmonton Oilers players]]
[[Category:Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players]]
[[Category:HC Davos players]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Lørenskog IK players]]
[[Category:Lowell Devils players]]
[[Category:Nationalliga A players]]
[[Category:New Jersey Devils players]]
[[Category:New York Islanders draft picks]]
[[Category:New York Rangers players]]
[[Category:People from Barnstable, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players]]
[[Category:Providence Bruins players]]

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