Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Sam Lafferty was born March 6, 1995 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He is a centre in the National Hockey League.

Lafferty was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins with 113th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft. In spite of being drafted, Lafferty played four seasons of college hockey with the Brown Bears men's ice hockey team from 2014 to 2018. On March 7, 2018, Lafferty concluded his collegiate career by signing an amateur tryout agreement with the Penguins for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. He also signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins that began in the 2018–19 season. Upon joining the WBS, Lafferty recorded his first professional goal on April 3, 2018, against the Hershey Bears. After attending their 2018 training camp, he was re-assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (WBS). In his first professional season, Lafferty scored 49 points in 70 games to become the teams' second-leading scorer. Lafferty made his NHL debut on October 8, 2019, in Pittsburgh's game against the Winnipeg Jets. Lafferty scored his first NHL goal and assist a few days later on October 12, 2019, in a 7–4 win over the Minnesota Wild. On January 5, 2022, Lafferty was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Alexander Nylander.

 Sam Lafferty was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs prior to the 2024 season.