Kevin Lalande - goalkeeper performing in the KHL

Kevin Lalande is a talented goalkeeper who for many seasons shows a high level of play. This goalkeeper is well known to Russian fans, since most of his career he played in the KHL.

Carier start

Kevin Laland was born on February 19, 1987 in the city of Kingston (Canada). Residents of this country love hockey, and young people dream of a professional hockey career. Kevin watched the NHL matches on TV every Saturday along with his parents and relatives. At an early age, his parents gave him to practice hockey. The reaction of this goalkeeper was often noted by the specialists of the children's school. In the 2003-2004 season, Kevin Laland started to play for the team "Belleville Bulls", which plays in the hockey league of Ontario. There Kevin began to gain experience and improve hockey skills. This goalkeeper showed outstanding results. He began to notice breeders of clubs in the NHL.

Performances in Calgary

On the passed draft Kevin Laland was chosen by the club "Calgary Flames". Parents were very happy that their son got a chance to play in the strongest league of the planet. But then it was early for him to play in the NHL, so the hockey player started to play for the second team. But the game in this club was not asked. Lalande made many mistakes, because of which he was not destined to get into the main team of the "Calgary Flames". Despite the setbacks, this goalkeeper did not cease to believe in his strength. He realized that for development he needed to work more intensively in training. Kevin became more serious about hockey.

Moving to Russia

In 2010, Lalande decided to move to Russia. The first club for him in the new country was Chekhov's "Knight". For the season spent in this club, he played 45 matches. The leadership was pretty much this goalkeeper, but at the end of the season he left the team. In the summer of 2011 it became known that Kevin joined the Dynamo club from the city of Minsk. The Canadian goalkeeper really liked this city. He noted the cleanliness and a large number of places where you can eat deliciously. The management and the fans of the team took it very warm. Laland quickly became the main goalkeeper of the club and showed a reliable game of hockey. In 2012, he received Belarusian citizenship. This event allowed him to compete for the national hockey team of Belarus. In the club "Dynamo" Kevin spent 3 seasons. In the second year of appearances in the Minsk team he lost his place in the squad and played only 8 games. But the following year, thanks to his efforts, Lalande began to receive more playing time.

Continuation of career

In the season of 2014 - 2015 Kevin moved to Moscow. Kevin Lalande CSKA chose because he really wanted to win the Gagarin Cup. As part of this Moscow team, he became the champion of Russia at the end of the season. He spent 23 games on the field, showing a high coefficient of reliability. Kevin Lalande, whose club has a rich past, did not win trophies. Despite the high level of the game of this goalkeeper, the CSKA club did not want to leave him in the team. Kevin in 2016 returned to the Minsk "Dynamo" and at the moment continues his career in it.

International career

Kevin, after accepting Belarusian citizenship, began to speak for the country at international competitions. He made a big contribution to the good results of the national team at the world championships held in 2014 and 2015. In total, this goalkeeper played for the national team of Belarus 12 games.

The personal life of an athlete

Kevin is not married, so girls from Minsk have every chance to fall in love with this athlete. The goalkeeper often stays on trips. Not every girl will want a serious relationship with an athlete, who will see only during breaks between games. Lalande is very popular among Minsk residents. He is recognized on the streets and asked to give an autograph. This is due to the fact that Kevin took citizenship and is the goalkeeper of the Belarusian team.

Kevin's departure from the Minsk "Dynamo" was understood by far not all. Most of the hockey fans were interested in where Kevin Lalande is playing. Nevertheless, in CSKA Moscow he spent a successful season and returned to Minsk as the champion of the KHL. This goalkeeper rarely sees his family. Mostly they come to Minsk to see their son. They like to go to the matches and are very upset about Kevin's episodic failures.