• Laughton ranked fifth on Oshawa with 53 points (21-32--53), and third on the team with 101 penalty minutes, during the 2011-12 season. He added five points (2-3--5) in six postseason contests.
• Laughton represented Canada at the 2011 Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and scored the game-winning goal in the gold-medal game. He also won gold with Team Ontario at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, where he finished the tournament with five points (two goals, three assists) in six games.
• A Toronto Marlboros minor hockey product, he won the GTHL championship and the Ontario Bantam championship in 2008-09 alongside fellow NHL Draft prospects Scott Kosmachuk and Matia Marcantuoni; Laughton was named MVP and Top Forward.
• He had 95 points (45-50--95) in 76 games for the Marlboros during the 2009-10 season. Laughton also scored five points (3-2--5) in seven games during the 2010 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament as Toronto lost in the championship game.
• Laughton has competed on Team Ontario’s lacrosse squad (2006 and 2008). His father, Craig, also played lacrosse for Team Canada.
FAVORITES
NHL player: Shane Doan, Mike Richards
NHL team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Shootout move: Forehand to backhand
Goal celebration: Celebrate with the guys
Video game: NHL 12
Movie: The Other Guys
TV show: Sportscentre
Actor: Will Ferrell
Cartoon character: Bugs Bunny
Website: NHL.com
Pump-up song: “Levels” – Avicii
Restaurant: Jack Astor’s
Sport (other than hockey): Lacrosse
Breakfast food: Eggs and bacon
Superhero: Spiderman
