He enrolled at Boston College and was named MVP of the 1990 Hockey East Tournament as a freshman.

After garnering All-American honors at Boston College[1] he signed with the Flyers shortly before the 1992-1993 season.

He spent three years in the Flyers system with the Hershey Bears of the AHL before being traded in 1995 to the Tampa Bay Lightning and was subsequently assigned to their top IHL affiliate the Atlanta Knights.

He also appeared in the IHL with the Chicago Wolves, Utah Grizzlies, and Fort Wayne Komets.

LaGrand finished his career in the East Coast Hockey League with the Pensacola Ice Pilots where he was named team MVP after the 1999-2000 season.