Selected by the California Golden Seals 19th overall in the second round of the 1970 NHL Entry Draft, Laframboise also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers in the World Hockey Association. Laframboise spent parts of four seasons in the NHL during the 1970s. He was a versatile player who could perform at centre or left wing but had the misfortune of playing for two of the league's worst teams--the California Golden Seals of the early 1970s and the Washington Capitals in 1974-75.