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Canada Guy Lafleur

a.k.a. "The Flower"
#10 Québec Nordiques / NHL - 90/91
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Sep 20, 1951
Position
RW
Age
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Thurso, QC, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1971 round 1 #1 overall by Montréal Canadiens
Highlights
1-time Canada Cup Champion 1
6-time NHL First All-Star Team 6
1-time NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) 1
3-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 3
2-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 2
3-time NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award) 3
5-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 5
1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 1
2-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 2
1-time QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) 1

Lafleur, 70, died on April 22, 2022, of lung cancer, in Montreal, Que.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1966-67 Québec Canadian Tire QAHA - - - - - - |
Québec Jr. Aces QJAHL 8 1 1 2 0 - |
1967-68 Québec Jr. Aces QJAHL 43 30 19 49 - - |
1968-69 Québec Jr. Aces QJAHL 49 59 69 110 83 - |
1969-70 Québec Remparts “C” QMJHL 56 103 67 170 105 - | Playoffs 15 25 18 43 34 -
1970-71 Québec Remparts “C” QMJHL 62 130 79 209 135 - | Playoffs 14 22 21 43 24 -
1971-72 Montréal Canadiens NHL 73 29 35 64 48 27 | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 2 -
1972-73 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69 28 27 55 51 16 | Playoffs 17 3 5 8 9 -
1973-74 Montréal Canadiens NHL 73 21 35 56 29 10 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 -
1974-75 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70 53 66 119 37 52 | Playoffs 11 12 7 19 15 -
1975-76 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 80 56 69 125 36 68 | Playoffs 13 7 10 17 2 -
1976-77 Montréal Canadiens NHL 80 56 80 136 20 89 | Playoffs 14 9 17 26 6 -
Canada CC 7 1 5 6 12 3 |
1977-78 Montréal Canadiens NHL 78 60 72 132 26 73 | Playoffs 15 10 11 21 16 -
1978-79 Montréal Canadiens NHL 80 52 77 129 28 56 | Playoffs 16 10 13 23 0 -
1979-80 Montréal Canadiens NHL 74 50 75 125 12 40 | Playoffs 3 3 1 4 0 -
1980-81 Montréal Canadiens NHL 51 27 43 70 29 24 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
Canada WC 7 1 0 1 2 - |
1981-82 Montréal Canadiens NHL 66 27 57 84 24 33 | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 4 -
Canada CC 7 2 9 11 0 - |
1982-83 Montréal Canadiens NHL 68 27 49 76 12 6 | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 -
1983-84 Montréal Canadiens NHL 80 30 40 70 19 -14 | Playoffs 12 0 3 3 5 -
1984-85 Montréal Canadiens NHL 19 2 3 5 10 -3 |
1985-88 Did not play |
1988-89 New York Rangers NHL 67 18 27 45 12 1 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -
1989-90 Québec Nordiques NHL 39 12 22 34 4 -15 |
1990-91 Québec Nordiques “A” NHL 59 12 16 28 2 -10 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1961-62 Rockland Peewee QC Int PW - - - - - - |
1962-63 Thurso Peewee QC Int PW - - - - - - |
1963-64 Thurso Peewee QC Int PW - - - - - - |
1969-70 Québec Remparts M-Cup 12 18 18 36 23 - |
1970-71 Québec Remparts “C” M-Cup 7 9 5 14 2 - |
1978-79 NHL All-Stars Challenge Cup '79 3 1 2 3 0 - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 14 3 14 17 1.21 12 3 | 0
Challenge Cup '79 1 3 1 2 3 1.00 0 - | 0
M-Cup 2 19 27 23 50 2.63 25 - | 0
NHL 17 1 126 560 793 1 353 1.20 399 453 | 14 128 58 76 134 1.05 67 -
QAHA 1 - - - - - - - | 0
QC Int PW 3 - - - - - - - | 0
QJAHL 3 100 90 89 161 1.61 83 - | 0
QMJHL 2 118 233 146 379 3.21 240 - | 2 29 47 39 86 2.97 58 -
WC 1 7 1 0 1 0.14 2 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Steve Shutt (F) 1972-1985 13 Canada, Montréal Canadiens, NHL All-Stars
Larry Robinson (D) 1972-1985 13 Canada, Canada, Montréal Canadiens, NHL All-Stars
Bob Gainey (F) 1973-1985 12 Canada, Montréal Canadiens, NHL All-Stars
Mario Tremblay (F) 1974-1985 11 Montréal Canadiens
Media and Articles
Date Article Website
06/10/2021 Lafleur helps fellow cancer patients on Canadiens legend's day with the Cup NHL.com
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1991, 1 #20 overall by Minnesota North Stars in the NHL Expansion Draft

Number 4 retired by Gatineau Olympiques

Number 10 retired by Montréal Canadiens

Number 4 retired by Québec Remparts

Number 4 retired by Québec Remparts

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Cult/Star player for Québec Nordiques

Cult/Star player for Québec Remparts

Lafleur is Montreal's all-time leading scoring, with 1,246 points in a Canadiens uniform. Guy scored at least 50 goals and 119 points in 6 consecutive seasons from 1975-1980, winning 4 of his 5 Stanley Cups in the span.
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame -- 1988
Named to the Order of Hockey in Canada -- 2022

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