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Guy LafleurQuébec Nordiques

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#10 Québec Nordiques / NHL - 90/91

Date of Birth
Sep 20, 1951
Age
Deceased
Place of Birth
Thurso, QC, CAN
Nation
Canada
Youth Team
-
Position
RW
Height
183 cm / 6'0"
Weight
88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots
R
Contract
-
  • Canada Cup Champion1
  • Hockey Hall of Fame1
  • NHL First All-Star Team6
  • NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award)3
  • NHL Most Assists1
  • NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy)1
  • NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy)3
  • NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy)2
  • NHL Stanley Cup Champion5
  • NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)1
  • QMJHL Champion2
  • QMJHL First All-Star Team2
  • QMJHL Most Goals2
  • QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy)1
Guy Lafleur Facts
Player Type
Cerebral TacticianSpeedster
Drafted
1971 round 1 #1 overall by Montréal Canadiens
Lafleur, 70, died on April 22, 2022, of lung cancer, in Montreal, Que.
Guy Lafleur Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
1966-1967Québec Canadian TireQAHA------
1966-1967Québec Jr. AcesQJAHL81120-
1967-1968Québec Jr. AcesQJAHL43301949--
1968-1969Québec Jr. AcesQJAHL49596911083-
1969-1970Québec Remparts "C"QMJHL5610367170105-Playoffs1525184334-
1970-1971Québec Remparts "C"QMJHL6213079209135-Playoffs1422214324-
1971-1972Montréal CanadiensNHL732935644827Playoffs61452-
1972-1973Montréal CanadiensNHL692827555116Playoffs173589-
1973-1974Montréal CanadiensNHL732135562910Playoffs60114-
1974-1975Montréal CanadiensNHL7053661193752Playoffs111271915-
1975-1976Montréal Canadiens "A"NHL8056691253668Playoffs13710172-
1976-1977Montréal CanadiensNHL8056801362089Playoffs14917266-
1976-1977CanadaCC7156123
1977-1978Montréal CanadiensNHL7860721322673Playoffs1510112116-
1978-1979Montréal CanadiensNHL8052771292856Playoffs161013230-
1979-1980Montréal CanadiensNHL7450751251240Playoffs33140-
1980-1981Montréal CanadiensNHL512743702924Playoffs30112-
1980-1981CanadaWC71012-
1981-1982Montréal CanadiensNHL662757842433Playoffs52134-
1981-1982CanadaCC729110-
1982-1983Montréal CanadiensNHL68274976126Playoffs30222-
1983-1984Montréal CanadiensNHL8030407019-14Playoffs120335-
1984-1985Montréal CanadiensNHL1923510-3
1985-1986Français Volants ParisFrance00000-
1986-1988Did not play------
1988-1989New York RangersNHL67182745121Playoffs41010-
1989-1990Québec NordiquesNHL391222344-15
1990-1991Québec Nordiques "A"NHL591216282-10
Guy Lafleur Tournament Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
1961-1962Rockland PeeweeQC Int PW------
1962-1963Thurso PeeweeQC Int PW------
1963-1964Thurso PeeweeQC Int PW------
1969-1970Québec RempartsMemorial Cup1218183623-
1970-1971Québec Remparts "C"Memorial Cup795142-
1978-1979NHL All-StarsChallenge Cup '7931230-
Guy Lafleur Career Totals
LeagueSeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-SeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-
CC214314171.21123*0
Challenge Cup '79131231.000-0
France (Ligue Magnus)10000-0-0
Memorial Cup2192723502.6325-0
NHL17112656079313531.203994531412858761341.0567-
QAHA1-------0
QC Int PW3-------0
QJAHL310090891611.6183*-0
QMJHL21182331463793.21240-2294739862.9758-
WC171010.142-0
Guy Lafleur Career Highlights
SeasonAwards
1969-1970
1970-1971
1972-1973
1974-1975
1975-1976
1976-1977
1977-1978
1978-1979
1979-1980
1981-1982
1988-1989
Guy Lafleur Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1991, 1 #20 by Minnesota North Stars in the NHL Expansion Draft
Number 4 retired by Québec Remparts
Number 4 retired by Québec Remparts
Number 4 retired by Gatineau Olympiques
Number 10 retired by Montréal Canadiens
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