Guy Lafleur

a.k.a. "The Flower"

#10 Québec Nordiques / NHL - 90/91

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Date of Birth

Sep 20, 1951

Position

Age

Height

6'0" / 183 cm

Place of Birth

Thurso, QC, CAN

Weight

194 lbs / 88 kg

Nation

Canada

Shoots

Youth Team

Contract

Drafted

1971 round 1 #1 overall by Montréal Canadiens

Highlights

1-time NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy)

3-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy)

2-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy)

3-time NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award)

1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)

1-time QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy)

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

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Guy Lafleur 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*	\|
1985-86	Français Volants Paris	France	0*	0*	0*	0*	0*	-*	\|
1986-88	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*	\|

Guy Lafleur Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	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	Memorial Cup	12*	18*	18*	36*	23*	-*	\|
1970-71	Québec Remparts “C”	Memorial Cup	7*	9*	5*	14*	2*	-*	\|
1978-79	NHL All-Stars	Challenge Cup '79	3*	1*	2*	3*	0*	-*	\|

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Guy Lafleur 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		*	*	*	*	*	*
France (Ligue Magnus)	1	0*	0*	0*	0*	-*	0*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
Memorial 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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Guy Lafleur Career Highlights

Awards by league

Canada Cup Champion 76/77
Canada Cup Runner-Up 81/82
Canada's Top Athlete (Lou Marsh Trophy) 76/77
Canada's Top Male Athlete (Lionel Conacher Award) 76/77
Hockey Hall of Fame 88/89
NHL Best Plus/Minus 77/78
NHL First All-Star Team 74/75, 75/76, 76/77, 77/78, 78/79, 79/80
NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) Finalist 75/76, 76/77, 79/80
NHL Most Assists 76/77
NHL Most Game Winning Goals 74/75, 75/76, 77/78, 78/79
NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) 77/78
NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 75/76, 76/77, 77/78
NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 76/77, 77/78
NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) Finalist 75/76, 76/77, 77/78, 78/79
NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award) 75/76, 76/77, 77/78
NHL Playoffs Most Assists 76/77, 78/79
NHL Playoffs Most Goals 74/75, 77/78
NHL Playoffs Most Points 76/77, 77/78, 78/79
NHL Stanley Cup Champion 72/73, 75/76, 76/77, 77/78, 78/79
NHL Stanley Cup Clinching Goal 75/76
NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 76/77
QMJHL First All-Star Team 69/70, 70/71
QMJHL Memorial Cup Champion 70/71
QMJHL Most Goals 69/70, 70/71
QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) 70/71
QMJHL Playoffs Most Assists 70/71
QMJHL Playoffs Most Goals 69/70, 70/71
QMJHL Playoffs Most Points 69/70, 70/71
QMJHL President's Cup Champion 69/70, 70/71

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Guy Lafleur Connections

Player	Period	YearsYr	Teams
Steve Shutt (F)	1972-1985	13	Canada (CC), Montréal Canadiens, NHL All-Stars
Larry Robinson (D)	1972-1985	13	Canada (CC), Canada, Montréal Canadiens, NHL All-Stars
Bob Gainey (F)	1973-1985	12	Canada (CC), Montréal Canadiens, NHL All-Stars
Mario Tremblay (F)	1974-1985	11	Montréal Canadiens

Guy Lafleur 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

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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