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Canada Rick Lapointe

a.k.a. "Richard Lapointe"
#28 Los Angeles Kings / NHL - 85/86
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Aug 02, 1955
Position
D
Age
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Victoria, BC, CAN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1975 round 1 #5 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Highlights
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time WHL First All-Star Team 1

Family relations
Father: Paul Lapointe
Son: Dan Lapointe
Father-in-law: Ron Maxwell
Brother-in-law: Brad Maxwell

Passed away on October 17, 1999.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1971-72 Victoria Cougars WCHL 4 0 0 0 0 - |
1972-73 Victoria Cougars WCHL 39 3 12 15 31 - |
1973-74 Victoria Cougars WCHL 66 8 18 26 207 - |
1974-75 Victoria Cougars WCHL 67 19 51 70 177 - | Playoffs 12 1 12 13 26 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 5 2 3 5 17 - |
1975-76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 10 23 33 95 -3 |
1976-77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49 2 11 13 80 -17 |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 22 1 8 9 39 20 | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 7 -
Kansas City Blues CHL 6 0 0 0 6 - |
1977-78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 47 4 16 20 91 35 | Playoffs 12 0 3 3 19 -
1978-79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 3 18 21 53 15 | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 14 -
1979-80 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 6 19 25 87 -24 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 6 -
1980-81 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 8 25 33 124 36 | Playoffs 8 2 2 4 12 -
1981-82 St. Louis Blues NHL 71 2 20 22 127 -6 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 -
1982-83 Québec Nordiques NHL 43 2 9 11 59 14 |
Fredericton Express AHL 31 4 14 18 50 - | Playoffs 12 0 6 6 8 -
1983-84 Québec Nordiques NHL 22 2 10 12 12 9 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
Fredericton Express AHL 54 8 22 30 79 - |
1984-85 Los Angeles Kings NHL 73 4 13 17 46 -10 |
1985-86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 20 0 4 4 18 -13 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 85 12 36 48 0.56 129 - | 1 12 0 6 6 0.50 8 -
CHL 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 6 - | 0
NHL 11 664 44 176 220 0.33 831 56 | 7 46 2 7 9 0.20 64 -
WCHL (WHL) 4 176 30 81 111 0.63 415 - | 1 12 1 12 13 1.08 26 -
WJC-20 1 5 2 3 5 1.00 17 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Mel Bridgman (F) 1971-1979 7 Canada U20, Philadelphia Flyers, Victoria Cougars
Brian Sutter (F) 1974-1982 5 Canada U20, Kansas City Blues, St. Louis Blues
Blake Dunlop (F) 1977-1982 5 Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues
Tony Currie (F) 1979-1984 5 Fredericton Express, St. Louis Blues
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Drafted 1975, 1 #11 overall by Toronto Toros in the WHA Amateur Draft

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