| Guy Lafleur OC CQ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1988 | |||
.jpg) Lafleur in 2013 | |||
| Born |
September 20, 1951 Thurso, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 22, 2022 (aged 70) Kirkland, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
1st overall, 1971 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career |
1971–1985 1988–1991 | ||
Guy Damien Lafleur OC CQ (September 20, 1951 – April 22, 2022), nicknamed "the Flower" and "Le Démon Blond", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was the first player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score 50 goals in six consecutive seasons as well as 50 goals and 100 points in six consecutive seasons.[1] Between 1971 and 1991, Lafleur played right wing for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Quebec Nordiques in an NHL career spanning 17 seasons, and five Stanley Cup championships in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 (all with the Canadiens).[2] Lafleur was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988, named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history in 2017,[3] and was named to the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2022.
- ^ Dave Blevins (2011). The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer. Scarecrow Press. p. 554. ISBN 978-1-4616-7370-5. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Craig MacInnis (2004). Remembering Guy Lafleur. Raincoast Books. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-55192-701-5.
- ^ "100 Greatest NHL Players". National Hockey League. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2017.