Canadiens

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Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, one of hockey's flashiest players, dead ... (CBC.ca)

Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur suffered through health issues in the latter stages of his life. In September 2019, he underwent quadruple bypass ...

He was found guilty in 2009 before the conviction was overturned on appeal a year later. Today his statue stands outside Montreal's Bell Centre arena alongside Canadiens all-time greats Howie Morenz, Maurice Richard and Béliveau. His No. 10 hangs in the rafters of the arena after being retired on Feb. 16, 1985. He then played two more years with his hometown Quebec Nordiques before calling it a career for a second and final time following the 1991 season. Lafleur's relationship with Canadiens management started to sour in the 1980s. I mean, I was in awe of him." However, Lafleur suffered through health issues in the latter stages of his life. On March 24, 1981, Lafleur barely escaped a fatal crash after smashing his Cadillac into a highway fence while driving home. He often mesmerized fans with his signature long blond hair flowing behind him as he rushed up the ice before unleashing one of his patented booming slapshots. He also captured the 1977 Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP. Lafleur's arrival in Montreal, like his departure years later, was controversial. At the time, Lafleur was only the second player in league history, after Gordie Howe, to return to the NHL as a player after being inducted into the Hall of Fame. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Guy Lafleur, Canadiens hockey icon, dead at 70 (Globalnews.ca)

Guy Lafleur, who played for the Montreal Canadiens for 14 seasons, died Friday at the age of 70. He was the team's all-time leading scorer in Canadiens' ...

Lafleur won five Stanley Cups with Montreal, the team that drafted him first overall in 1971. The cause of death was not immediately known. He also won the Art Ross Trophy as the leading scorer in the NHL three times, the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player in the NHL twice, and the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 1977.

Guy Lafleur, five-time Stanley Cup champion with Montreal ... (ESPN)

No cause of death was given, but Lafleur had announced his most recent right lung cancer diagnosis in October 2020. He had previously had a cancerous lobe ...

All told, Lafleur appeared in 1,126 NHL games with 560 goals and 1,353 points. The two had played together during some of the Canadiens' best seasons of the 1970s but didn't find the same common ground as coach and player. "You didn't need to see Guy Lafleur's name and number on his sweater when 'The Flower' had the puck on his stick," Bettman said in a statement. No cause of death was given, but Lafleur had announced his most recent right lung cancer diagnosis in October 2020. "All members of the Canadiens organization are devastated by his passing. Lafleur was hampered by injuries in the 1980s and butted heads with coach Jacques Lemaire when he took over during the 1983-84 season.

Canadiens icon Lafleur dead at 70 (TSN)

He scored 560 goals and added 793 assists. A five-time Stanley Cup champion with Montreal, Lafleur's 1,353 points – 1,246 of them coming with the Habs to make ...

The QMJHL retired Lafleur’s No. 4 throughout the league last year and he was named a Distinguished Honouree of the Order of Hockey in Canada last month. He appeared in 67 games for the Rangers, scoring 18 goals and adding 27 assists. The winner of the Hart Trophy in 1977 and 1978, he became the first player in NHL history to record six straight seasons of at least 50 goals and 100 points from 1975 to 1980. He became just the second player to continue his active career following his induction into the Hall of Fame after Gordie Howe (followed later by Mario Lemieux). In a scoring slump and unhappy with his playing time and his relationship with teammate-turned-head coach Jacques Lemaire, he asked for a trade. He left a mark on an entire generation of Quebecers. He made us dream. A native of Thurso, Que., Lafleur appeared in 1,126 games over 17 seasons with the Canadiens, New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques. He scored 560 goals and added 793 assists. Knowing the backlash he would face for moving a franchise legend, general manager Serge Savard would not honour his request. When it appeared that the L.A. Kings would finish last the following season, Pollock traded centre Ralph Backstrom to Los Angeles. Backstrom helped lift the Kings past the Seals and Oakland’s eventual last-place finish gave the Canadiens the No. 1 pick – and Lafleur. "All members of the Canadiens organization are devastated by his passing. "Throughout his career, he allowed us to experience great moments of collective pride. Nicknamed ‘The Flower’ and ‘Le Demon Blond,’ Lafleur’s prodigious talent became evident in junior hockey.

La santé mentale des Canadiens affectée par la pandémie de ... (Le Journal de Montréal)

Plus du quart des Canadiens sont aux prises avec l'épuisement professionnel, provoquant un manque de concentration et de motivation en raison des effets de ...

Plus de 35 % des Canadiens sondés ont de plus en plus de la difficulté à se motiver au travail, avec un résultat de santé mentale de -25,4 %, soit près de 15 points au-dessous de la moyenne nationale. L’indice de santé mentale du fournisseur de solutions en mieux-être LifeWorks révèle que 28 % des Canadiens ont de la difficulté à décrocher après les heures de travail, alors que 42 % d’entre eux se sentent épuisés après leur journée de travail. La santé mentale des Canadiens affectée par la pandémie de COVID-19

Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur dies at 70 (The Globe and Mail)

Nicknamed 'The Flower,' Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur was one of the greatest players of his generation, registering 518 goals and 728 assists in 14 ...

“You didn’t need to see Guy Lafleur’s name and number on his sweater when ‘The Flower’ had the puck,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. But he made a comeback later that year with the New York Rangers and then played two more seasons with the Quebec Nordiques before hanging up his skates for good in 1991. “If you don’t win, it’s hell.” He left a mark on an entire generation of Quebecers. He made us dream. “There’s not too many people that have a chance to grab it from the beginning,” Lafleur said in his November interview with CP. “Most people when they find out, it’s Stage 4. “Montreal is the best city in the world to play in, if you win,” Lafleur said. “I’ve been mostly stuck in the house since 2019,” Lafleur said in November. “Mentally, it’s tough. He made us win.” All of Quebec is thinking of you. “Quebec has lost a giant,” Legault said. “I get the immunotherapy the first three weeks, and then the fourth week I have the big chemo,” Lafleur said in an interview with The Canadian Press in November. Guy Lafleur is one of our legends.