Montreal Canadiens

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.

Guy Lafleur, the Montreal Canadiens icon who won five Stanley Cups and holds the franchise record for points, has died. He was 70. The Canadiens announced ...

It was an honor to play with both. "We lost 2 hockey legends this week. The New York Islanders have issued a statement. •1h ago •1h ago My condolences to Lise, Martin, Marc.— Chris Nilan (@KnucklesNilan30) @CanadiensMTL @AnciensCHC #knucklesnilan #knucklesbrand #neverbackdown pic.twitter.com/AOK8GnuOUt April 22, 2022 "One of my all time favourite teammates and one of THE GREATEST PLAYERS to ever play the game. Guy didn’t even wear shoulder pads. In a 2016 piece for the Players' Tribune, Wayne Gretzky said: "You know, Guy Lafleur was a guy that I idolized when I played junior hockey.... That was Lafleur in a nutshell. One word sums him up: Charisma. He had it. The news comes a week after the death of fellow Hall of Famer Mike Bossy, a four-time Stanley Cup winner with the New York Islanders in the same era as Lafleur.

Montreal Canadiens legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur died at age 70. Here is a quick look at the ico...

The world has lost another hockey great. Guy Lafleur, the top pick in the 1971 draft, passed away Friday morni...

The Habs put them away in overtime, then went on to dispose of the New York Rangers in 5 games in the final. Guy was larger than life to me and the stories from him and Shutt that evening had all of us riveted.” The world has lost another hockey great.

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.

Guy Lafleur has died at the age of 70, his former team announced on Friday. Focus On Sport/Getty Images. CNN —.

He was also awarded the Hart Trophy as the NHL MVP twice and was enshrined into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988. "You didn't need to see Guy Lafleur's name and number on his sweater when 'The Flower' had the puck on his stick. The cancer reappeared in October 2021.

Tributes are pouring in from former Montreal Canadiens players, fans, and politicians as the hockey world mourns the loss of icon Guy Lafleur.

A record-setter and a five-time Stanley Cup champion, he inspired countless Quebecers, Canadians, and hockey fans around the world. He said he and Henri Richard, a fellow Hall of Famer, took Lafleur under their wing when he first arrived with the team. He left a mark on an entire generation of Quebecers. He made us dream. He enjoyed 14 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, rewriting the record book along the way. He went public with his experience to warn others about the dangers of lung cancer and the need for early screening. About 10 players and former teammates gathered for a dinner with him. "I learned a lot from Guy that day." We'll miss you, Number 10." He made us win." "He's a wonderful person. In September 2019, he underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery, where doctors discovered a lesion on his right lung. But by October 2020, the cancer was back and he had chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments.

The Montreal Canadiens added a couple of interesting prospects at the trade deadline and Emil Heineman could provide a boost for the Laval Rocket.

Up front they will be lead by a great top line of Rafael Harvey-Pinard, J.S. Dea and Jesse Ylonen, but where the Rocket are lacking is in scoring depth. The 20 year old is now in Montreal, and was skating on his own at the practice facility earlier this week. Tyler Toffoli was traded to the Calgary Flames on February 14th even though he was in just the second year of a four year contract with a more than reasonable cap hit of $4.25 million. He also have an Erik Cole-like ability to just put his inside shoulder down and drive to the net while defenders try their best to slow him down. What he does have is great speed and he uses his size well to protect the puck while using that speed. But the first big trade made by Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton was a player with plenty of term left on a great contract.

Montreal Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, who won five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s and was a hockey hero in Quebec, has died. He was 70.

He remained adored in Quebec throughout his post-playing days, signing autographs for hours at countless appearances as a franchise ambassador, having forged a special and enduring bond with the fans of his home province and adopted city. “In 1974-75, his fourth year in the NHL, Lafleur transformed from productive to prolific, recording the first of his six straight seasons of at least 50 goals and 119 points. Lafleur was the first NHL player to score 50 goals with 100 points in six straight seasons.