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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Guy Lafleur
Selected in first round
No. 1 overall
by Montreal Canadiens
Born September 20, 1951
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Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Quebec (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Thurso, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Thurso, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1966-67 |
Quebec | QJHL | 8 |
1 | 1 |
2 | 0 | | 1967-68 |
Quebec | QJHL |
43 | 30 |
19 | 49 |
-- | | 1968-69 |
Quebec | QJHL |
49 | 50 |
60 | 110 |
83 | | 1969-70 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
56 | 103 |
67 | 170 |
105 | | 1970-71 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
62 | 130 |
79 | 209 |
135 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1971 (Quebec)
QMJHL All-Star First Team: 1969-70 (Quebec),
1970-71 (Quebec)
QMJHL Beliveau Trophy (Points Leader): 1970-71 (Quebec) (209)
Major-Junior Records: Most career goals (314)
QMJHL Goals Leader: 1969-70 (Quebec) (103 goals), 1970-71 (Quebec) (130
goals)
QMJHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1970 (43 points), 1971 (43
points)
QMJHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1970 (25 goals), 1971 (22 goals)
QMJHL Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1971 (21 assists)
Quebec Captain: 1969-70 and 1970-71 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9,
1971 (New York at Montreal)
Numbers: 10 (Montreal) (number
retired), 10 (NYR), 10 (Quebec)
Stanley Cup: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978,
1979
Playing Status: Retired for final time on March 31, 1991 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1971-1991 |
Montreal, NYR, Quebec | 1,126 |
560 | 793 |
1,353 | 399 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1972-1989 |
Montreal, N.Y. Rangers | 128 |
58 | 76 |
134 | 67 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 1988
Hart Trophy: 1976-77 (Montreal), 1977-78 (Montreal).
Lester B. Pearson Award: 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78 (Montreal)
Sporting News NHL MVP: 1976-77, 1977-78
Sporting News Wales Conference MVP: 1974-75
Conn Smythe Trophy: 1977 (Montreal)
Art Ross Trophy (Leading Scorer): 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78
NHL All-Star First Team: 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78,
1978-79, 1979-80
All-Star
Game: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1991
100-Point Seasons: 1974-75
(119), 1975-76 (125), 1976-77 (136), 1977-78 (132), 1978-79 (129), 1979-80
(125)
50-Goal Seasons: 1974-75
(53), 1975-76 (56), 1976-77 (56), 1977-78 (60), 1978-79 (52), 1979-80
(50)
Montreal Records: Most points (1,246), most assists (728), points in a
season (136), goals in a season (60, tie), RW points in season (136)
Montreal
Molson Cup (Most 3-Star Selections): 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79,
1979-80, 1981-82
NHL Points Leader: 1975-76 (125), 1976-77 (136), 1977-78 (132)
NHL Goals Leader: 1977-78 (60 goals)
NHL Assists Leader: 1976-77 (80 assists)
NHL Plus-Minus Leader: 1977-78 (plus-73)
NHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1977 (26), 1978 (21, tie), 1979 (23, tie)
NHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1975 (12 goals), 1978 (10 goals)
NHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1977 (17), 1979 (13, tie)
Montreal Points Leader: 1974-75 (119), 1975-76 (125), 1976-77 (136),
1977-78 (132), 1978-79 (129), 1979-80 (125), 1982-83 (76), 1983-84 (70)
Montreal Goals Leader: 1974-75 (53), 1975-76 (56), 1977-78 (60),
1978-79 (52), 1979-80 (50, tie), 1983-84 (30)
Montreal Assists Leader: 1976-77 (80), 1977-78 (72), 1978-79 (77), 1979-80
(75), 1980-81 (43), 1981-82 (57), 1982-83 (49, tie), 1983-84 (40)
Montreal Playoffs Points Leader: 1972 (5, tie), 1975 (19), 1976 (17), 1977
(26), 1978 (21, tie), 1979 (23, tie), 1983 (2)
Montreal Playoffs Goals Leader: 1975 (12), 1976 (7, tie), 1977 (9), 1978
(10)
Montreal Playoffs Assists Leader: 1972 (4), 1976 (10), 1977 (17), 1979
(13), 1983 (2)
Management Career: Worked for Montreal public relations and marketing
department as a "goodwill ambassador" from his retirement on Nov. 26, 1984
until Sept. 23, 1985. ... Named Quebec director of corporate and community affairs
prior to 1991-92 season and remained in that position through 1992-93 season. ...
Named Montreal "special ambassador"
prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that position into 2004-05 season..
Miscellaneous: Ranked by The Hockey News in 1997 as the 11th greatest
NHL player of all time. ... Won Seagram's Seven Crown Sports Award for NHL in
1975-76
and 1978-79. ... Named Sport
Magazine NHL MVP for 1976-77. ... Won Victor Award for 1977. ... Became first
NHL player to score 50 or more goals in six consecutive years when he achieved
feat in 1979-80. ... Retired for the first
time on Nov. 26, 1984. .... Number retired by Montreal on Feb. 16, 1985. ... Returned to NHL when he signed with New York
Rangers on Sept. 26, 1988 after having begun talks to come out of retirement
on Aug. 18, 1988. ... After his final retirement, he was claimed by Minnesota
in NHL Expansion Draft on May 30, 1991, as a procedural move so that he could
be traded back to Quebec the following day
for the rights to Alan Haworth. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Challenge Cup: 1979. World Championships:
1981 (fourth)
Canada Cup: 1976
(first place), 1981 (second place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Canada's
Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted Oct. 23, 1996
QMJHL Hall of Fame: Inducted
Feb. 20, 1997
Lou Marsh Trophy (Canada
Athlete of Year): 1978
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Quebec)
Management Career: Named Longueuil (QMJHL) president on Jan. 10, 1986,
relocated with franchise to Victoriaville prior to 1987-88 season, and
remained in that position through 1987-88 season.
Miscellaneous:
Nicknamed "The Flower." ... Nearly killed in automobile accident in
March 1981, when he fell asleep at wheel of car and crashed into a metal sign
that sliced off part of his right ear. ... Was boyhood hero of many NHL stars,
including Mario Lemieux. ... Played charity hockey between his NHL stints and
also owned small Quebec-based communications business. ... Learned to fly a
helicopter after retirement. ... Endorsed several products in retirement, including beer and Viagra.
... In 1977-78, the QMJHL named its playoffs MVP award the Guy Lafleur Trophy
in his honor. | | HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| RETIREMENT/FREE AGENCY: Montreal lost Lafleur
when he retired on Nov. 26, 1984. He stayed out long enough to become a free
agent. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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