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Guy Damien Lafleur OC CQ - Born September 20, 1951 in Thurso, Quebec - Died April 22, 2022 was nicknamed "The Flower" and "Le Démon Blond", was a Canadian ice Hockey right winger.

in 1980 Guy Lafleur was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, and in 2005, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.

Lafleur played at the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament 3 consecutive years from 1962 to 1964, winning each time - 1962 with Rockland Boomers and 1963 & 1964 as team captain of Thurso Idéal. He scored a tournament record of 68 points (48 goals).

- Gilles-Courteau Trophy (President's Cup) Champion 1970, 1971 with Quebec Remparts.
- Memorial Cup Champion 1971 with Quebec Remparts.
- Jean Béliveau Trophy Winner 1971 with Quebec Remparts.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 with Montreal Canadiens. Lafleur scored the Stanley Cup winning goal in 1976.
- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 with Montreal Canadiens.

- Conn Smythe Trophy Winner 1977.
- Art Ross Trophy Winner 1976, 1977, 1978.
- Hart Memorial Trophy Winner 1977, 1978.
- Lester B. Pearson Award Winner 1976, 1977, 1978.

- 1976 Canada Cup Champion.
- 1979 Challenge Cup 2nd place.
- 1981 Canada Cup 2nd place.

- Montreal Molson Cup Winner (most points from 3 star selections at games) 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82.

- Guy Lafleur was the recipient of the Lou Marsh Trophy in 1977.
- Guy Lafleur was the recipient of the Lionel Conacher Award in 1977.

Lafleur made his NHL debut with Montreal Canadiens on October 9, 1971 vs New York Rangers at Montreal Forum in a 4-4 tie. He had 1 assist in the game.

Lafleur scored his 1st NHL goal vs Gary Edwards of Los Angeles Kings at 18:52 of 2nd period on October 23, 1971 at The Forum in a 3-1 Canadiens win.

Lafleur scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Cesare Maniago of Minnesota North Stars on December 11, 1971 at Montreal Forum in a 4-3 Canadiens win. His 3rd goal was the game winner.

Lafleur announced his retirement in November 1984 after playing in 19 games to start the 1984-85 NHL season and would miss 3 full seasons before making a comeback with New York Rangers at the start of the 1988-89 NHL season. He would play the season with the Rangers, then signed with Quebec Nordiques in July 1989, where he would finish his NHL career on March 31, 1991 in a game vs the Canadiens.

Lafleur played in 1126 regular season NHL games, scoring 560 goals (98 GWG), 793 assists with 399 penalty minutes and 128 NHL playoff games, scoring 58 goals (14 GWG / 2 OTG), 76 assists with 67 penalty minutes.

Lafleur was selected to the NHL First Team All-Star at Right Wing in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981.

Lafleur played in NHL All-Star Games 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1991.

Lafleur is the all-time leading scorer in Montreal Canadiens history with 1,246 points (518 goals and 728 assists) as well as the 2nd-highest goal total behind Maurice "Rocket" Richard.

Lafleur is tied for a Montreal club record with Steve Shutt for goals in a season with 60 in 1977–78 and holds the franchise record for points in a season with 136 in 1976–77.

Lafleur became the first player in NHL history to score at least 50 goals and 100 points in 6 consecutive seasons.

On February 16, 1985, Lafleur became the 5th player from the Montreal Canadiens to have his sweater number retired.

Guy Lafleur was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.

Guy Lafleur was inducted into the Panthéon des sports du Québec in 1993.

Guy Lafleur was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

In 2017, Lafleur was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players by the NHL as part of its centennial celebration.

2022 Order of Hockey in Canada Honouree

NOTE
Lafleur is one of only 3 players to have returned to the NHL after being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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