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Guy Lafleur - 2022 Order of Hockey in Canada Honouree



Hockey Accomplishments

  • Recorded 18 points (4 goals, 14 assists) in 21 games with Team Canada
  • Played for Team Canada at the 1981 IIHF World Championship (fourth place)
  • Played for Team Canada at the 1981 Canada Cup (second place)
  • Won the 1976 Canada Cup with Team Canada
  • Recorded 1,353 points (560 goals, 793 assists) in 1,126 NHL games
  • Won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979
  • Won the Hart Memorial Trophy (1976-77, 1977-78)
  • Won the Lester B. Pearson Award (1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78)
  • Won the Conn Smythe Trophy (1977)
  • Won the Art Ross Trophy (1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78)
  • Named to the NHL First All-Star Team (1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80)
  • All-time leading scorer in Montreal Canadiens history (1,246 points)
  • Second player (after Howe) to play in the NHL after being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
  • Won the Memorial Cup with the Quebec Remparts in 1971 (captain)
  • Won the QMJHL championship with the Quebec Remparts in 1970 and 1971 (captain both years)
  • Led the QMJHL in scoring in 1970-71 (130 goals, 79 assists, 209 points)
  • Named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team in 1969-70 and 1970-71

Additional Background

  • Born on September 20, 1951 in Thurso, Que.
  • He and his wife, Lise, have two children, Mark and Martin

Honours

  • Named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017
  • Named a Knight of the Order of Quebec in 2005
  • Inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1996
  • Inducted into the Panthéon des sports du Québec in 1993
  • Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988
  • Had his No. 10 retired by the Montreal Canadiens in 1985
  • Invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1980
  • Won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s top athlete in 1977
  • Won the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada’s top male athlete in 1977
  • No. 11 on The Hockey News’ list of 100 Greatest Hockey Players

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2017 OHC recipients honoured at HCF gala
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2015 Hockey Canada Foundation Celebrity Classic Golf
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