The Flower: Best of the 1970s Goal Scorers
Beloved hockey icon and member of the 4-time Stanley Cup winning Montreal Canadiens in the late 1970s, Guy Lafleur typified pure goalscoring. A deft playmaker, Lafleur led the Habs to four straight championships garnering award after award for his phenomenal play.
Lafleur had a knack for scoring timely goals and the ability to bring fans out of their seats when he flew down the wing towards the opposition's net.
Lafleur had the honor of playing after he had been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Lafleur returned to play after a short retirement to continue his career, first with the Quebec Nordiques and then with the New York Rangers.
Montreal Canadiens Tribute 1976-79 Stanley Cup Wins
Here's Lafleur's Rookie Card
1972-73 Topps #79
The picture on the right is Guy Lafleur's Topps rookie card. The catalog value for one of these is currently about $200 in mint condition (a signed card by Lafleur would obviously be worth a lot more). Like many collectors in the 1970s I had a mittful of Lafleur rookie cards but (here comes the old familiar story) my mom threw out my collection when we moved.Thousands of my Bobby Orr, Ken Dryden, Bobby Clarke, Phil Esposito, Darryl Sittler cards. Gone. (Sorry, I'm getting a little misty describing it). Bobby Hull and Gordie Howe cards from their days in the WHA. Those little comic book inserts and Canada Cup '72 inserts. Everything. But I forgave my mom. I just don't let her forget it :)
Guy Lafleur at a Glance
Guy Damien "The Flower" Lafleur, OC, CQ, (born September 20, 1951, in Thurso, Quebec), is a former professional ice hockey player and is widely regarded as one of the most naturally gifted and popular players ever to play professional ice hockey. Between 1971 and 1991, he played for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques in an NHL career spanning 17 seasons and five Stanley Cup championships.
Montreal Drafts Lafleur from the Quebec Remparts
Guy Lafleur was almost a California Golden Seal when he was first drafted by the Montreal Canadiens way back in 1971. Apparently the choice was between Lafleur and Marcel Dionne and the Habs took Lafleur. Can you imagine what Dionne could have brought to the party in the late 70s?Montreal obtained the Seals' first round draft choice and used it to pick the young Quebec Remparts right winger and the rest is hockey history. Lafleur had a slow start in the NHL, but soon flourished to become one of the greatest players in NHL history, winning 5 Stanley Cups and developing into a consistent 50-goal scorer.
Lafleur won just about every award except the Vezina trophy
Lafleur won 5 Stanley Cups, including four in a row with the Montreal Canadiens.He was a Two-time Hart Trophy winner, for being judged most valuable to his team (2 years in a row). Lafleur also was the leader in points for 3 straight years 1976-78, winning the Art Ross Trophy.
Playoff success also was recognized with Lafleur's winning the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1977, as playoff MVP.
Further recognition came with Lafleur being named to six NHL All-Star teams and his 1988 induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Lafleur's Montreal Canadiens Jersey Retired
On the night of February 10, 1985, Guy Lafleur's number 10 jersey took it's place in the rafters of the old Montreal Forum. Lafleur joined such Habs luminaries as Jacques Plante, Maurice Richard and Howie Morenz as only the 6th Montreal Canadiens player to be honoured with having their jersey retired. A quick Poll about Guy Lafleur
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Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
April 16, 1979 Playoffs Game
The Leafs: Borje Salming, Tiger Williams, Mike Palmateer
Great Guy Lafleur swag available from Amazon
Lafleur "un-retired" and played for the Quebec Nordiques and NY Rangers
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This is a cool picture any Canadiens fan would love to have: Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard and Guy Lafleur holding the Stanley Cup!
It's available for only about $25 from Amazon, snd it is framed and can be delivered in time for Christmas. The frame is 13 x 15 inches and features the three Montreal Canadiens greats hoisting the Cup at center ice.
The Guy Lafleur Trophy?
Awarded to MVP of the QMJHL playoffs since 1977-78
The most recent recipient of this honor was Claude Giroux of the Gatineau Olympiques who had an amazing playoffs, scoring 17 goals and 34 assists for 51 points in just 19 QMJHL playoff games.
2007-08 Claude Giroux Gatineau Olympiques
2006-07 Jonathan Bernier Lewiston MAINEiacs
2005-06 Martin Karsums Moncton Wildcats
2004-05 Sidney Crosby Rimouski Océanic
2003-04 Maxime Talbot Gatineau Olympiques
2002-03 Maxime Talbot Hull Olympiques
2001-02 Danny Groulx Victoriaville Tigres
2000-01 Simon Gamache Val-d'Or Foreurs
1999-2000 Brad Richards Rimouski Océanic
1998-99 Mathieu Benoit Acadie-Bathurst Titan
1997-98 Jean-Pierre Dumont Val-d'Or Foreurs
1996-97 Christian Bronsard Hull Olympiques
1995-96 Jason Doig Granby Prédateurs
1994-95 José Theodore Hull Olympiques
1993-94 Éric Fichaud Chicoutimi Saguenéens
1992-93 Emmanuel Fernandez Laval Titan
1991-92 Robert Guillet Verdun Collège Français
1990-91 Félix Potvin Chicoutimi Saguenéens
1989-90 Denis Chalifoux Laval Titan
1988-89 Donald Audette Laval Titan
1987-88 Marc Saumier Hull Olympiques
1986-87 Marc Saumier Longueuil Chevaliers
1985-86 Sylvain Côté &
Luc Robitaille Hull Olympiques
1984-85 Claude Lemieux Verdun Junior Canadiens
1983-84 Mario Lemieux Laval Voisins
1982-83 Pat Lafontaine Verdun Juniors
1981-82 Michel Morissette Sherbrooke Castors
1980-81 Alain Lemieux Trois-Rivières Draveurs
1979-80 Dale Hawerchuk Cornwall Royals
1978-79 Jean-François Sauvé Trois-Rivières Draveurs
1977-78 Richard David Trois-Rivières Draveurs
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Remembering Guy Lafleur
Remembering Guy Lafleur
Amazon Price: $16.95 (as of 01/03/2010)
Remembering Guy Lafleur is a vivid tribute to one of the game's greatest talents, who led his Montreal Canadiens to five Stanley Cups during their 1970s heyday, including 4 in a row, and a player who registered six straight 50 or more goals seasons. Beautifully designed and packed with vintage photos and classic sports journalism, this sixth book in the Remembering series offers a rinkside portrait of the Thurso, Quebec, native's record-smashing junior career, his impact on two generations of Canadians as a 1970s pop icon in Quebec, and his still outspoken views on the game in retirement. Featuring award-winning writers including Montreal Gazette scribes Dave Stubbs and Mark Lepage, Hockey Hall of Fame journalist Frank Orr and columnist Doug Herod, Remembering Guy Lafleur salutes one of the most enduring legends of sports.
Lafleur Tribute Video
Guy Lafleur from his start in the NHL
Guy Lafleur - Scoring!
Guy Lafleur with good tips on ... how to ... improve your chances of ... Scoring! Can be enjoyed on the 1979 Unison Sports disco styled album called ... Lafleur! I won't have to tell fans of the NHL, who Guy was :-) Video created May 21/2008 by MisterCanning.
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Hey, Let's hear what you think about Guy! I'm all you Habs fans must have some opinion about Lafleur. Imagine what the current crop of Canadiens would look like if you could drop in a young Guy Lafleur to complement Koivu and Carey Price.
Or do you think any of the current Habs compare to Guy in any way?
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