Guy Damien Lafleur was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing who lived from September 20, 1951, to April 22, 2022, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in NHL history. Nicknamed the Flower and Le Demon Blond, he won five Stanley Cup championships with the Montreal Canadiens between 1973 and 1979 and became the first NHL player to score 50 goals in six consecutive seasons and 50 goals with 100 points in six consecutive seasons. He won the Hart Trophy in 1977 and 1978, the Art Ross Trophy three times as scoring leader, and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1977, finished his career with 560 goals and 1,353 points in 1,126 games, remains Montreal's all-time leading scorer with 1,246 points, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Career HighlightFirst NHL player to score 50 goals in six consecutive seasons and 50 goals with 100 points in six consecutive seasons, and won five Stanley Cup championships with the Montreal Canadiens. 1 Classification
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He was the first NHL player to score 50 goals in six consecutive seasons.
Guy Lafleur was the first player in National Hockey League history to score 50 goals in six consecutive seasons, and also the first to score 50 goals and reach 100 points in six consecutive seasons. He did this as a right wing for the Montreal Canadiens, with whom he won five Stanley Cup championships between 1973 and 1979.
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Guy Damien Lafleur (September 20, 1951 – April 22, 2022), nicknamed "the Flower" and "Le Démon Blond", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
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Guy Damien Lafleur (September 20, 1951 - April 22, 2022), nicknamed "the Flower" and "Le Démon Blond", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
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was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
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He was the first player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score 50 goals in six consecutive seasons as well as 50 goals and 100 points in six consecutive seasons.
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Between 1971 and 1991, Lafleur played right wing for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Quebec Nordiques in an NHL career spanning 17 seasons, and five Stanley Cup championships in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 (all with the Canadiens).
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