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Guy Lafleur

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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.

Facts
Birth Year
1951 1
Birth Date
1951-09-20 1
Death Year
2022 1
Death Date
2022-04-22 1
Nationality
Canadian 1
Career Highlight
First 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
Competition Category
Team 1
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1. Wikipedia, Guy Lafleur
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, birth and death dates
    September 20, 1951, April 22, 2022
  • Lead paragraph, nationality
    was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
  • Career highlights section, 50-goal seasons record
    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.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    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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What NHL records did Guy Lafleur set?

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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