Guy Lafleur

Guy Damien Lafleur (September 20, 1951 – April 22, 2022), nicknamed "the Flower" and "Le Démon Blond," was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Born in Thurso, Quebec, he started playing hockey at the age of five after receiving his first hockey stick as a Christmas present. As a youth he played in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament for three consecutive years from 1962 to 1964, scoring a tournament record of 64 points. A right wing, Lafleur played in the National Hockey League from 1971 to 1991, a career spanning 17 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Quebec Nordiques. He was the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in six consecutive seasons, as well as 50 goals and 100 points in six consecutive seasons. He won five Stanley Cup championships, in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979, all with the Canadiens. Lafleur was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988, was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history in 2017, and was named to the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2022.