Guy Lafleur's life would change forever when he was 10 years old, filling the net with ridiculous ease at Quebec City's renowned international peewee tournament against boys a couple of years his senior. It was then, in 1962, after another game in which Lafleur had dazzled, that the forward met both an idol and a hockey icon, Montreal Canadiens legend Jean Beliveau, who stopped by the dressing room at Le Colisee to meet the young, starstruck team.
The arena in the provincial capital was known as "The House that Beliveau Built" for his heroics with the junior Quebec Citadelles and the senior-league Quebec Aces in the late 1940s and early '50s. On this rink from 1969-71 with the Quebec Remparts, Lafleur would score 233 goals and 379 points and lead his Remparts to the Memorial Cup in '70-71 as Canada's top major-junior team.
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Guy Lafleur's life would change forever when he was 10 years old, filling the net with ridiculous ease at Quebec City's renowned international peewee tournament against boys a couple of years his senior. It was then, in 1962, after another game in which Lafleur had dazzled, that the forward met both an idol and a hockey icon, Montreal Canadiens legend Jean Beliveau, who stopped by the dressing room at Le Colisee to meet the young, starstruck team.
The arena in the provincial capital was known as "The House that Beliveau Built" for his heroics with the junior Quebec Citadelles and the senior-league Quebec Aces in the late 1940s and early '50s. On this rink from 1969-71 with the Quebec Remparts, Lafleur would score 233 goals and 379 points and lead his Remparts to the Memorial Cup in '70-71 as Canada's top major-junior team.
For more of Guy Lafleur's 100 Greatest Players bio, please click here.
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- QJHL First All-Star Team (1970, 1971)
- NHL First All-Star Team (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1991)
- Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, September 26, 1988.
- Signed as a free agent by Quebec, July 14, 1989. NY Rangers received Quebec's 5th round pick (Sergei Zubov) in 1990 NHL Draft as compensation.
- Claimed by Minnesota from Quebec in Expansion Draft, May 30, 1991.
- Traded to Quebec by Minnesota for Alan Haworth, May 31, 1991.
