Guy Lafleur
Guy Lafleur
Guy Damien "The Flower" / "Le Démon Blond" Lafleur, OC, CQis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was the first player in the National Hockey Leagueto score 50 goals and 100 points in six straight seasons. 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...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth20 September 1951
CityThurso, Canada
nice nhl fans
Well, it's always nice to know the fans didn't forget what you did when you played in the NHL.
years nhl leader
Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way.
nice winning play
Individual records are nice to get, but before the season starts, you want to play to win the Stanley Cup!
careers cups moments
Being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, that was the greatest moment in my career. And stealing the Stanley Cup in 1978 and bringing it back to my hometown of Thurso.
hockey winning play
You do not play hockey for good seasons. You play to win the Stanley Cup. It has to be the objective.
dream dad team
It was my dream playing for the Montreal Canadiens - it was my dad's team.
family support-you vocabulary-words
When trouble comes, it's your family that supports you.
hard-work trying hard
Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don't make it, at least you can say you tried
five points shoot sit six
I'm not going to say that now that I have 1,000 points I can sit down and relax. I've got five or six years to go and I can shoot for more.
players punch react sucker time
I didn't have time to react before I got a sucker punch to the face. It was like one of the players from the Bruins.
guy together firsts
I would compare that to when I first started with the Montreal Canadiens; it was a big family then, where the guys really stuck together and worked like a unit. But when I came back in '88, it was not like that anymore.
giving long crowds
The crowd doesn't give a crap as long as you bring the money in.