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Guy Lafleur

1951 - 2022

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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. 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. 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). Lafleur was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988, named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history in 2017, and was named to the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Lafleur is the 33rd most popular hockey player (down from 25th in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from Canada (down from 358th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Guy Lafleur ranks 33 out of 676. Before him are Art Langley, Sergei Makarov, Teemu Selänne, Vladimír Zábrodský, Georges Vézina, and Vladimir Petrov. After him are Ernie Collett, Oldřich Machač, Vladimír Martinec, Ladislav Troják, Otakar Vindyš, and Peter Forsberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Guy Lafleur ranks 355. Before him are John Alexander, Trixi Schuba, Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss, Cornelius Sim, Unshō Ishizuka, and Geoff Lees. After him are Luther Vandross, Patricia Wettig, Sebastian Francis, Heinrich Schiff, Freundel Stuart, and Alexander Belov. Among people deceased in 2022, Guy Lafleur ranks 359. Before him are Mark Lanegan, Bob Falkenburg, Benjamin Kogo, Leszek Engelking, George Woods, and Uffe Ellemann-Jensen. After him are André Wilms, Louie Anderson, Hudson Austin, Osamu Watanabe, Yvette Mimieux, and François Remetter.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Guy Lafleur ranks 371 out of 1,622. Before him are Jason Gray-Stanford (1970), Mazo de la Roche (1879), Nia Vardalos (1962), Georges Vézina (1887), Emma Raducanu (2002), and Anne Carson (1950). After him are Carole Laure (1948), Ted Cruz (1970), Laurence J. Peter (1919), George Vernot (1901), Peter Kirby (1931), and Harry Watson (1898).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Guy Lafleur ranks 12. Before him are Bobby Hull (1939), Ray Bourque (1960), Henri Richard (1936), Bobby Orr (1948), Jacques Plante (1929), and Georges Vézina (1887). After him are Ernie Collett (1895), Marcel Dionne (1951), Frank Sullivan (1898), Colin Carruthers (1890), Howie Morenz (1902), and Mark Messier (1961).

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