He gained the nickname ' Le Turbo de Thurso' while playing with the Remparts, coined by Radio Canada broadcaster Jean-Bernard Rainville. At the time, Lafleur idolized Jean Béliveau and Bobby Orr.

In his teens, Lafleur gained considerable recognition for his play as a member of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, where he led his team to the Memorial Cup in 1971, scoring 130 regular season goals. Playing career Amateur career Īs a youth, he played at the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament three consecutive years from 1962 to 1964, and scored a tournament record of 64 points. He started playing hockey at the age of five after receiving his first hockey stick as a Christmas present. Lafleur was born on September 20, 1951, in Thurso, Quebec. 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. Between 19, 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). 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.

Guy Damien Lafleur OC CQ (Septem– April 22, 2022), nicknamed ' the Flower' and ' Le Démon Blond', was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

Hockey Now! by Mike Leonetti