Guy "The Flower" Lafleur
Guy is selected first overall by Montreal in the 1971 Draft
Plays his first NHL game against the Rangers on Oct 9, 1971
Scores his first NHL goal on Oct 23,1971 against the LA Kings
Won his first Stanley Cup on May 10,1973 against the Black Hawks
Scores goal number 50 against the Kansas City Scouts on Mar 29, 1975 (3rd Hab to score 50)
Sets a Montreal team record on April 3, 1977 with most points in a season (136)
Scores goal #59 and #60 against the Red Wings (The second Hab to score 60 in a season)
Won the Art Ross Trophy (NHL leading scorer) for 3 consecutive seasons (1976-78)
Guy led the Habs in points for 6 straight seasons (74-75 to 79-80)
Holds the Montreal record for 6 consecutive 50 goal seasons
Won the Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP) for the 1977 playoffs
Won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP in 1977 and 1978
First Team All Star for 6 consecutive seasons (74-75 to 79-80)
On Dec 20, 1983 Guy scores career goal number 500 vs the New Jersey Devils
Becomes the Montreal ALL-TIME leading point scorer with 1220 points on Feb 9, 1984
Guy scores his last goal as a Hab on Oct 25, 1984
Announces his retirement on Nov 26, 1984
Finishes his Montreal career with 518 goals, 728 assists and 1246 points
Hold the Montreal Record for career assists (728) and points (1246)
Won 5 Stanley Cups as a member of the Habs
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Sept 1988
Guy came out of retirement and played the 1988-89 season as a New York Ranger
Guy played the next two seasons with the Quebec Nordiques and then retired for the last time
Career regular season stats - 1126 games played, 560 goals, 793 assists and 1353 points
Career playoffs stats - 128 games, 58 goals, 76 assists and 134 points
The Hockey News (1998) ranks Guy as the 11th best NHL player of All-Time
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