Rick Lapointe
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Richard Paul "Jumbo" Lapointe (August 2, 1955 – October 17, 1999) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques and Los Angeles Kings.
LaPointe married his high school sweetheart Rhonda and had three children. He died in 1999 of a heart attack.[1] In his honour, there is an annual Bantam Triple-A Showcase tournament in Victoria, British Columbia.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 39 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 66 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 67 | 19 | 51 | 70 | 177 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 1975–76 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 49 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 124 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 71 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 127 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1982–83 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 31 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1983–84 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 22 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 54 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 664 | 44 | 176 | 220 | 831 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 64 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | WJC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
Awards
- WCHL All-Star Team – 1975
References
External links
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- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
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- Detroit Red Wings players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Fredericton Express players
- Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Nanaimo Clippers players
- NHL first-round draft picks
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Quebec Nordiques players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Ice hockey people from Victoria, British Columbia
- St. Louis Blues players
- Toronto Toros draft picks
- Victoria Cougars (WHL) players
- Victoria Cougars (WHL) coaches
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
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