When Guy Lafleur was selected by Montreal with the No. 1 pick in the 1971 NHL draft, he was billed as the Canadiens’ next great Quebec-born player. A dynamic forward with blonde locks that ...

Guy Lafleur has died at age 70, the Montreal Canadiens hockey team announced Friday. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019. Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images hide caption ...

Guy Lafleur is gone, at age 70. His iconic image — flying up the ice, hair flowing, ripping a slapper past a stand-up goalie — will live forever.

Guy Lafleur, the Montreal Canadiens icon who won five Stanley Cups and holds the franchise record for points, has died. He was 70. The Canadiens announced the Hall of Famer's death. He had been ...

Guy Lafleur, the Montreal Canadiens icon who won five Stanley Cups and holds the franchise record for points, has died. He was 70. The Canadiens announced the Hall of Famer's death. He had been ...

Guy Lafleur Getty Images. Lafleur was a cultural icon in Montreal and throughout the province of Quebec. He held on high the torch that had been passed to him by legendary forebearers Rocket ...

Guy Lafleur did not play in the same era as The Rocket, and he benefited from the guidance and leadership of Béliveau. But what he represented to generations of Québec’s population was very ...

“Guy Lafleur went 100 miles an hour,” Houle said. “It was 100 miles an hour when he drove to Québec City, 100 miles an hour on the ice, and 100 miles an hour on Crescent St., ...

If Guy Lafleur was the NHL’s disco star, Gretzky was the new wave. Usually, the stuff of legends is seeing how memories and oral histories embellish their exploits over time.

Now, a rare 1975 Topps Guy Lafleur PSA 10 sports card has surfaced, offering enthusiasts a chance to own a piece of hockey history. Considered a true legend in the hockey world, ...

Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur dies at age 70. Named one of the NHL’s 100 greatest players of all-time in 2017, Lafleur finished with 560 goals and 793 assists in 1,126 games in his 17 seasons.