1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 70 Guy Lapointe Hockey Card (Front)
1974-75 O-Pee-Chee 70 Guy Lapointe Hockey Card (Back)
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Guy was a first team All-Star selection two years ago. He has established himself as one of the top offensive threats among the defensemen in the NHL. A fine skater and passer, Guy is constantly setting up teammates for goals and could become one of the highest-scoring defensemen on record. Guy is alos a hard-hitter and no stranger to the penalty box.
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Il y a deux ans, Guy fut choisi membre de la première équipe d’étoiles. Il est l’un des bons défenseurs “offensifs” dans la Ligue Nationale. Guy, qui est bon patineur et bon passeur, prépare le terrain pour ses coéquipiers. C’est pourquoi il accumulé tellement d’assistances. Guy est aussi un joueur pas peureux qui est souvent pénalisé.
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In 1972-73, Guy Lapointe was a First Team NHL All-Star defenseman, alongside Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins. Lapointe was second in voting for the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman, a great distance behind winner Orr. Guy would often be in the running for the award but never took it home.
In the goal-scoring department, 1974-75 was a career best for Lapointe with 28. Three of those 28 came in one game, his only career hat trick in the NHL. In an 8-6 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at the Montreal Forum on November 13, 1974, Guy scored his 6th, 7th and 8th goals of the season, all on Gary Bromley, while assisting on markers by Yvon Lambert and Pete Mahovlich for a five point game.
He had one other five point night that season. In a 10-0 blowout of the expansion Washington Capitals at the Forum on January 4, 1975, Guy had a goal and four assists. His goal, his 19th of the season, was scored late in the second on Ron Low to make the score 9-0. He had helpers on goals by Guy Lafleur, Murray Wilson, Pete Mahovlich and Doug Risebrough.
Between 1968-69 and 1983-84, Guy Lapointe played 894 regular season and 123 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. The six-time Stanley Cup champion was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.