Etiket: Lafleur
Guy Lafleur 1951-2022 | The idol of a lifetime
Spring 1975, I am in my room. I have my newspapers, my scissors, my glue, my three-hole sheets and my big green satchel. And above all, I have such a…
Interviews with Ken Dryden and Scotty Bowman | Inside the mind of Guy Lafleur
The collective memory especially remembers, with good reason, the most prolific years of Guy Lafleur as well as his outstanding public personality. However, his success in the NHL was not…
Lafleur: the great screenwriter | The Journal of Montreal
How can we forget this skater, possessing an acceleration that sowed terror among all the defenders of the National Hockey League, spinning on the right white at a great speed?…
Guy Lafleur | A giant on a human scale
Not so long ago, he was still touring the Bell Center on game nights. As if nothing had happened, he entered a box and engaged in conversation with fans amazed…
[Opinion] Guy Lafleur, the disappearance of a hero
Sam Pollock, the general manager of the Canadiens, had pulled off a masterstroke by obtaining the draft choice of the California Golden Seals who would become the very first choice…
Guy Lafleur 1951-2022 | Quebec “open” to the celebration of a national funeral
(Quebec) Quebec plans to hold a national funeral, if such is the wish of the family, to highlight the exceptional career and contribution of Guy Lafleur to all of Quebec…
Guy Lafleur [1951-2022]: The guy loved by all
Guy Lafleur was a people guy. That’s why people loved him and always will. The man was unassuming. He was easy to approach. He never said no to someone who…
Guy Lafleur, icon of popular culture
The legend of Guy Lafleur has left an indelible mark on Quebec culture, from Throw and count, of which he was one of the many inspirations, to Serge Lemoyne, who…
Patrick Roy’s camp with Guy Lafleur
Patrick Roy is the youngest of the last “greats” of the Canadian. Of all those whose jersey is retired at the Bell Center, he is the only one who wore…
Guy Lafleur “could have been elected mayor of Quebec”!
(Quebec) “Quebec marked Guy Lafleur and Guy Lafleur marked Quebec”, nicely summarized Friday the mayor Bruno Marchand. Posted at 4:41 p.m. Gabriel Beland The Press If the legendary hockey player…
Guy Lafleur: It’s the end of an era
“Hockey, in Quebec, is a religion”, goes the adage. If this is true, then the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are Jean Béliveau, Guy Lafleur and Maurice Richard.…
Luc Picard advances in the writing of a film on Guy Lafleur
A first version of the script for a film devoted to Guy Lafleur should be ready next summer, announced its author, actor Luc Picard, Friday on the airwaves of Radio-Canada.…
Ten key dates in the life of Guy Lafleur
A look back at the life of a hockey legend in ten key dates. 1951: Birth of Guy Damien Lafleur in the small municipality of Thurso in Outaouais. At the…
Idol, records, culture: the Info Challenge special edition Guy Lafleur
The duty invites you to check if you know Guy Lafleur, who died on Friday, with our ten-question quiz. You can compare your results with those of other Internet users…
Gilbert Delorme on Guy Lafleur | After the Canadian, the Old Canadians…
Gilbert Delorme remembers Guy Lafleur as a former Canadian… but he also remembers him as a Former Canadian! Posted at 3:59 p.m. Richard Labbe The Press “When I arrived in…
CHUM | Guy Lafleur raised $1.5 million for cancer research
Guy Lafleur’s accomplishments were not limited to the rink: in the last years of his life, the hockey legend used his notoriety to advance cancer research. Posted at 4:20 p.m.…
Interview with Pierrette Lafleur | The legend of Thurso
Guy Lafleur’s mother welcomed us as if we were family. Come in, come in! No need to take off your shoes. Come sit down… Posted at 3:39 p.m. patrick duquette…
Guy Lafleur, a legend “like us”
Wearing his Canadiens jersey with pride, Alain Plouffe, 60, smiles as he recalls the memory of the player who marked his youth. “Ti-Guy, it’s a big loss. What we will…
Free washer | Guy Lafleur, larger than life…
I lived a sometimes tormented childhood, marked by insecurity and anxiety. Posted at 12:46 p.m. Mathias Brunet The Press But when this little boy went to watch hockey on Saturday…
Death of Guy Lafleur: Geoff Molson struggles to hold back his tears
“The entire Montreal Canadiens organization is in mourning following the passing of its ambassador and legendary Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who passed away at the age of 70.” •…