Rick Lapointe
| Rick Lapointe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lapointe in 1977 | |||
| Born |
August 2, 1955 Victoria, BC, CAN | ||
| Died |
October 17, 1999 (aged 44) Victoria, BC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers St. Louis Blues Quebec Nordiques Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL Draft |
5th overall, 1975 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| WHA Draft |
11th overall, 1975 Toronto Toros | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1986 | ||
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.
Rick LaPointe married his high school sweetheart Rhonda and had three children named Tara, Andrea and Daniel. Rick loved to fish, ski, camp, watch his son play hockey, be with his family and was a devout Christian. He died in 1999 of a heart attack.
Career statistics
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972-73 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCJHL | Stats Unknown | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Find-A-Grave Entry
| Preceded by Bill Lochead |
Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick 1975 |
Succeeded by Fred Williams |
| Preceded by Jim Turkiewicz |
Toronto Toros first round draft pick 1975 |
Succeeded by Kent Nilsson |
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