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Canadian ice hockey player (born 1973)
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Ice hockey player
Martin Lapointe
Born (1973-09-12) September 12, 1973 (age 51)
Ville St. Pierre, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators
National team  Canada
NHL draft 10th overall, 1991
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1992–2008

Martin T. Lapointe (born September 12, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Ottawa Senators.

He is best known for winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the Red Wings in both 1997 and 1998. He is currently the director of player development for the Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career

Lapointe was selected 10th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He has played in 991 career NHL games as of the 2007–08 NHL season, scoring 181 goals and 200 assists for 381 points. He also compiled 1,143 career penalty minutes. He won two Stanley Cup championships as a member of the Red Wings, in 1997 and 1998.

In the summer of 2001, he signed a 4-year free agent contract with the Boston Bruins. Boston was widely criticized for the deal, and Lapointe became known as perhaps the league's most overpaid player. After the NHL lockout wiped out the entire 2004–05 season, he signed a 3-year free agent deal with Chicago in August 2005. He later served as Blackhawks' captain for the latter portion of the 2005–06 season due to an injury to Adrian Aucoin.

Lapointe had played in 209 consecutive games with Chicago and 254 straight overall before he sat out Jan. 16 against St. Louis with what was believed to be the flu. Prior to that, his last absence had been Dec. 29, 2003, with Boston.

On February 26, 2008, Lapointe was traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Ottawa Senators for a sixth round draft pick. After the season, Lapointe was not re-signed by the Senators and became an unrestricted free agent.

Front Office Career

On December 5, 2009, the Blackhawks hired Lapointe as a pro scout.

On June 13, 2012, the newly appointed Montreal Canadiens General Manager Marc Bergevin named Lapointe Director of Player Development for the Canadiens.

Personal life

A hockey rink in Lachine, Quebec, is named in Lapointe's honor. He and his wife have three sons and a daughter. His oldest son Guyot played for the D3 ACHA team at the University of Michigan, graduating in 2019. His son, Philippe, currently plays ice hockey for the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team.

Lapointe currently resides with his family in Hinsdale, Illinois.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 42 39 45 84 46 3 6 2 8 4
1989–90 Laval Titan QMJHL 65 42 54 96 77 14 8 17 25 54
1989–90 Laval Titan M-Cup — — — — — 4 1 1 2 4
1990–91 Laval Titan QMJHL 64 44 54 98 66 13 7 14 21 26
1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 0 1 1 5 3 0 1 1 4
1991–92 Laval Titan QMJHL 31 25 30 55 84 10 4 10 14 34
1991–92 Adirondack Red Wings AHL — — — — — 8 2 2 4 4
1992–93 Laval Titan QMJHL 35 38 51 89 41 13 13 17 30 20
1992–93 Laval Titan M-Cup — — — — — 5 1 8 9 11
1992–93 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 8 1 2 3 9 — — — — —
1992–93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1993–94 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 28 25 21 46 47 4 1 1 2 8
1993–94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 8 8 16 55 4 0 0 0 6
1994–95 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 39 29 16 45 80 — — — — —
1994–95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 39 4 6 10 73 2 0 1 1 8
1995–96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 58 6 3 9 93 11 1 2 3 12
1996–97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78 16 17 33 167 20 4 8 12 60
1997–98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 15 19 34 106 21 9 6 15 20
1998–99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 16 13 29 141 10 0 2 2 20
1999–00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 16 25 41 121 9 3 1 4 20
2000–01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 82 27 30 57 127 6 0 1 1 8
2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL 68 17 23 40 101 6 1 2 3 12
2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL 59 8 10 18 87 5 1 0 1 14
2003–04 Boston Bruins NHL 78 15 10 25 67 7 0 0 0 14
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 14 17 31 106 — — — — —
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 82 13 11 24 98 — — — — —
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 52 3 4 7 47 — — — — —
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 18 3 3 6 23 4 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 991 181 200 381 1,417 108 19 24 43 202

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1991 Canada WJC 7 0 3 3 2
1992 Canada WJC 7 4 1 5 10
1993 Canada WJC 7 5 4 9 6
2000 Canada WC 3 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 21 9 8 17 18
Senior totals 3 0 0 0 4

See also

References

  1. "Chicago Sports News, Schedules & Scores - Chicago Tribune". 30 September 2023.
  2. "Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment". Chicago Tribune.
  3. Taubman, Josh (September 24, 2020). "Philippe Lapointe is building his own legacy". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

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Preceded byKeith Primeau Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick
1991 		Succeeded byCurtis Bowen
Preceded byAdrian Aucoin Chicago Blackhawks captain
2006
While Aucoin was injured 		Succeeded byAdrian Aucoin
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