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Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur dies at age 70

NHL hockey legend Guy Lafleur waves to fans as his wife Lise looks on during a ceremony to honor him, Thursday, October 28, 2021, at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur has died at age 70. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP) Montreal Canadiens legends Yvan Cournoyer, left, Guy Lafleur, center, and Patrick Roy, right, salute the crowd prior to first period Game 4 Stanley Cup finals action between the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning, in Montreal, Monday, July 5, 2021. Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur has died at age 70. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP) NHL hockey legend Guy Lafleur smiles during a news conference prior to a ceremony to honor him, Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur has died at age 70. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP) Former hockey star Guy Lafleur poses next to one of 10 paintings of moments from his career by artist Mario Beaudoin, Tuesday, May 18, 2004, in Montreal. Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur has died at age 70. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP) Montreal Canadiens' Guy Lafleur, left, and Edmonton Oilers' Wayne Gretzky are seen during a break in their light skate at the first day of training camp for Team Canada in Montreal, Aug. 10, 1981. Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur has died at age 70. (Ian MacAlpine/The Canadian Press via AP) FILE - Montreal Canadiens' Guy Lafleur, center, team captain Serge Savard, left, and Yvan Cournoyer celebrate Lafleur's win of the Conn Smythe Most Valuable Player trophy in the team's dressing room after their Stanley Cup victory at Boston Garden in Boston, Ma., May 14, 1977. Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who helped the Montreal Canadiens win five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at age 70. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Former Montreal Canadians' Jean Beliveau, left, and and Maurice Richard, right, flank Canadiens Guy Lafleur at the Forum in Montreal, April 12, 1979. Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who helped the Montreal Canadiens win five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at age 70. (AP Photo/Doug Ball, File) FILE -Montreal Canadiens' Guy Lafleur is pictured in 1974. Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who helped the Montreal Canadiens win five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at age 70. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Hockey legends Tony Esposito, left, Guy Lafleur and Bobby Hull, right, pose for a photograph prior to a ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in Montreal. Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who helped the Montreal Canadiens win five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at age 70. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson, File) FILE - Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks hockey legends, from left, Henri Richard, Ken Dryden, Tony Esposito, Guy Lafleur, Bobby Hull and Yvan Cournoyer pose for a photograph prior to a ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in Montreal. Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who helped the Montreal Canadiens win five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at age 70.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson, File) FILE - Guy Lafleur (10) of the Montreal Canadiens cuts in front of Aaron Broten of the New Jersey Devils during third period NHL action at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 20, 1983. Lafleur scored his 500th career goal as Montreal beat the Devils 6-0. Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who helped the Montreal Canadiens win five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at age 70. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) FILE -Hockey legend Guy Lafleur speaks to the media at the official launch of a DVD on his life "IL Etait Une Fois...Guy Lafleur" in Montreal, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who helped the Montreal Canadiens win five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at age 70. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes, File)
Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur dies at age 70