Rick Lapointe

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
Lapointe in 1977
Born	(1955-08-02)August 2, 1955 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Died	October 17, 1999(1999-10-17) (aged 44) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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

LaPointe married his high school sweetheart Rhonda and had three children. He died in 1999 of a heart attack.^[1] In his honour, there is an annual Bantam Triple-A Showcase tournament in Victoria, British Columbia.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				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		—	—	—	—	—
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

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975	Canada	WJC		5	2	3	5	17

Awards

• WCHL All-Star Team – 1975

References

1. "Salmon Kings' prospect LaPointe proud to see dad's plaque at arena". October 7, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2018 – via PressReader.
2. Epp, Sharri (December 4, 2013). "Plenty of eyes on Rick Lapointe bantam hockey showcase". Times Colonist. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Rick Lapointe at Find a Grave

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