Martin Lapointe

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 won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Red Wings in both 1997 and 1998. As of 2025, he is 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. 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.

Post-retirement On December 5, 2009, the Blackhawks hired Lapointe as a pro scout. On June 13, 2012, Montreal Canadiens General Manager Marc Bergevin named Lapointe Director of Player Development for the Canadiens. In 2021, he was appointed the director of amateur scouting 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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