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.

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

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