Martin Lapointe
| Martin Lapointe | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 12, 1973 Ville St. Pierre, QC, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| 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 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 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 (nine shy of the 1,000 game mark) 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 2 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.[1]
On February 26, 2008, Lapointe was traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Ottawa Senators for a sixth round draft pick. He was acquired for his grit, leadership, and physical play. 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.[2]
On June 13th, 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 Lapointe plays for the Chicago Mission Hockey Club.
Martin Lapointe currently resides with his family in Hinsdale, Illinois.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 65 | 42 | 54 | 96 | 77 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 64 | ||
| 1990–91 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 64 | 44 | 54 | 98 | 66 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 26 | ||
| 1991–92 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 31 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 35 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2004–05 | DNP — Lockout | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 1417 | 108 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 202 | ||||
| QMJHL totals | 195 | 149 | 189 | 338 | 268 | 50 | 32 | 58 | 90 | 134 | ||||
| AHL totals | 55 | 39 | 94 | 136 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 75 | ||||
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| Preceded by Keith Primeau |
Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick 1991 |
Succeeded by Curtis Bowen |
| Preceded by Adrian Aucoin |
Chicago Blackhawks captain 2006 |
Succeeded by Adrian Aucoin |