Martin Lapointe

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Martin Lapointe
Born (1973-09-12) September 12, 1973 (age 51)
Ville St. Pierre, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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 teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 10th overall, 1991
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 19922008

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.

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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. [1] 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.

Front Office Career

On December 5, 2009, the Blackhawks hired Lapointe as a pro scout. [2] On June 13, 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 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. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89Lac St-Louis LionsQMAAA423945844636284
1989–90 Laval Titan QMJHL 6542549677148172554
1989–90 Laval Titan M-Cup 41124
1990–91 Laval TitanQMJHL6444549866137142126
1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4011530114
1991–92 Laval TitanQMJHL3125305584104101434
1991–92 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 82244
1992–93 Laval TitanQMJHL35385189411313173020
1992–93 Laval TitanM-Cup518911
1992–93 Adirondack Red WingsAHL81239
1992–93 Detroit Red WingsNHL30000
1993–94 Adirondack Red WingsAHL282521464741128
1993–94 Detroit Red WingsNHL5088165540006
1994–95 Adirondack Red WingsAHL3929164580
1994–95 Detroit Red WingsNHL3946107320118
1995–96 Detroit Red WingsNHL58639931112312
1996–97 Detroit Red WingsNHL7816173316720481260
1997–98 Detroit Red WingsNHL7915193410621961520
1998–99 Detroit Red WingsNHL771613291411002220
1999–00 Detroit Red WingsNHL82162541121931420
2000–01 Detroit Red WingsNHL8227305712760118
2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL68172340101612312
2002–03 Boston BruinsNHL598101887510114
2003–04 Boston BruinsNHL7815102567700014
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL82141731106
2006–07 Chicago BlackhawksNHL8213112498
2007–08 Chicago BlackhawksNHL5234747
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL183362340004
NHL totals9911812003811,417108192443202

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1991 Canada WJC 70332
1992 CanadaWJC741510
1993 CanadaWJC75496
2000 Canada WC 30004
Junior totals21981718
Senior totals30004

See also

References

  1. "Chicago Sports News, Schedules & Scores - Chicago Tribune". 30 September 2023.
  2. "Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment". Chicago Tribune .
  3. Taubman, Josh (September 24, 2020). "Philippe Lapointe is building his own legacy". The Michigan Daily . Retrieved January 29, 2022.
Preceded by Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick
1991
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chicago Blackhawks captain
2006
While Aucoin was injured
Succeeded by
Adrian Aucoin