Rick Lapointe

Rick Lapointe
File:Rick Lapointe 1977.JPG Lapointe in 1977
Born	(1955-08-02)August 2, 1955 Victoria, BC, CAN
Died	Victoria, BC, CAN
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

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 married his high school sweetheart Rhonda and had three children named Tara, Andrea and Daniel. Rick loved to fish, ski, camp, watch his son play hockey, be with his family and was a devout Christian. He died in 1999 of a heart attack.

Career statistics

				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		—	—	—	—	—
1972-73	Nanaimo Clippers	BCJHL		Stats Unknown
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

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Find-A-Grave Entry

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