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Sad news in the NHL world, Guy Lafleur passed away due to lung cancer.
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This is just days after Mike Bossy passing away, also of lung cancer.
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I was fortunate to see both of them play at the Met. Together they combined for 1,133 NHL Regular season goals. Lafleur was on the Canadian dynasty that hoisted the Cup 4 straight times 1976-79, which was then equaled by the Isles with Bossy from 1980-84.
Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur dies at age 70
When Guy Lafleur was selected by Montreal with the No. 1 pick in the 1971 NHL draft, he was billed as the Canadiens' next great Quebec-born player.
www.startribune.com
This is just days after Mike Bossy passing away, also of lung cancer.
Islanders great, 4-time Cup champ Bossy dies
Mike Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal scorers and a star for the Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, has died at the age of 65.
I was fortunate to see both of them play at the Met. Together they combined for 1,133 NHL Regular season goals. Lafleur was on the Canadian dynasty that hoisted the Cup 4 straight times 1976-79, which was then equaled by the Isles with Bossy from 1980-84.