Martin Lapointe

Martin Lapointe
Born	September 12, 1973 (1973-09-12) (age 38) 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 Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, and Chicago Blackhawks.

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 has also compiled 1,143 career penalty minutes. He has 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.

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

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

See also

• Captain (ice hockey)

References

1. ^ http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/cs-080123chicago_blackhawks_martin_lapointe,1,3322847.story
2. ^ http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/chi-05-blackhawks-bits-chicago-dec05,0,1628233.story

External links

• Martin Lapointe's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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

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Name	Lapointe, Martin
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Date of birth	September 12, 1973
Place of birth	Ville St. Pierre, QC, CAN
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