of Quebec. In 1979, he received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. The Guy Lafleur Award of Excellence was introduced in 1985. In 1998, he was ranked number 11 on The Hockey News list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. In 2017, he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players by the NHL as part of its centennial celebration. The QMJHL retired Lafleur's number 4 league-wide at the start of the 2021–22 season. Lafleur was named to the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2022. Awards 5× Stanley Cup champion (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) 3× Art Ross Trophy winner (1976, 1977, 1978) 2× Hart Memorial Trophy winner (1977, 1978) 3× Lester B. Pearson Award winner (1976, 1977, 1978) 6× First-Team All-Star Right Winger (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980) Conn Smythe Trophy winner (1977) 7× Molson Cup winner (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982) Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International See also List of NHL statistical leaders List of NHL players with 1,000 games played List of NHL players with 1,000 points List of NHL players with 500 goals List of NHL players with 100 point seasons List of NHL players with 50 goal seasons References Further reading External links Guy Lafleur, winner of the Lionel Conacher Award and the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award: Virtual Museum of Canada Exhibit 1951 births 2022 deaths Art Ross Trophy winners Canadian ice hockey right wingers Conn Smythe Trophy winners Deaths from cancer in Quebec Deaths from lung cancer French Quebecers Hart Memorial Trophy winners Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Quebec Knights of the National Order of Quebec Lester B. Pearson Award winners Lou Marsh Trophy winners Montreal Canadiens draft picks Montreal Canadiens players National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey League first-overall draft picks National Hockey League first-round draft picks National Hockey League players with retired numbers New York Rangers players Officers of the Order of Canada Order of Hockey in Canada recipients People from Outaouais Quebec Nordiques players Quebec Remparts players Stanley Cup champions