Shot Left Height 1.88 m Position Defenseman Role Ice hockey player Career end 1986 | Name Rick Lapointe Career start 1975 Playing career Weight 91 kg | |
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Born August 2, 1955Victoria, BC, CAN ( 1955-08-02 ) Played for Detroit Red WingsPhiladelphia FlyersSt. Louis BluesQuebec NordiquesLos Angeles Kings NHL Draft 5th overall, 1975Detroit Red Wings WHA Draft 11th overall, 1975Toronto Toros Died October 17, 1999, Victoria, Canada | ||
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.
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