Guys I am extremely sorry for names VO artist mispronounced.It was my new Voice artist which i hired for my projects.Again I extremely sorry from the bottom of my heart.i came to know when its already published😢.I felt ashamed for the pronouciation the voice artist did.Will do double check in the future one.Hope you get it All.Thank you for understanding.
Bro you already did a great job by providing us these memories.i am your subscriber when you have 10 subs and you getting better daily.hope you improvement more.Thanks man.
😂 LOL. No worries bruv! I’m a Montrealer… I had a few good laughs at the mispronunciations… especially Pie-Air!! 🤣 The end statement however, and this has nothing to do with the narrator’s errors, is…inaccurate let’s say. We call him “Flower” because his last name, “Lafleur”, means “The flower” in French! That’s all. LOL Great video still! Liked it!
Hey, I won't judge a human for mispronouncing stuff, especially if it was someone with no connection to the source material. But tell me you didn't use a computer generated voice-over. I mean, you've got 3000 subs and you say you hired somone? Matter of fact, if you were a Quebecois dude or dudette that didn't speak English very well, I would have preferred it in broken English. As a Maritimer, I can deal with that.
I’ll tell you how good Lafluer was; in one of his last games he’d play at The Boston Garden, Lafluer scored a goal and the crowd gave him a standing ovation. All this guy did to break Bruins fans hearts yet his talent superseded the agony to the Boston fans. He lit those Championship teams up. R.I.P Guy,, you’ll never be forgotten in Boston.
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And the dude smoked like 3 packs a day !!!!!!!!!!!! old time hockey !!!!!! lol ( and they used to drink beer between periods...an old canadian tradition )
@@davidreynolds1368He was something to see, wasn’t he? Let’s not forget his pesky line mate, another guy who seemed to come through in the clutch against Boston, that dambed Jacques Lemaire. I could go through the many playoff games Jacques scored or assisted on game tying/ winning goals but I don’t wish to get sick…
Guy Lafleur is not only my favourite hockey player of all time ... he's my favourite athlete of all time in any sport. I lived in Montreal during the 1970s and 1980s and was an avid hockey fan. Orr, Gretzky and Lemieux could arguably be considered better than Lafleur all around. But NOBODY was more electrifying or played with more speed and flair, taking the puck end to end time after time after time, game after game. He was also incredibly shy and humble. Not only was he a prolific scorer, he was also a sublime passer of the puck, making blind, behind the back passes all the time straight to a teammate's stick. For all these reasons Canadiens' fans held Lafleur in the highest esteem and keep him in their hearts to this day. I know I do.
I'm not up for the "Like" button. This was titled "Bobby Orr Admitted This Guy Lafleur Play Was 'Impossible'" Having watched the whole thing there was no play there was no play that matched the title.
Saw Guy Lafleur play and in the game, he picked up the puck as he was racing around the rink, he picked it up, at the blue line and skated with it all the way down and around his own goal, moving up the ice all the way to the opposite goal and scored. It amazed me the speed he exhibited, and the art of scoring while skating down the ice like a lightning streak. One of the greatest hockey players to ever, skate on the ice.
I remember reading of Guy LaFleur in "The Sporting News" a paper that I would get weekly back in the late 60's. Looking at his early stats I knew right away that this kid was really special, long before most even knew anything about him. I was an avid fan back then, a whole 10 years old. Thanks Guy LaFleur.
I always disliked Montreal...but I respected their talent and star players. Guy was a class act...played with skill and heart and never played like Mess-fag...a true citizen of the NHL..a real Hall of Famer...RIP the Flower.👱🌹..Stay Hard for Life 💪💯
@@CabanonGuitarHero He was really something to see in his heyday. The pressures of playing in Montreal really got to him after many of the top player retired after their 1979 season. He requested a trade in 1983 but Montreal doesn’t trade their legends. Boston inquired but there was no way Montreal would ever deal him to Boston…he retired a year later.
Many people did not know, Lafleur was a chain smoker 2-3 packs per day. He chain-smoked in the dressing room between periods. If they allowed it, he would have smoked on the bench between shifts. :)
I absolutely loved this video. Guy Lafleur was my biggest childhood hero. I got his hockey stick from a Habs practice we went to see, and I even bought his disco album!
On my alltime top 5 team. Dynamic player great shot ,fast , tons of flair and imagination. Helped shape the game in his era. Class all the way and loved coming thru in the big games. You ask all the great players and they tell you how great he was. Lafluer always showed up hours before the game ,Orr did too. Legendary.
@@grizzlycanuk8622 He could do it all with a flashiness’s close to Orr. All the adjectives you use were spot dead on. If you seen him play you wouldn’t forget him.
@Bradydog-in7ut agreed just a natural. One of those players that made you sit on the edge of your seat. Oiler fan now but Habs fan in the 70s. Btw Read his book great book too and l read alot of them.
You are correct, Gilbert played well but that shot made my heart skip many beats as I watched it live. The "Too many men on the ice" game sucked if you were a Buins fan.
@@darrenrouselle180 one of the gutsiest games I’ve ever seen a goaltender play was Gilbert in that game 7 semi-finals series. They were throwing everything but the kitchen sink at him yet he kept Boston in the lead after 2 periods. That game could have been a blow-out except for the inspired goaltending of Gillies Gilbert!
@@thedudeedbtz You bet it sucked big time! Finally, after losing in the Finals 2 years in a row to Montreal, a beautiful behind the net stuff in past that damb Montreal octopus (Ken Dryden) by Nifty Middleton puts Boston up 4-3 with a little under 4 minutes to play. All those ghost of the Montreal Forum that have been haunting Boston for years seemed gone. The Forum fans were silent! Than Stan Johnathan has to jump off the bench before Don Marcotye came off (a very good defensive forward, his job was to shadow Lafluer). then Lafluer makes that incredible shot to tie the game. Unbelievable!
I remember playing minor hockey in the 70's everyone wanted these numbers 4, for Orr, 7 for Esposito, 9 for Richard, and 10 for Guy Lafleur. It was fight for those jerseys in the dressing room.
As a teen in the 70s, I was a huge Habs fan and Lafleur was THE MAN. After his first retirement 1985, I met him during one of his charity golf tournaments at a resort north of Montreal. I was in a sales meeting there and I had heard Lafleur was there too for a golf tournament. Late evening, when I was chatting with my colleagues at the resort bar, one of them said "look behind you". Lafleur was sitting with his friends from television. It was like seeing a ghost. It was past last call but we had an open bar so I walked up to his table and asked them if they wanted another round of beers. Lafleur said yes, stood up, thanked me and shook my hand. I was surprised at the large size of his hand (I've since met another fan who shook his hand and had the same reaction). I told Lafleur that since his retirement, I had lost a lot of interest in hockey. He thanked me and I went on my way. I didn't want to bother him with an autograph or photo. I just wanted to thank him for all the thrills. I found it impressive that he would stand up to shake my hand. After all, he had had thousands of fans come up to him through the years. But that was Guy Lafleur. His fans meant a lot to him and he gave a lot in return. A great man in the true sense of the word. Its a real shame the way he was treated by the Habs in his late career. Still makes my blood boil when I think of it. Another player of that era who that had that much talent and class in one body was Bobby Orr.
My buddy Terry Harper (who won 5 Cups with the Habs) got trade to LA and then to Detroit for Marcel Dionne. I played hockey with Terry for 20 years. Nicest guy ever.
I was fortunate to watch him play against Edmonton in Edmonton in the 70s and yes he was spectacular. He would come on the ice in a line change and literally STREAK down the ice with all the opposing players chasing him and fire a bullet at the goaltender. He would go off ice at anytime, and back on in a heartbeat. He was a teamleader.
Thank you for creating this wonderful tribute to Guy Lafleur. The passion and respect you have for one of hockey's greatest legends really shows in your work. While some people are focusing on pronunciation, what matters most is that you're helping keep Guy's memory and legacy alive. The time and effort you put into making this tribute is what's truly important. Guy Lafleur touched so many lives during his amazing career, and videos like yours help new generations learn about his incredible impact on hockey. Keep up the great work - don't let minor criticisms discourage you from creating more content that honors the legends of the game.❤
What is sometimes overlooked is that during Lafleur's draft year, Montreal also had the first pick in the second round and got Larry Robinson. Also during that draft year, notorious bad boy Steve Durbano was also drafted in the first round.
He didn't lead the league in scoring 4 straight years. Only three. 76, 77, 78. He scored against Gilbert, not Cheevers. And he didn't switch to a curved stick in 1974-75. He always used one in the NHL. You're just making things up.
The Montreal Canadiens was my favorite team and I was collecting hockey cards at the time. I remember how we valued those cards: the top cards were series cards and Canadien hockey player cards. We would trade one Canadien for two, three players from other teams, depending on who the player was and from which team. A Guy Lafleur card was worth at least 2 Canadiens and 4 non-Canadien players.
Omg, Guy did not struggle to score just 29 goals his 1st 3 seasons! He scored 29 in his 1st season alone. I put on mute after that and only watched the footage.
@pascaljutras178 Hockey db shows that Lafleur scored 78 goals and 175 points in 215 games over his first three seasons. His Points Per Game was, a very respectable, .81. Not bad!
Lafleur wasn't the first French- Canadien player selected fist overall. Gilbert Perreault was first overall the year before by Buffalo, and is from Victoriaville.
@@deanl0 How many teams can bring the cup home each year ? Does it mean you have a bad team if you don't win the Stanley Cup each year, or for a player, even once in your career ? Or that the French Connection was not one of the best ever ? Did Marcel Dionne ever win a Stanley Cup ? Mats Sundin ? Perreault is in good company.
I'm sure the voiceover is AI generated. There is NO way that a human who knows ANYTHING about hockey, would mispronounce the names of THAT many of the greatest players in history.
KEY statement right there! Flower had a new line-mate that could bury it when he passed it over to him! It created even more space for number 10 to do his thing. He fed Shutt so many perfect passes to the backdoor that he became the first player ever to score 60 goals in a season! More goals than Guy even. Lol Similar to Jari Kurri’s almost 1400 career points, mostly from playing across the ice from number 99. Big Bird was the perfect new first pass defensemen to feed Lafleur flying down the right side. Larry finished with a career +730 plus-minus, still the all-time record, partly off of Lafleur and Shutt’s scoring too.
I had a faceoff against Lafluer in College abd lost it. He and steve shutt played our college team in Kamloops as a Okd timers Csnadian team. They both were untouchable. Incredible skill and sksting. Marvelous hockey man.
When I was 15 my parents sent me to a French boarding school in Longueuil, Quebec. There I became friends with and played with Guy Lafleur's cousin Rejean Lafleur. He looked like Guy, skated like Guy and was every bit the gentleman that Guy was. When he skated up the ice he was just as athletically wiry as his cousin was. To this day I wonder why Rejean never ended up playing in the NHL.
Whenever Bobby Orr, or Guy Lafleur or Wayne Gretsky were on the ice you knew it even if you didn’t actually see them get on the ice. The tempo of play increased and before you knew it fans were on their feet.
Lafleur was one of the great skaters ever to play in the NHL. The Canadiens had the luxury of having first choice in drafting French Canadien players for many years, and that's one reason they won so many Stanley Cups.
It would be nice if the one posting knew how to pronounce player's names correctly - and knew that the famous goal against the Bruins wasn't against Cheevers - who had retired. It was Gilles Gilbert in goal for the Bruins that night.
Yes it was Gilbert but Cheevers wasn't retired he played one more season after '79. Would be nice if people didn't go out of their way to correct others and just appreciate the effort.
Not a real human speaking; it's AI narration. Same thing they use on my MS Word read aloud feature---computer generated along with all the atrocious errors in pronunciation.
I remember the too many men on the ice goal, with Savard bringing the puck from his zone, pass to Lemaire, who dropped it to Lafleur, and the rest is history.
in 1984 Lafleur did not retire due to injuries, he retired to due disputes with then coach Jacques Lemaire and wanted to be traded by GM Serge Savard. But Savard didn't want to trade him so Lafleur retired instead.
Man you did a great work.Great memories.Don't listen the ones who dont at least praise you the work you give.very few channels do and this is the first one i saw where i feel good to saw these legends.Keep up the good work
The small town is Thurso. Who is Morris Risher? Who is Zunn Belly Vohhh? Who is Even Cournoyer? Ivan's brother? You make it sound like Lafleur was skipping practices all the time. That is wrong and misleading. Lafleur was late to a practice a couple of times and perhaps missed one practice, I cannot remember, but I know this: he was not consistently skipping practices as you mention here.
You provided a very good summary but it was a bit repetitive. My only other complaint is you need to improve the French pronounciation of French Canadian players. You got a number of them right but there were some that were painful to hear. My comments are not meant to criticize you, they are intended to help you improve the quality of your broadcasting material. Well done overall. 90 out of 100.
I started playing hockey in 1977. On my way to "town" I said to my dad (in French)..."do you think someone else will want number 10?" . Fast forward to have the room in tears, fighting over number 10. The coache's son got it and I got number 14. I thought 14 was Italian so I was crushed.
Excellent video! In 1970, The Seals traded their first round draft pick to Montreal in exchange for Ernie Hicke and François Lacombe. This was an historic trade for Montreal. But for the Seals, one of the worst trades in NHL history. However, I always enjoyed watching Guy Lafleur play for Montreal, Quebec, and the NY Rangers.
So many inaccuracies in this video, and I do not mean the mispronunciations. Side Note: The hat waving at 9:46 was the night they retired LaFleur's #10 at the Forum February, 16, 1985. I was at that game in Montreal, have the hat, and got him to autograph it the next night in Buffalo after the home and home against the Sabres, who's Coach then was Scotty Bowman, as they honored him as well.
To all those who are criticising him for his pronounciation.Yes i accept he is mispronounce the player name but he actually did a great work.i rarely saw a channel of who talked about these legends..keep you man love your content and keep posting.I regularly watch your vids and you are getting improving you content quality day by day hope you also solved this in your future vids.Thanks for giving this
Yeah, some of the stats and pronunciations aren't right, but thanks for posting this video. I actually met Guy Lafleur in real life, had my picture taken with him and everything. I wore my #10 Guy Lafleur shirt to meet him and when he saw it, he came right up to me and signed it, without me asking or anything. That's the type of guy he was. He loved the fans and loved people. He was a special player and a special person, and is sorely missed.
It was my privilege to have watched the incomparable Guy Lafleur...The Flower..the most exciting player I have ever seen with the most appropriate nickname of all time. There will NEVER be another Flower. I can still picture him streaking down the right side with that hair flowing and blasting the puck behind opposition goaltenders. He was such a great shooter as well as a great skater. Marcel Dionne was also amazing...but he wasn't Guy Lafleur. Sam Pollack was a genius. Scotty Bowman's only job as Head Coach was to open and close the door for Lafleur and the rest of that great team. Cheers from Ottawa.
I remember listning to the Memorial Cup semi final series on radio between the Ramparts and the Charlottetown Islanders in 1970 .Our CapeBreton Metros were out so we were rooting for the Islanders .We already knew how good Lafleur was, he had over a hundred goals in regular season ! The under dog Islanders actually won the first two games but ended up losing the series 4-2 . Lafleur lived up to the billing .
He didn't skate on frozen pond, but broke in the closed local arena early morning(?!) that looked llke a large barn back then! Lafleur didn't change at all becoming a star, even took (stole) the Stantley cup to show it to his friends in Thurso.
That late goal against Boston in the Playoffs the Goalie's name was Gilbert Gilbert(French; approximately "Jhiljhilbear" silent "t" & he stood on his head that game,I'm a hard core Habs Fan & I felt sorry him losing😮😢
What a fantastic video, thank you so much. Could you do a video on Pavel Bure? Although the game was much different in Lafleur's time, I see some obvious similarities between Pavel and Guy.
Two of hockey's most electrifying wingers! Bobby Hull's speed was revolutionary for his era - they called him the Golden Jet for a reason. And watching Guy Lafleur streak down that right side, blonde hair flowing behind him, was pure poetry on ice. We were truly blessed to witness these legends shape the game. Thanks for sharing this great memory!
My understanding is that while Lafleur's goal totals his 1st 3 years may have been below expectations, he was at the same time developing into a good 2-way player.
Good video concepts, but absolutely terrible pronunciation of names that makes your videos seem less credible. On another note, the first pick in 1971 was always going to be a French Canadien ... either Lafleur or Marcel Dionne.
The guy smoked and sometimes didn’t even show up for training camp but his talent was unmistakeable and was a constant threat whenever he was on the ice
That goal in 1979 was scored on Gilles Gilbert, not Gerry Cheevers....I watched that game on tv, hated the Canadiens btw, but I don't think I've ever seen another shot like that one.....I didn't believe he scored......it was an absolute rocket.
Guy was a hero of hockey ! The man was incredible on skates ! To this day he’s my hockey legend ! His hockey talent a and he smoked 2 packs a day and drank and caroused ! Remember ?! A true he man !❤️
@NhlHeroOfficial I grew up during the height of the Islanders Dynasty in the early 1800's- is there any chance you might do a video on Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Dennis Potvin and or Billy Smith from those great teams?? Just thought I would ask. Anyway thanks for all the great videos so far.
Man, Saku would've probably done a triple fist pump celebration if he ever hit 29 in a season! Our beloved Habs captain was more of a playmaker extraordinaire - topped out at 21 goals but had those silky smooth assists for days. Still, he's forever a Montreal legend for so many other reasons. Heart and soul doesn't always show up in the goal column! 😄
I was a big Habs fan back in the 70's and fondly remember watching big Jean Beliveau but i dont remember anyone named Jean Bayleevo or Morris Risher what team did they play for?
I was 8 when I became a Montreal Canadiens Fan in 1968 as Beliveau was 36 and was the Captain and leader of their 1960s DYNASTY (as well as being in his PRIME with the 1950s 5-straight Stanley Cup Canadiens) where they won 4 of 5 straight Stanley Cup Finals. The most exciting players were Lafleur, Perrault and Orr in 1975, and it was Beliveau (now in Management after he retired in 1971) that took Guy aside and encouraged him to be the Leader of the Team, and Guy was ready to accept the challenge. Most but not all what you said was accurate (as with the pronunciations of their names, like BELL-EEVO INSTEAD OF BELL-A-VOE ...AND PEE-AIR is closer to how PIERRE is pronounced...at least you sort of caught yourself or your VOCAL-AI TEXT READER....(giggle). I cannot speak much French either but I do know how the names are to be pronounced. Anyway I have 57 years of either watching or playing Hockey (as a Goalie in minor hockey and at college), and watched closely the 8 Stanley Cups in the 1968-1979 time frame and to a lesser degree the 1986 and 1993 Cups (tougher wins those last 2). Guy was HOT from late 1974 to 1980, and yes, that 1976-77 Team with the 60-8-12 record was a great team. Back then Sam Pollock made great trades to get #1 draft picks. I wish they also had a pre-draft pick of say French Canadien Players as a Team with Perrault and Dionne, and later Mike Bossy would have gained them even more Stanley Cups!
Guys I am extremely sorry for names VO artist mispronounced.It was my new Voice artist which i hired for my projects.Again I extremely sorry from the bottom of my heart.i came to know when its already published😢.I felt ashamed for the pronouciation the voice artist did.Will do double check in the future one.Hope you get it All.Thank you for understanding.
Bro you already did a great job by providing us these memories.i am your subscriber when you have 10 subs and you getting better daily.hope you improvement more.Thanks man.
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Good job buddy!
😂 LOL. No worries bruv! I’m a Montrealer… I had a few good laughs at the mispronunciations… especially Pie-Air!! 🤣
The end statement however, and this has nothing to do with the narrator’s errors, is…inaccurate let’s say. We call him “Flower” because his last name, “Lafleur”, means “The flower” in French! That’s all. LOL
Great video still! Liked it!
Hey, I won't judge a human for mispronouncing stuff, especially if it was someone with no connection to the source material. But tell me you didn't use a computer generated voice-over. I mean, you've got 3000 subs and you say you hired somone? Matter of fact, if you were a Quebecois dude or dudette that didn't speak English very well, I would have preferred it in broken English. As a Maritimer, I can deal with that.
@@JoeBlau-c4e Nope. South Shore!
I’ll tell you how good Lafluer was; in one of his last games he’d play at The Boston Garden, Lafluer scored a goal and the crowd gave him a standing ovation. All this guy did to break Bruins fans hearts yet his talent superseded the agony to the Boston fans. He lit those Championship teams up. R.I.P Guy,, you’ll never be forgotten in Boston.
And the dude smoked like 3 packs a day !!!!!!!!!!!! old time hockey !!!!!! lol ( and they used to drink beer between periods...an old canadian tradition )
Am a Boston fan from 1970 on, always respected Guy and Dryden. Guy was soooo fast. This video is failed clickbait..no Orr comments.
@ We hated his guts but held him in the highest regards for his talent.
yup, the "derik jeter" of the hockey world to boston fans. Hate.. respect.. love!
@@davidreynolds1368He was something to see, wasn’t he? Let’s not forget his pesky line mate, another guy who seemed to come through in the clutch against Boston, that dambed Jacques Lemaire. I could go through the many playoff games Jacques scored or assisted on game tying/ winning goals but I don’t wish to get sick…
Guy Lafleur is not only my favourite hockey player of all time ... he's my favourite athlete of all time in any sport. I lived in Montreal during the 1970s and 1980s and was an avid hockey fan. Orr, Gretzky and Lemieux could arguably be considered better than Lafleur all around. But NOBODY was more electrifying or played with more speed and flair, taking the puck end to end time after time after time, game after game. He was also incredibly shy and humble. Not only was he a prolific scorer, he was also a sublime passer of the puck, making blind, behind the back passes all the time straight to a teammate's stick. For all these reasons Canadiens' fans held Lafleur in the highest esteem and keep him in their hearts to this day. I know I do.
I'm not up for the "Like" button.
This was titled "Bobby Orr Admitted This Guy Lafleur Play Was 'Impossible'"
Having watched the whole thing there was no play there was no play that matched the title.
This is true and his video is just a rehash thats been done better by others. Also his butchering of French player is comical. Minus 9 for this goof
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see above.
Guy Lafleur was 6ft not 5.10.
He was my favorite player & he had an amazing style of expertise, in which I’ve yet to see matched ! God Bless Guy Lafleur 👍👌👏🥃💕🙏
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Guy! He was truly one of a kind.
Saw Guy Lafleur play and in the game, he picked up the puck as he was racing around the rink, he picked it up, at the blue line and skated with it all the way down and around his own goal, moving up the ice all the way to the opposite goal and scored. It amazed me the speed he exhibited, and the art of scoring while skating down the ice like a lightning streak. One of the greatest hockey players to ever, skate on the ice.
Gretzky before Gretzky .... people have unfortunately forgotten him and today he is totally underrated in the hockey fandom.
people have forgotten Guy? Where? The south pole?
@PierreStache Lafluer will never be under rated with any true hockey fan. His flair, moxy and scoring abilities helped shape the game today.
PRONOUNCE THE FRENCH PLAYERS NAMES CORRECTLY WTF !!!!!!!
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Brutal!
Who the f is John Believe-o?
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@@HardwoodFloorRefinishing101 isn't that redundant?
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I remember reading of Guy LaFleur in "The Sporting News" a paper that I would get weekly back in the late 60's. Looking at his early stats I knew right away that this kid was really special, long before most even knew anything about him. I was an avid fan back then, a whole 10 years old. Thanks Guy LaFleur.
I remember my dad and my neighbor checking his progress in the Hockey News at our local AHL games.
RIP to a true legend 💔
I always disliked Montreal...but I respected their talent and star players. Guy was a class act...played with skill and heart and never played like Mess-fag...a true citizen of the NHL..a real Hall of Famer...RIP the Flower.👱🌹..Stay Hard for Life 💪💯
@@CabanonGuitarHero He was really something to see in his heyday. The pressures of playing in Montreal really got to him after many of the top player retired after their 1979 season. He requested a trade in 1983 but Montreal doesn’t trade their legends. Boston inquired but there was no way Montreal would ever deal him to Boston…he retired a year later.
I'm not a pure hockey fan and i'm addicted to NHL HERO geeat piece of work man !!!
Many people did not know, Lafleur was a chain smoker 2-3 packs per day. He chain-smoked in the dressing room between periods. If they allowed it, he would have smoked on the bench between shifts. :)
I think he’d have a dart in his mouth on the ice
I absolutely loved this video. Guy Lafleur was my biggest childhood hero. I got his hockey stick from a Habs practice we went to see, and I even bought his disco album!
This video brought tears to my eyes. Lafleur brought so much joy to Montrealers during his time with the Habs you just can't imagine.
On my alltime top 5 team. Dynamic player great shot ,fast , tons of flair and imagination. Helped shape the game in his era. Class all the way and loved coming thru in the big games. You ask all the great players and they tell you how great he was. Lafluer always showed up hours before the game ,Orr did too. Legendary.
@@grizzlycanuk8622 He could do it all with a flashiness’s close to Orr. All the adjectives you use were spot dead on. If you seen him play you wouldn’t forget him.
@Bradydog-in7ut agreed just a natural. One of those players that made you sit on the edge of your seat. Oiler fan now but Habs fan in the 70s. Btw Read his book great book too and l read alot of them.
The Boston goalie Lafleur scored against in game seven was Gilles Gilbert not Gerry Cheevers.
You are correct, Gilbert played well but that shot made my heart skip many beats as I watched it live. The "Too many men on the ice" game sucked if you were a Buins fan.
I was one, and yes it did. I hated the Canadiens and admired them equally. @thedudeedbtz
@@darrenrouselle180 one of the gutsiest games I’ve ever seen a goaltender play was Gilbert in that game 7 semi-finals series. They were throwing everything but the kitchen sink at him yet he kept Boston in the lead after 2 periods. That game could have been a blow-out except for the inspired goaltending of Gillies Gilbert!
yeah , that guy didnt look like cheevers
@@thedudeedbtz You bet it sucked big time! Finally, after losing in the Finals 2 years in a row to Montreal, a beautiful behind the net stuff in past that damb Montreal octopus (Ken Dryden) by Nifty Middleton puts Boston up 4-3 with a little under 4 minutes to play. All those ghost of the Montreal Forum that have been haunting Boston for years seemed gone. The Forum fans were silent! Than Stan Johnathan has to jump off the bench before Don Marcotye came off (a very good defensive forward, his job was to shadow Lafluer). then Lafluer makes that incredible shot to tie the game. Unbelievable!
I remember playing minor hockey in the 70's everyone wanted these numbers 4, for Orr, 7 for Esposito, 9 for Richard, and 10 for Guy Lafleur. It was fight for those jerseys in the dressing room.
I was # 4...still am today
JEAN BELIVEAU...#4...regular season: 1125 games-1219 points...playoffs: 162 games-176 points...
I had No. 4 in ‘72. Beliveau. Orr.
But it didn’t elevate my game. I scored 4 goals on the 22-game season. Maybe 27 would have been a better choice?
#4, Jean Beliveau.
Lafleur was 6' and 185 lbs. I am glad I read some comments before wasting my time watching the whole video...
As a teen in the 70s, I was a huge Habs fan and Lafleur was THE MAN. After his first retirement 1985, I met him during one of his charity golf tournaments at a resort north of Montreal. I was in a sales meeting there and I had heard Lafleur was there too for a golf tournament. Late evening, when I was chatting with my colleagues at the resort bar, one of them said "look behind you". Lafleur was sitting with his friends from television. It was like seeing a ghost. It was past last call but we had an open bar so I walked up to his table and asked them if they wanted another round of beers. Lafleur said yes, stood up, thanked me and shook my hand. I was surprised at the large size of his hand (I've since met another fan who shook his hand and had the same reaction). I told Lafleur that since his retirement, I had lost a lot of interest in hockey. He thanked me and I went on my way. I didn't want to bother him with an autograph or photo. I just wanted to thank him for all the thrills. I found it impressive that he would stand up to shake my hand. After all, he had had thousands of fans come up to him through the years. But that was Guy Lafleur. His fans meant a lot to him and he gave a lot in return. A great man in the true sense of the word. Its a real shame the way he was treated by the Habs in his late career. Still makes my blood boil when I think of it. Another player of that era who that had that much talent and class in one body was Bobby Orr.
My buddy Terry Harper (who won 5 Cups with the Habs) got trade to LA and then to Detroit for Marcel Dionne. I played hockey with Terry for 20 years. Nicest guy ever.
And, he survived a horrible fire and had to overcome severe burns and years of skin grafts as a child.
I was fortunate to watch him play against Edmonton in Edmonton in the 70s and yes he was spectacular. He would come on the ice in a line change and literally STREAK down the ice with all the opposing players chasing him and fire a bullet at the goaltender. He would go off ice at anytime, and back on in a heartbeat. He was a teamleader.
Thank you for creating this wonderful tribute to Guy Lafleur. The passion and respect you have for one of hockey's greatest legends really shows in your work. While some people are focusing on pronunciation, what matters most is that you're helping keep Guy's memory and legacy alive. The time and effort you put into making this tribute is what's truly important. Guy Lafleur touched so many lives during his amazing career, and videos like yours help new generations learn about his incredible impact on hockey. Keep up the great work - don't let minor criticisms discourage you from creating more content that honors the legends of the game.❤
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
What is sometimes overlooked is that during Lafleur's draft year, Montreal also had the first pick in the second round and got Larry Robinson. Also during that draft year, notorious bad boy Steve Durbano was also drafted in the first round.
NO! Too much incorrect info here. Read a book! There are great books on all this material -- and factual.
He didn't lead the league in scoring 4 straight years. Only three. 76, 77, 78.
He scored against Gilbert, not Cheevers.
And he didn't switch to a curved stick in 1974-75. He always used one in the NHL.
You're just making things up.
The Montreal Canadiens was my favorite team and I was collecting hockey cards at the time. I remember how we valued those cards: the top cards were series cards and Canadien hockey player cards. We would trade one Canadien for two, three players from other teams, depending on who the player was and from which team. A Guy Lafleur card was worth at least 2 Canadiens and 4 non-Canadien players.
Omg, Guy did not struggle to score just 29 goals his 1st 3 seasons! He scored 29 in his 1st season alone. I put on mute after that and only watched the footage.
It not not clear first time he mention it but later he clearly said 29 goals at first season
@pascaljutras178 Hockey db shows that Lafleur scored 78 goals and 175 points in 215 games over his first three seasons. His Points Per Game was, a very respectable, .81. Not bad!
The name mispronunciations are brutal.
Great ... you didn't have to suffer the AI mispronunciation of Henri Richard and Jean Beliveau---it was imbeclic.
@@RichardMullin-u8w That's a AI voice. Will do that every time.
Lafleur wasn't the first French- Canadien player selected fist overall. Gilbert Perreault was first overall the year before by Buffalo, and is from Victoriaville.
Buffalo at the time had its own French Connection: Gilbert Perreault, Richard Martin and René Robert. Some of the best years Buffalo ever had.
@@edmonddantes7407 But again they were never able to bring the cup home
@@deanl0if the rest of the team had half the heart and talent of the French Connection they would have won a couple
@@deanl0 How many teams can bring the cup home each year ? Does it mean you have a bad team if you don't win the Stanley Cup each year, or for a player, even once in your career ? Or that the French Connection was not one of the best ever ? Did Marcel Dionne ever win a Stanley Cup ? Mats Sundin ? Perreault is in good company.
@ So he was not a winner look at Bossy he brought to N-Y a great dynasty, winner takes all...
Buffalo just like Vancouver not so much
why do these narraters not no how to pronounce superstars names properly obviously not a hockey fan at all
Em dough newt no y.
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I'm sure the voiceover is AI generated. There is NO way that a human who knows ANYTHING about hockey, would mispronounce the names of THAT many of the greatest players in history.
Hahahaha, I love this, I hear ya
Its an AI bot!!!
@ yes
In '74, Steve Shutt and Larry Robinson joined the Habs.
KEY statement right there!
Flower had a new line-mate that could bury it when he passed it over to him! It created even more space for number 10 to do his thing. He fed Shutt so many perfect passes to the backdoor that he became the first player ever to score 60 goals in a season! More goals than Guy even. Lol
Similar to Jari Kurri’s almost 1400 career points, mostly from playing across the ice from number 99.
Big Bird was the perfect new first pass defensemen to feed Lafleur flying down the right side.
Larry finished with a career +730 plus-minus, still the all-time record, partly off of Lafleur and Shutt’s scoring too.
@@feelthebowes I think Tony Esposito scored 76 goals a few seasons earlier.
@@kenlewis351 Correct, but Phil Esposito: 76 goals in 1970-71
I'm a Bruins fan, those Canadien teams in the 70's were great. Cups in '71, '73 and 76-79.
His goal didn’t beat Cheevers, it was Gilbert in goal. Get it right.
This is why I dont get my info from social media smh...
Gotta love Gilbert's reaction when the goal went in - like he'd been hit by sniper fire
When i grew up watching hockey it was Lafleur and the Habs. My parents actually saw The Rocket Richard play
I had a faceoff against Lafluer in College abd lost it. He and steve shutt played our college team in Kamloops as a Okd timers Csnadian team. They both were untouchable. Incredible skill and sksting. Marvelous hockey man.
When I was 15 my parents sent me to a French boarding school in Longueuil, Quebec. There I became friends with and played with Guy Lafleur's cousin Rejean Lafleur. He looked like Guy, skated like Guy and was every bit the gentleman that Guy was. When he skated up the ice he was just as athletically wiry as his cousin was. To this day I wonder why Rejean never ended up playing in the NHL.
Whenever Bobby Orr, or Guy Lafleur or Wayne Gretsky were on the ice you knew it even if you didn’t actually see them get on the ice. The tempo of play increased and before you knew it fans were on their feet.
Thanks for posting! We never got any of this stuff in Scotland at the time.
Guy, Guy, Guy le meilleur on t'adore. Un être humain exceptionnel en plus...😢❤
To talk about the "end to end" goal against Boston, but you only show a small segment of it. Brutal video.
Lafleur didn't "switch to a curved stick" in 1974 to "change his career forever". The permanent change he made was to play without a helmet.
I would have thought there would be a bookmark taking viewers to the Bobby Orr quote and the impossible play but...... 🙃
Lafleur was one of the great skaters ever to play in the NHL. The Canadiens had the luxury of having first choice in drafting French Canadien players for many years, and that's one reason they won so many Stanley Cups.
It would be nice if the one posting knew how to pronounce player's names correctly - and knew that the famous goal against the Bruins wasn't against Cheevers - who had retired. It was Gilles Gilbert in goal for the Bruins that night.
No kidding. French accentuation is obviously not the narrator's strength.
Yes it was Gilbert but Cheevers wasn't retired he played one more season after '79. Would be nice if people didn't go out of their way to correct others and just appreciate the effort.
Not a real human speaking; it's AI narration. Same thing they use on my MS Word read aloud feature---computer generated along with all the atrocious errors in pronunciation.
A true legend!
I remember the too many men on the ice goal, with Savard bringing the puck from his zone, pass to Lemaire, who dropped it to Lafleur, and the rest is history.
Best video I could ever of imagined! Thanks.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!❤
Oui, merci. Hockey Talk & Quick Saves. Les Canadiens de Montreal.
in 1984 Lafleur did not retire due to injuries, he retired to due disputes with then coach Jacques Lemaire and wanted to be traded by GM Serge Savard. But Savard didn't want to trade him so Lafleur retired instead.
Amazing player ....always loved watching the Canadiens play hockey even though a Bruins fan.....👍
Man you did a great work.Great memories.Don't listen the ones who dont at least praise you the work you give.very few channels do and this is the first one i saw where i feel good to saw these legends.Keep up the good work
I'm glad you're enjoying the channel, man!
@@NhlHeroOfficial FIY: Pierre is spoken like "Pee Air".
Yah, don't let a little thing like facts interupt my fake history lesson! FFS
Lafleur wore a helmet for a couple of seasons!
The only GOAT in hockey will ALWAYS be Mr. Orr!
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The small town is Thurso. Who is Morris Risher? Who is Zunn Belly Vohhh? Who is Even Cournoyer? Ivan's brother? You make it sound like Lafleur was skipping practices all the time. That is wrong and misleading. Lafleur was late to a practice a couple of times and perhaps missed one practice, I cannot remember, but I know this: he was not consistently skipping practices as you mention here.
He is one of my favourite players of all time, he was amazing. Just ahead of Mario Lameau. Unbelievable talent
Lameau? Mon dieu it's Lemieux tabarnac!
@@kingkrimson8771kossé tu dis là ! Lameau en a scoré 97 en 83
Who the f is Lameau???
@@denislaferriere2693 ;)
I'm actually old enough to remember this guy playing. He was cool.
28 game winning goals in one year 🎤
That was Gilles Gilbert LeFleur beat on that goal in game 7 of the Stanley Cup semi-final.
it is not LeFleur, it is Lafleur.
@@renaudmichel1 oh. Thx. Pardon my french.
I grew up in TO. Leafs fan. The Flower was and still is the most exciting player Ive ever seen.
You provided a very good summary but it was a bit repetitive. My only other complaint is you need to improve the French pronounciation of French Canadian players. You got a number of them right but there were some that were painful to hear. My comments are not meant to criticize you, they are intended to help you improve the quality of your broadcasting material. Well done overall. 90 out of 100.
I appreciate your feedback and will keep it in mind for future videos!
I started playing hockey in 1977. On my way to "town" I said to my dad (in French)..."do you think someone else will want number 10?" . Fast forward to have the room in tears, fighting over number 10. The coache's son got it and I got number 14. I thought 14 was Italian so I was crushed.
Pronunciation is wayyyyy off
MUST BE A.I GENERATED AUDIO….I HAVE TO ADMIT THE CONSTANT “JON BELL-EVE-O” WAS KINDA IRRITATING!..
Excellent video! In 1970, The Seals traded their first round draft pick to Montreal in exchange for Ernie Hicke and François Lacombe. This was an historic trade for Montreal. But for the Seals, one of the worst trades in NHL history. However, I always enjoyed watching Guy Lafleur play for Montreal, Quebec, and the NY Rangers.
So many inaccuracies in this video, and I do not mean the mispronunciations. Side Note: The hat waving at 9:46 was the night they retired LaFleur's #10 at the Forum February, 16, 1985. I was at that game in Montreal, have the hat, and got him to autograph it the next night in Buffalo after the home and home against the Sabres, who's Coach then was Scotty Bowman, as they honored him as well.
Since we're talking about inaccuracies, let's address your misspelling of Guy Lafleur's name...
@@kingkrimson8771 Damn fat fingers on a phone. At least I do not get paid for it.
Elvis, Ali, Lafleur, Evil Knievel. ……..the 70’s ! Iconic
He is part of my childhood best memories…met him on a couple occasions and he was an absolute gentleman… Le Demon Blond…
To all those who are criticising him for his pronounciation.Yes i accept he is mispronounce the player name but he actually did a great work.i rarely saw a channel of who talked about these legends..keep you man love your content and keep posting.I regularly watch your vids and you are getting improving you content quality day by day hope you also solved this in your future vids.Thanks for giving this
Yeah, some of the stats and pronunciations aren't right, but thanks for posting this video. I actually met Guy Lafleur in real life, had my picture taken with him and everything. I wore my #10 Guy Lafleur shirt to meet him and when he saw it, he came right up to me and signed it, without me asking or anything. That's the type of guy he was. He loved the fans and loved people. He was a special player and a special person, and is sorely missed.
Thanks for sharing that amazing story. Guy Lafleur was truly one of a kind.
My all time favorite player. of all time. RIP Guy Guy Guy
It was my privilege to have watched the incomparable Guy Lafleur...The Flower..the most exciting player I have ever seen with the most appropriate nickname of all time. There will NEVER be another Flower. I can still picture him streaking down the right side with that hair flowing and blasting the puck behind opposition goaltenders. He was such a great shooter as well as a great skater. Marcel Dionne was also amazing...but he wasn't Guy Lafleur. Sam Pollack was a genius. Scotty Bowman's only job as Head Coach was to open and close the door for Lafleur and the rest of that great team. Cheers from Ottawa.
Lafleur was also a proud Canadian. Cherry loved him.
He scored 78 goals in his 1st 3 yrs and a high of 60 in 77/78
I remember listning to the Memorial Cup semi final series on radio between the Ramparts and the Charlottetown Islanders in 1970 .Our CapeBreton Metros were out so we were rooting for the Islanders .We already knew how good Lafleur was, he had over a hundred goals in regular season ! The under dog Islanders actually won the first two games but ended up losing the series 4-2 . Lafleur lived up to the billing .
That's a great memory! It's crazy to think how dominant Lafleur was, even at that young age.
He didn't skate on frozen pond, but broke in the closed local arena early morning(?!) that looked llke a large barn back then! Lafleur didn't change at all becoming a star, even took (stole) the Stantley cup to show it to his friends in Thurso.
Lafleur was my hero whsen i was a kid, i watched so many Stanley Cups!
The Flower. 🌹
That late goal against Boston in the Playoffs the Goalie's name was Gilbert Gilbert(French; approximately "Jhiljhilbear" silent "t" & he stood on his head that game,I'm a hard core Habs Fan & I felt sorry him losing😮😢
What a fantastic video, thank you so much. Could you do a video on Pavel Bure? Although the game was much different in Lafleur's time, I see some obvious similarities between Pavel and Guy.
@@ourlittleadventures519 already on channel.
I missed Bobby Hull at full speed down the left side, but got to watch Guys hair flow down the right side.
Two of hockey's most electrifying wingers! Bobby Hull's speed was revolutionary for his era - they called him the Golden Jet for a reason. And watching Guy Lafleur streak down that right side, blonde hair flowing behind him, was pure poetry on ice. We were truly blessed to witness these legends shape the game. Thanks for sharing this great memory!
“Zhawn Behleevoh”!!😂
So cool to see those beautiful Scouts uniforms in action at 0:57
You never saw Lafleur to say he was 5'10"...If you shook his hand once, you knew he was a big guy.
My understanding is that while Lafleur's goal totals his 1st 3 years may have been below expectations, he was at the same time developing into a good 2-way player.
John Believe-oh....She was a legend for the Montreal Maple Leaves.
Lafleur was amazing!
Good video concepts, but absolutely terrible pronunciation of names that makes your videos seem less credible.
On another note, the first pick in 1971 was always going to be a French Canadien ... either Lafleur or Marcel Dionne.
Duck your AI shit! no curved stick is the reason he was ever better!
The guy smoked and sometimes didn’t even show up for training camp but his talent was unmistakeable and was a constant threat whenever he was on the ice
That goal in 1979 was scored on Gilles Gilbert, not Gerry Cheevers....I watched that game on tv, hated the Canadiens btw, but I don't think I've ever seen another shot like that one.....I didn't believe he scored......it was an absolute rocket.
Thank you Mr Orr I have your dive autographed to the greatest B fan it's not personalized thank you for the respect for the flower
I'm glad to see you're a big fan of both legends!
Who is John Believe Vo?
Imagine what it would do to Yvan Cournoyer. lol
lazy shit channel?
he is related to Pyair Mondou !!!
Cole Caufield is so similar to Lafleur , Fast, deadly shot.Weare so blessed to have him on our team. GO HABS GO
@2:48 it is sad that the Habs organisation never did this for any other Canadian super star afterward. Hence, the zero Cup since 1993.
I’d say that they kinda did that for Richer as well. He started slow too, then had two 50-goal seasons.
Lafleur didn't score "just 29 goals in his first three seasons". He scored 78.
Guy was a hero of hockey !
The man was incredible on skates !
To this day he’s my hockey legend !
His hockey talent a and he smoked 2 packs a day and drank and caroused ! Remember ?!
A true he man !❤️
Who the H is “ pyere”😂
Try using the proper names ,disrespectful shite here , cmon !
@NhlHeroOfficial I grew up during the height of the Islanders Dynasty in the early 1800's- is there any chance you might do a video on Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Dennis Potvin and or Billy Smith from those great teams?? Just thought I would ask. Anyway thanks for all the great videos so far.
Yes we'll consider these in our future vids
@@NhlHeroOfficial Thanks for considering my request/suggestion.
Just 29 goal. A kind of dream for Saku Koivu 😅
Man, Saku would've probably done a triple fist pump celebration if he ever hit 29 in a season! Our beloved Habs captain was more of a playmaker extraordinaire - topped out at 21 goals but had those silky smooth assists for days. Still, he's forever a Montreal legend for so many other reasons. Heart and soul doesn't always show up in the goal column! 😄
@NhlHeroOfficial dont worry about your french bro ... its not easy and we know.
I was a big Habs fan back in the 70's and fondly remember watching big Jean Beliveau but i dont remember anyone named Jean Bayleevo or Morris Risher what team did they play for?
Guy Lafleur was 6:00 feet tall , not 5:10.
This video is really bad.
My god, I don't think you got one fact straight other than Lafleur was one helluva Canadien. Learn how to pronounce the names at least
He was and is one of the greatest Habs player off all time go Habs go
Guys best season goals was 60 & best season in points 136. His drinking & partying ways cut his career short.
I was 8 when I became a Montreal Canadiens Fan in 1968 as Beliveau was 36 and was the Captain and leader of their 1960s DYNASTY (as well as being in his PRIME with the 1950s 5-straight Stanley Cup Canadiens) where they won 4 of 5 straight Stanley Cup Finals. The most exciting players were Lafleur, Perrault and Orr in 1975, and it was Beliveau (now in Management after he retired in 1971) that took Guy aside and encouraged him to be the Leader of the Team, and Guy was ready to accept the challenge. Most but not all what you said was accurate (as with the pronunciations of their names, like BELL-EEVO INSTEAD OF BELL-A-VOE ...AND PEE-AIR is closer to how PIERRE is pronounced...at least you sort of caught yourself or your VOCAL-AI TEXT READER....(giggle). I cannot speak much French either but I do know how the names are to be pronounced. Anyway I have 57 years of either watching or playing Hockey (as a Goalie in minor hockey and at college), and watched closely the 8 Stanley Cups
in the 1968-1979 time frame and to a lesser degree the 1986 and 1993 Cups (tougher wins those last 2). Guy was HOT from late 1974 to 1980, and yes, that 1976-77 Team with the 60-8-12 record was a great team. Back then Sam Pollock made great trades to get #1 draft picks. I wish they also had a pre-draft pick of say French Canadien Players as a Team with Perrault and Dionne, and later Mike Bossy would have gained them even more Stanley Cups!
The pronunciation of names in this video is historical!