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Canadian ice hockey defenceman
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2 August 1955(Victoria, Canada)
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17 October 1999
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Biography
Introduction
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.
LaPointe married his high school sweetheart Rhonda and had three children. He died in 1999 of a heart attack. In his honour, there is an annual Bantam Triple-A Showcase tournament in Victoria, British Columbia.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971-72 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972-73 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 39 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972-73 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCJHL | Stats Unknown | |||||||||||
| 1973-74 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 66 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974-75 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 67 | 19 | 51 | 70 | 177 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 1975-76 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976-77 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976-77 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 49 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976-77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1977-78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 1978-79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1979-80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1980-81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 124 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1981-82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 71 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 127 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1982-83 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982-83 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 31 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1983-84 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 22 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983-84 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 54 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984-85 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985-86 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 664 | 44 | 176 | 220 | 831 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 64 | ||||