Montreal Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, who won five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s and was a hockey hero in Quebec, has died after a battle with lung cancer at age 70, his family announced on Friday morning.
Lafleur, a Hockey Hall of Famer, is the Canadiens' record holder for points (1,246), assists (728) and game-winning goals (94).
He was named No. 11 on the list of the NHL's 100 all-time greatest players by the Hockey News in 1998. Lafleur was also named one of the 100 greatest players by the NHL as part of its centennial celebration in 2017.