Norm LaPointe
| Norm LaPointe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 13, 1955 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | Cincinnati Stingers | ||
| NHL draft |
46th overall, 1975 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| WHA draft |
46th overall, 1975 Cincinnati Stingers | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1980 | ||
Normand "Norm" LaPointe (born August 13, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Early life
[edit | edit source]LaPointe was born in Laval, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Quebec, and the 1967 tournament with a team from Pointe-Claire.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]LaPointe was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the third round (46th overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft, and was also drafted by the Cincinnati Stingers in the fourth round (46th overall) of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. LaPointe played three seasons in the World Hockey Association with the Cincinnati Stingers. In January 1979, the Fort Wayne Komets traded LaPointe to the Toledo Goaldiggers in exchange for defenceman Peter Brown.[2]
Awards and honours
[edit | edit source]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CCM QMJHL Player of Year | 1974–75 | [3] |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Toledo Blade - January 15, 1979 – Page 23 – Brown Goes to Komets for Netminder
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- 1955 births
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Cincinnati Stingers draft picks
- Cincinnati Stingers players
- Hampton Gulls (AHL) players
- Hampton Gulls (SHL) players
- Laval National players
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Laval, Quebec
- Trois-Rivières Draveurs players
- Trois-Rivières Ducs players
- Vancouver Canucks draft picks
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey goaltender stubs