Rick Lapointe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey defenceman
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Place of Birth: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
About Rick Lapointe
- 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.
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