Word: lafleur
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spent most of Rosh Hashanah hanging out in the Sports Cube, ate junk food on Yom Kippur, but you can be sure I was appropriately reverent when Guy Lafleur came over the boards and left a spray of snow as he dashed toward the Detroit Red Wings...
Forward--Robert Lafleur, Maine...
...times are a changing at least a bit. The occasional droplet of American talent that made it into the league has expanded to a small trickle. And a number of the players breaking in are Beanpot alums. Harvard, B.U., B.C., and Northeastern haven't produced a Lafleur yet, but they have sent the NHL some players who are now making their marks or show promise of doing so in the not-too-distant future...
...last slot, but Jack Semler's Black Bears just have too much talent not to sneak into the playoffs somewhere. The main man is senior defenseman Andre Aubut, a second-team all-league selection who might be the ECAC's finest all-around defenseman. Look for diminutive senior Robert Lafleur to light the red lamp with regularity...
Bossy's skating style is deceptively languid, not galvanic in the manner of, say, Montreal's Guy Lafleur. He circles, seemingly remote, while his linemates, Center Bryan Trottier and Left Wing Clark Gillies, rush the puck up-ice or dig it loose from the corners. When the time comes for a pass, Bossy is often open, waiting for the puck. Once he has it, no one gets off a shot faster. Says Philadelphia Flyers Goaltender Phil Myre: "You're always looking for Bossy, wondering where he is. Sometimes you never see him until after...