Highway 50, an east-west route in southern Quebec, will now be known as Autoroute Guy-Lafleur
Chants of “Guy! Guy! Guy!” could be heard from locals gathered Thursday in the western Quebec town of Thurso as Premier Francois Legault announced the renaming of a provincial highway for late Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur.
“On the ice, he was like an artist, he was elegant, in addition to being good at hockey,” the premier added, referring to Lafleur’s long, flowing hair as the legend skated down the ice. Nicknamed “The Flower” and “le Demon Blond,” Lafleur won five Stanley Cups in his Hall of Fame career. Drafted first overall by the Canadiens in 1971, he scored 560 goals and 793 assists for 1,353 points in the regular season over 17 years with Montreal, the New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques.
Legault noted that Lafleur’s accomplishments stoked nationalist fervour in the province. “The most important thing for Quebeckers is pride,” Legault said. “We had, in Quebec, the best player in the National League.”
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