Richard Paul "Jumbo" Lapointe (August 2, 1955 – October 17, 1999) was a Canadian professional

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who played eleven seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

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. LaPointe married his high school sweetheart Rhonda and had three children. He died in 1999 of a

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. In his honour, there is an annual Bantam Triple-A Showcase tournament in Victoria, British Columbia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

* WCHL All-Star Team – 1975

References

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* * 1955 births 1999 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Red Wings draft picks Detroit Red Wings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Fredericton Express players Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players Los Angeles Kings players Nanaimo Clippers players NHL first-round draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Quebec Nordiques players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Ice hockey people from Victoria, British Columbia St. Louis Blues players Toronto Toros draft picks Victoria Cougars (WHL) players Victoria Cougars (WHL) coaches Canadian ice hockey coaches {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub