Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, one of hockey's flashiest players, dead at 70

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Montreal Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, who captured five Stanley Cup titles and was a hockey hero in Quebec long before his NHL playing days, has died. He was 70.

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The cause of death was not immediately known. However, Lafleur suffered through health issues in the latter stages of his life

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In September 2019, he underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery, which was followed by lung surgery two months later.

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"We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Guy Lafleur. All members of the Canadiens organization are devastated by his passing," Canadiens

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"Guy Lafleur had an exceptional career and always remained simple, accessible, and close to the Habs and hockey fans in Quebec,

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He was one of the greatest players in our organization while becoming an extraordinary ambassador for our sport."

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By his 10th birthday, there were already signs that Lafleur was a generational talent, skating circles around kids three years his senior at an international peewee hockey tournament in Quebec

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