Rick Lapointe Ice hockey player

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.Rick LaPointe married his high school sweetheart Rhonda and had three children named Tara, Andrea and Daniel. Rick loved to fish, ski, camp, watch his son play hockey, be with his family and was a devout Christian. He died in 1999 of a heart attack.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 02, 1955
Birth place	British Columbia , Victoria British Columbia , Canada
Date of death	October 17, 1999
Place of death	British Columbia , Victoria British Columbia , Canada
Height (meters)	1.8796
Weight (Kilograms)	90.72

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Ice hockey player

Career start	1975
Career end	1986
draft	5th overall
draft team	Detroit Red Wings
draft year	1975
former team	Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings Philadelphia Flyers Quebec Nordiques
position	Defenceman
shoots	Left