Martin T. Lapointe (born September 12, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Ottawa Senators. He won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Red Wings in both 1997 and 1998. As of 2025, he is the director of player development for the Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career

Lapointe was selected 10th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1991 NHL entry draft. He has played in 991 career NHL games as of the 2007–08 NHL season, scoring 181 goals and 200 assists for 381 points. He also compiled 1,143 career penalty minutes. He won two Stanley Cup championships as a member of the Red Wings, in 1997 and 1998.

In the summer of 2001, he signed a 4-year free agent contract with the Boston Bruins. After the NHL lockout wiped out the entire 2004–05 season, he signed a 3-year free agent deal with Chicago in August 2005. He later served as Blackhawks' captain for the latter portion of the 2005–06 season due to an injury to Adrian Aucoin.

Lapointe had played in 209 consecutive games with Chicago and 254 straight overall before he sat out Jan. 16 against St. Louis with what was believed to be the flu. Prior to that, his last absence had been Dec. 29, 2003, with Boston. On February 26, 2008, Lapointe was traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Ottawa Senators for a sixth round draft pick. After the season, Lapointe was not re-signed by the Senators and became an unrestricted free agent.

Post-retirement

On December 5, 2009, the Blackhawks hired Lapointe as a pro scout. On June 13, 2012, Montreal Canadiens General Manager Marc Bergevin named Lapointe Director of Player Development for the Canadiens. In 2021, he was appointed the director of amateur scouting for the Canadiens.

Personal life

A hockey rink in Lachine, Quebec, is named in Lapointe's honor. He and his wife have three sons and a daughter. His oldest son Guyot played for the D3 ACHA team at the University of Michigan, graduating in 2019. His son, Philippe, currently plays ice hockey for the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1988–89Lac St-Louis LionsQMAAA423945844636284
1989–90Laval TitanQMJHL6542549677148172554
1989–90Laval TitanM-Cup—————41124
1990–91Laval TitanQMJHL6444549866137142126
1991–92Detroit Red WingsNHL4011530114
1991–92Laval TitanQMJHL3125305584104101434
1991–92Adirondack Red WingsAHL—————82244
1992–93Laval TitanQMJHL35385189411313173020
1992–93Laval TitanM-Cup—————518911
1992–93Adirondack Red WingsAHL81239—————
1992–93Detroit Red WingsNHL30000—————
1993–94Adirondack Red WingsAHL282521464741128
1993–94Detroit Red WingsNHL5088165540006
1994–95Adirondack Red WingsAHL3929164580—————
1994–95Detroit Red WingsNHL3946107320118
1995–96Detroit Red WingsNHL58639931112312
1996–97Detroit Red WingsNHL7816173316720481260
1997–98Detroit Red WingsNHL7915193410621961520
1998–99Detroit Red WingsNHL771613291411002220
1999–00Detroit Red WingsNHL82162541121931420
2000–01Detroit Red WingsNHL8227305712760118
2001–02Boston BruinsNHL68172340101612312
2002–03Boston BruinsNHL598101887510114
2003–04Boston BruinsNHL7815102567700014
2005–06Chicago BlackhawksNHL82141731106—————
2006–07Chicago BlackhawksNHL8213112498—————
2007–08Chicago BlackhawksNHL5234747—————
2007–08Ottawa SenatorsNHL183362340004
NHL totals9911812003811,417108192443202

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1991CanadaWJC70332
1992CanadaWJC741510
1993CanadaWJC75496
2000CanadaWC30004
Junior totals21981718
Senior totals30004

See also

External links

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Preceded byKeith PrimeauDetroit Red Wings first-round draft pick 1991Succeeded byCurtis Bowen
Preceded byAdrian AucoinChicago Blackhawks captain 2006 While Aucoin was injuredSucceeded byAdrian Aucoin