CF Montreal honors Lafleur with special pregame tribute

MLS team holds moment of silence, sports special warmup jerseys for Hall of Fame forward, who died April 22

By Anna Kulesa

@akulesa_ NHL.com Staff Writer

May 01, 2022

CF Montreal honored Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur before their home game against Atlanta United on Saturday.

Lafleur
died April 22 at age 70, 31 months after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
CF Montreal players wore special warmup jerseys with Lafleur's name and No. 10 on the back.

Au revoir légende.#CFMTL pic.twitter.com/oIui4WLxoZ
— CF Montréal (@cfmontreal) April 30, 2022

A moment of silence was held before kickoff.

Merci Guy Lafleur. 💙🤍❤️

We'll miss you #10.#CFMTL pic.twitter.com/notUgpkEHe
— CF Montréal (@cfmontreal) April 30, 2022

At the 10-minute mark of the Major League Soccer match, the crowd chanted "Guy! Guy! Guy!" and waved flags of the Hockey Hall of Famer's Canadiens jersey.

10'

GUY GUY GUY#CFMTL pic.twitter.com/SoJLI5s9pL
— CF Montréal (@cfmontreal) April 30, 2022

Lafleur is the Canadiens' all-time leading scorer with 1,246 points (518 goals, 728 assists) in 961 games from 1971-85. The forward won five Stanley Cup championships with Montreal.