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Canadiens retire Guy Lapointe's No. 5

Montreal has reunited its legendary Big Three defencemen, putting Guy Lapointe's No. 5 into the rafters at the Bell Centre along with the numbers of his longtime teammates and partners Serge Savard and Larry Robinson. Lapointe played for the Canadiens from 1968 to 1982, winning six Stanley Cups. He was also a member of Team Canada during the 1972 Summit Series and the 1976 Canada Cup.