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Lapointe (surname)
Lapointe or LaPoint or Lepoint or LePoint is a surname. Notable people with this surname include; Lapointe Singers or artists from Quebec, Canada * Éric Lapointe (singer) (born 1969), musician * Jean Lapointe (1935–2022), actor, comedian, singer, and politician * Pierre Lapointe (born 1981), singer-songwriter * Stéphanie Lapointe (born 1984), singer, songwriter, and actress * Suzanne Lapointe (1934–2015), singer and actress Politicians from Quebec, Canada * Ernest Lapointe (1876–1941), lawyer and politician * François Lapointe (politician) (born 1971), politician * Linda Lapointe (born 1960), business woman and politician * Lisette Lapointe (born 1943), politician, journalist and teacher, * Renaude Lapointe (1912–2002), journalist and politician Other people named Lapointe * Boby Lapointe (1922–1972), French singer * Claude Lapointe (born 1968), NHL player for the New York Islanders * Éric Lapointe (Canadian football) (born 1974): Football player for the Montreal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Lapointe (singer)
Éric Lapointe (born 28 September 1969) is a francophone lead singer and guitarist for his eponymous band. His band is characterized by a heavy metal style containing elements of punk, grunge, pop, and hard rock from guitarist Stéphane Dufour's riffs. Lapointe has released eight studio albums, three compilation albums, and two live albums. He is currently the most successful male music artist in French Canadian history in terms of sales, having sold more than one million total discs. He has also made film appearances. Biography Childhood Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Lapointe is the eldest of three children; he has two brothers, Marc and Hugo. Hugo is also a singer and started as a technician for his brother's band. Their father, Serge, was in the military and his family often had to move. By the age of 16, Lapointe had moved a total of 13 times. As a result, he was shy and reserved, had difficulty making friends, and stayed close to his mother, Doris. At nine years old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Lapointe
Guy Gerard Lapointe (born March 18, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. He currently serves as Coordinator of Amateur Scouting with the NHL's Minnesota Wild. Career Along with defencemen Larry Robinson and Serge Savard, Lapointe was a member of the "Big Three" and played a key role in the Canadiens' winning the Stanley Cup six times in 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979. Nicknamed "Pointu" (a play on his name in French, where "pointu" carries most of the same meanings as "sharp" or "pointy" in English), Lapointe was famous for his sense of humour, powerful slapshot and brutal body-checks. One of his most famous pranks is probably the Vaseline coated handshake with then-Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau as he was visiting the Canadiens' locker room. He was traded to the St. Louis Blues in 1982 and signed with the Boston Bruins after the following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympia LePoint
Olympia Ann LePoint is an American author, professional speaker and rocket scientist. LePoint helped design rockets for 28 of NASA Space Shuttle missions between 1998 and 2007."Modern-Day 'Hidden Figure' Shares Her Inspiring Journey as a Female Rocket Scientist: 'I Wanted to Own the Fact That I Was a Woman'" ''People''. Retrieved February 20, 2018. In 2007, LePoint discovered and in 2010 trademarked the condition and term Mathaphobia, a learning disability and math fear linked to the |
Christophe Lepoint
Christophe Paul F. Lepoint (; born 24 October 1984) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Seraing. Club career On 31 January 2011, he was seriously injured in a car accident. He fell asleep in the passenger seat of a car being driven by his teammate Sébastien Bruzzese who, it is alleged, had been drinking. Afterwards, he struggled to get back into the first team and was loaned out to Waasland-Beveren in the summer of 2012. After a series of good performances for Waasland-Beveren and with Gent struggling in the league, Gent offered to loan out Stijn De Smet and Jordan Remacle to allow Lepoint to return to Gent early. On 29 January 2015, Lepoint signed for Charlton Athletic on a -year deal. On 17 June 2015, Lepoint signed for Zulte Waregem for an undisclosed fee. On 17 January 2021, he returned to Mouscron and signed a contract until July 2022. On 3 June 2022, Lepoint signed a two-year contract with Seraing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris LaPoint
Kris LaPoint (born 23 January 1953) is an American former professional water skier. During his career he set or tied the world record on seven occasions and won 14 major championships. In 2008 he was inducted into the Water Ski Hall of Fame. He is the older brother of water skier Bob LaPoint. Biography Kris LaPoint was born in Castro Valley, California in 1953, two years prior to his brother Bob. In 1967 at the age of 13 he set the world slalom record at the Tournament of Champions in Mission Bay in San Diego San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United State .... LaPoint would go on to set or tie seven world records and win 14 major championships. LaPoint is married to water skier Jennifer Leachman, a former women's slalom world record holder and a 2015 Water Ski Hall of Fame in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave LaPoint
David Jeffrey LaPoint (born July 29, 1959) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the manager of the Rockland Boulders, an American professional baseball team based in Pomona, New York and member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball known as the Can-Am League. Early life LaPoint was born in Glens Falls, New York, and attended Glens Falls High School, where he was a star baseball player alongside future fellow Major League Baseball player David Palmer. He graduated in 1977. Professional career Milwaukee Brewers Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 10th round (237th overall) of the 1977 MLB amateur entry draft, LaPoint would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Milwaukee Brewers on September 10, 1980. St. Louis Cardinals On December 12, 1980, LaPoint was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals with Lary Sorensen, David Green, and Sixto Lezcano for Ted Simmons, Rollie Fingers, and Pete Vuckovich. He pitched in St. Louis until 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob LaPoint
Bob LaPoint (born 25 May 1955) is an American former professional water skier. During his career he set the world record on five occasions and won 15 major championships. In 2006 he was inducted into the Water Ski Hall of Fame. He is the younger brother of water skier Kris LaPoint. Biography Bob LaPoint was born in Castro Valley, California in 1955, two years after his brother Kris. He attended A.B. Morris Middle School and Castro Valley High School. Following his parents' divorce he moved to Novato, California where he graduated from San Marin High School. In 1967, at the age of 12, he won the slalom and overall categories in the junior division at the U.S. National Water Ski Championships, beginning what would be highly successful career. He would later go on to win 15 major championships and set five world records. LaPoint now works for HO Sports as a water ski designer, a job he has had since 2007. He lives in Truckee, California Truckee is an incorporated town i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron LaPointe (American Football)
Ron Lapointe (November 12, 1949 – March 23, 1992) was a Canadian ice hockey coach. Lapointe grew up in Verdun, Quebec. He was a product of the junior league QMJHL and served as a head coach of the Shawinigan Cataractes. He later worked as an assistant on the staffs of the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals. Lapointe also led the Fredericton Express of the American Hockey Leaguebr> He was named interim head coach of the Quebec Nordiques halfway through the 1987–88 NHL season. After an 11–20–2 start in the 1988–89 season, Lapointe was forced to resign because of a kidney tumor. Lapointe then spent two seasons as the coach of the minor league Milwaukee Admirals before health problems forced him to resign. He later took a job as a scout with the Vancouver Canucks His total NHL coaching reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Lapointe
Ron Lapointe (November 12, 1949 – March 23, 1992) was a Canadian ice hockey coach. Lapointe grew up in Verdun, Quebec. He was a product of the junior league QMJHL and served as a head coach of the Shawinigan Cataractes. He later worked as an assistant on the staffs of the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals. Lapointe also led the Fredericton Express of the American Hockey Leaguebr> He was named interim head coach of the Quebec Nordiques halfway through the 1987–88 NHL season. After an 11–20–2 start in the 1988–89 season, Lapointe was forced to resign because of a kidney tumor. Lapointe then spent two seasons as the coach of the minor league Milwaukee Admirals before health problems forced him to resign. He later took a job as a scout with the Vancouver Canucks His total NHL coaching reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Lapointe
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. LaPointe married his high school sweetheart Rhonda and had three children. He died in 1999 of a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma .... In his honour, there is an annual Bantam Triple-A Showcase tournament in Victoria, British Columbia. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards * WCHL All-Star Team – 1975 References External links * * 1955 births 1999 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Detroit Red Wings draft picks Detroit Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph LaPointe
Raoul Robert "Ralph" LaPointe (January 8, 1922 – September 13, 1967) was a professional baseball player. In a playing career that spanned eight teams, ten years, and seven seasons, LaPointe played for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball in 1947, and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1948. He was officially listed as standing and weighing . Early life LaPointe was born on January 8, 1922, in Winooski, Vermont. He attended Winooski High School and then matriculated at the University of Vermont in 1941 after a summer playing independent baseball. He was a three-sport star for the freshman teams in baseball, basketball, and football, earning All-American honors in the fall of 1942 for the last. He joined the military during World War II and served stateside until 1945, undertaking specialized linguistic training at Haverford College and serving three years at Camp Ritchie in Maryland. Baseball career Minor leagues The Philadelphia Phillies signed LaPointe as an amateur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Lapointe
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 is best known for winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the Red Wings in both 1997 and 1998. He is currently 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. Boston was widely criticized for the deal, and Lapointe became known as perhaps the league's most overpaid player. After the NHL lockout wiped out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
