Detroit Red Wings

Two-time Stanley Cup champion with Detroit, drafted 10th overall in 1991.

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

Quick Facts

League: National Hockey League

Lore & Background

Martin Lapointe was drafted 10th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1991 NHL entry draft. He spent his first ten NHL seasons with the Red Wings, becoming a key part of their championship teams. Lapointe won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in both 1997 and 1998. His time in Detroit established him as a reliable forward who contributed 181 goals and 200 assists over his career.