Career
He played in the National Hockey League (National Hockey League) for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Ottawa Senators. He is currently the director of player development for the Montreal Canadiens. Lapointe was selected 10th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1991 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
He has played in 991 career National Hockey League games as of the 2007-2008 National Hockey League season, scoring 181 goals and 200 assists for 381 points.
He also compiled 1,143 career penalty minutes. 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 National Hockey League lockout wiped out the entire 2004-2005 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 2005-2006 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 January 16 against Saint Louis with what was believed to be the flu. Prior to that, his last absence had been December
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.
Front Office On December 5, 2009, the Blackhawks hired Lapointe as a pro scout. On June 13th, 2012, the newly appointed Montreal Canadiens General Manager Marc Bergevin named Lapointe Director of Player Development for the Canadiens.