MONTREAL — After having a highway named in his honour two years ago, the “Démon Blond” will now have a bridge carrying his name.

The City of Montreal announced Wednesday that the new bridge connecting Île Bizard to the Island of Montreal will be called the Guy Lafleur Bridge.

In May 2023, Premier François Legault announced that Highway 50 would be renamed Autoroute Guy-Lafleur when he visited Thurso, Que. – the home of the Montreal Canadiens’ famous No. 10.

On Wednesday, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante unveiled the name of the new bridge in the presence of Lafleur's friends and family members.

The honour reflects the legendary hockey player’s nearly 30 years of living on Île Bizard, where he was known as “an active and caring citizen,” Plante said.

Lafleur was drafted by the Canadiens w

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