"Detroit Red Wings" Yvon Lambert Hand Signed 3X5 Card JG Autographs COA

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"Detroit Red Wings" Yvon Lambert Hand Signed 3X5 Card.
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Yvon Pierre Lambert
(born May 20, 1950) is a
Canadian
former professional
ice hockey
forward
.
Lambert was born in
Drummondville
,
Quebec
. Although drafted in 1970 by the
Detroit Red Wings
, Lambert started his
National Hockey League
(NHL) career with the
Montreal Canadiens
in 1973. He spent nine years in Montreal before being traded to the
Buffalo Sabres
. Lambert is best known for scoring the winning goal in overtime of game seven of the 1979 Stanley Cup Semi-Finals against the
Boston Bruins
, the culmination of an exciting game most memorable for a career-damaging coaching error by
Don Cherry
with two minutes left in regulation. Lambert won four consecutive
Stanley Cups
with the Canadiens from 1976 to 1979. Lambert played his final two seasons with the
Rochester Americans
of the
American Hockey League
(AHL), winning the 1982-83
Calder Cup
. He retired after the Americans lost to the
Maine Mariners
in Game 5 of the 1983-84 Calder Cup Finals. After being traded to Montreal, a year after being drafted by the Red Wings, Lambert thought he would never make it to the NHL since the Canadiens had a young and talented squad. It was his desire to get back to Detroit, which had an aging squad at the time, including
Gordie Howe
and
Alex Delvecchio
, that made him push himself to perform well with the
Port Huron Flags
since every young player at time knew they would probably have a chance to replace these players. After a great season with Port Huron,
Ned Harkness
, the Red Wings coach, told Lambert that if he stayed in form he would have a good chance to be given another chance with the Red Wings the following season. In August 1972, Lambert was surprised by reading in the newspaper that his services were being kept by the Canadiens. He stated in French, "During the first day at the camp, at the
forum of Montreal
, there was 80 players and I find myself next to
Henri Richard
,
Yvan Cournoyer
,
Serge Savard
,
Jacques Lemaire
, and
Larry Robinson
. Whew! I felt so small".