Guy Lafleur fan pays tribute to hockey legend as the world, his family say goodbye one last time
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Jim Taman and other Saskatoon fans gathered to pay tribute to the hockey legend, share fond memories and write them in a book that will later be sent to the Lafleur family.
For Jim Taman, meeting Guy Lafleur was a moment he’ll never forget.
“This picture here is the first time I ever met Guy Lafleur,” said Taman, a longtime fan of the hockey legend.
“Fortunate for me he’s with (former teammate) Steve Shutt and a friend of the family, but Guy is holding my son at three years old.”
Little did Taman know at the time that this first meeting wouldn’t be the last for him or his son Jeremy. It’s a moment Taman would later find out meant something to Lafleur as well.
“When I would meet Mr. Lafleur later on,” said Taman, “I would always introduce myself and I would always say that I remember the first time I had met you and had my photo taken with you you’re holding my son in your arms. He would say, ‘Yes, Jeremy,’ and I would say ‘Wow’ and he would say, ‘How is Jeremy doing?'”
Fast forward 25 years and Taman’s son Jeremy would pose with the Montreal Canadiens legend once again at a charity hockey game.
“Just special, special moments,” said Taman. “And today it floods back.”
Taman and other Saskatoon fans gathered to pay tribute to the hockey legend, not only to share fond memories but also to write them in a book that will later be sent to the Lafleur family.
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