Newsy Lalonde | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1950 | |||
Born |
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | October 31, 1887||
Died |
November 21, 1970 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged 83)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Renfrew Creamery Kings Vancouver Millionaires Saskatoon Sheiks New York Americans | ||
Playing career | 1904–1927 |
Édouard Cyrille "Newsy" Lalonde (October 31, 1887 – November 21, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League (NHL) and a professional lacrosse player. Lalonde is regarded as one of hockey's and lacrosse's greatest players of the first half of the 20th century and one of Canadian sport's most colourful characters.[1] He played for the Montreal Canadiens – considered to be the original "Flying Frenchman" – in the National Hockey Association and the NHL. As player-coach, Lalonde led the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup in 1916. His goal-scoring prowess in the 1919 Stanley Cup playoffs set three NHL records that remain unbroken over a century later. He also played for the WCHL's Saskatoon Sheiks.