Yvan Cournoyer

Yvan Cournoyer
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1982
Cournoyer in 2008
Born	(1943-11-22) November 22, 1943 (age 80) Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens
National team	Canada
Playing career	1963–1979

Yvan Serge Cournoyer (born November 22, 1943) is a Canadian former professional hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens for 16 seasons, from 1963–64 to 1978–79, winning 10 Stanley Cups. In 1972, Cournoyer scored the tying goal in the deciding game eight of the Canada-USSR series with seven minutes remaining. Canada went on to win the game and the series on Paul Henderson's dramatic goal with 34 seconds left in the game.

Cournoyer was born in Drummondville, Quebec. He was nicknamed "The Roadrunner" due to his small size and blazing speed, which he credited to longer blades on his skates. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982. In 2017 Cournoyer was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.^[1]