Moose Lallo | |||
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Born |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada | September 25, 1924||
Died |
September 1, 2020 Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | (aged 95)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defenceman | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Grand Rapids Rockets Huntington Hornets Muskegon Zephyrs | ||
Playing career | 1944–1965 |
Morris G. "Moose" Lallo (also known as Maurice; September 25, 1924 – September 1, 2020), was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and general manager. He played more than 1000 professional games during 19 seasons in the minor leagues. He played on five championship teams, and was named a first-team all-star in both the International Hockey League and the Eastern Hockey League.
Lallo became a player-coach in 1960, then later became a full-time head coach and general manager which lasted for 24 seasons. During his first 17 seasons of coaching with the Muskegon Zephyrs and Muskegon Mohawks, his teams won the Fred A. Huber Trophy seven times as regular season champions, made the playoffs 13 times, and won the Turner Cup twice. He coached another seven seasons after leaving Muskegon and was named the IHL Coach of the Year five times. He later coached in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League and won two more championships in the Continental Hockey League. He achieved 823 coaching victories in 1531 games and was inducted into the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.