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Elmer Lach
Elmer Lach
Center
HEIGHT: 5' 10"
WEIGHT: 165
Shoots: Left
BIRTHDATE: Jan 22, 1918
BIRTHPLACE: Nokomis, SK, Canada

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Cammalleri's hat trick caps big night for Canadiens
PUBLISHED December 5, 2009 ... Mike Cammalleri put on a show that any of the Montreal Canadiens immortals on hand for the celebration of the franchise's 100th anniversary would have been proud of. With greats like Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Patrick Roy and Ken Dryden watching from luxury suites -- along with Elmer Lach and Butch Bouchard, who had their numbers retired during a 75-minute pregame ceremony -- Cammalleri ... READ STORY ›
Score: 1.3964112
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PUBLISHED December 5, 2009 ... with the Canadiens' fifth goal late in the middle period. Jaroslav Spacek and Glen Metropolit also scored for Montreal, which ended a four-game losing streak after a nostalgic pregame ceremony that included the surprise jersey retirements of two of the storied team's oldest living legends, Emile Bouchard and Elmer Lach. Carey Price, who wore a special anniversary-themed mask, made 37 saves. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP ... READ STORY ›
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PUBLISHED December 4, 2009 ... with the Canadiens' fifth goal late in the middle period. Jaroslav Spacek and Glen Metropolit also scored for Montreal, which ended a four-game losing streak after a nostalgic pregame ceremony that included the surprise jersey retirements of two of the storied team's oldest living legends, Emile Bouchard and Elmer Lach. Carey Price, who wore a special anniversary-themed mask, made 37 saves. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP ... READ STORY ›
Score: 0.83784676
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Cammalleri scores three as Habs celebrate their 100th with 5-1 romp over Bruins
PUBLISHED December 4, 2009 ... the jerseys of 1940s greats Elmer Lach and Butch Bouchard were retired. Then they went out and skated like their record 24 Stanley Cup teams from the past, with opportunistic goals, tight defence when it was needed and superb goaltending. The performance had the sell-out crowd of 21,273 - already on a high from a ceremony packed with stars of the past - in a roar for most of the night ... READ STORY ›
Score: 0.5585645
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Habs retire jerseys of Hall of Famers Emile Bouchard and Elmer Lach
PUBLISHED December 4, 2009 ... MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens righted what a lot of their fans felt was an egregious wrong. By retiring the No. 3 jersey of Emile (Butch) Bouchard and the No. 16 of Elmer Lach on Friday night as part of the team's 100th anniversary ceremony, the Canadiens celebrated the careers of their two oldest living Hall of Famers. Both players were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966, so ... READ STORY ›
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Bouchard, Lach have numbers retired by Canadiens
PUBLISHED December 4, 2009 ... MONTREAL (AP) -Right in the middle of their 100th birthday party, the Montreal Canadiens had a huge surprise in store for two of their oldest living legends. Emile Bouchard and Elmer Lach, among the team's 44 former players in the Hockey Hall of Fame, had their jersey numbers retired Friday night to cap a nostalgic on-ice ceremony prior to the Canadiens' centennial game against the Boston ... READ STORY ›
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Canadiens add Lach and Bouchard to retired jerseys
PUBLISHED December 4, 2009 ... The Montreal Canadiens' celebration of the franchise's 100th anniversary on Friday night included the retirement of two more jerseys. The Canadiens raised the No. 16 worn by Elmer Lach and the No. 3 worn by Emile with Toe Blake and Maurice Richard. He won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player in 1944-45 and the Art Ross Trophy as the League's top scorer three years later. When Lach ... READ STORY ›
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Bouchard, Lach have numbers retired by Canadiens
PUBLISHED December 4, 2009 ... MONTREAL (AP) -The Montreal Canadiens retired the numbers of Emile Bouchard and Elmer Lach during pregame ceremonies prior to their 100th anniversary game Friday night. Bouchard, who won four Stanley Cups with Montreal from 1941-56, was wheeled out onto a red carpet by son Pierre Bouchard, a former Montreal defenseman. The 91-year-old Lach, the oldest living former Canadiens player, won three ... READ STORY ›
Score: 1.3964112
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Former Habs greats suit up for storied club's 100th birthday bash
PUBLISHED December 4, 2009 ... after being introduced by Hollywood actor, and enthusiastic Habs fan, Viggo Mortensen. "You guys partied some nights - we partied every night." In an unexpected segment of the pre-game ceremony, the Habs made room in the arena's crowded rafters for the numbers worn by the two oldest-living Canadiens - Elmer Lach's No. 16 and Emile (Butch) Bouchard's No. 3. Dryden, one of the men whose ... READ STORY ›
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Canadiens hold unique place in hockey's heritage
PUBLISHED December 3, 2009 ... Morenz, who teamed with Aurel Joliat on a line that helped the Canadiens to Stanley Cups in 1924, 1926, 1930 and 1931. Then came lean years until 1943-44, when a young winger from the city's north end, Rocket Richard, made the team and completed the powerful Punch Line with Toe Blake and Elmer Lach, and ended a 14-year Cup drought. In 1944-45, Richard dazzled the hockey world, becoming the NHL ... READ STORY ›
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