Leo Lamoureux Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Played For:Montreal Canadiens
Earls Court Rangers
Birth Date:October 1, 1916
Birth Place:Espanola, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Career Start:1936
Career End:1960

Leo Peter Lamoureux (October 1, 1916 – January 11, 1961) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League from 1942 to 1947. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 to 1960, was spent in the minor leagues. He won the Stanley Cup twice with Montreal, in 1944 and 1946.

Biography

Lamoureux was born in Espanola, Ontario, but grew up in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. He was named a Quebec Senior Hockey League First team All-Star in 1940.[1] Montreal called him up for the 1941–42 season, and he played in the NHL until 1947. He won the Stanley Cup twice with Montreal, in 1944 and 1946. After leaving the NHL, Lamoureux became a player/coach with the Indianapolis Chiefs. During the 1960-61 season, Lamoureux became ill and entered an Indianapolis hospital where he was diagnosed with acute hepatitis, from which he died January 11, 1961.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1932–33Timmins CombinesNOHA
1932–33Timmins CombinesAl-Cup6 1 1 2 4
1933–34Timmins CombinesNOHA
1933–34Toronto CCMTMHL5 1 0 1 2
1934–35Oshawa GeneralsOHA14 6 14 20 82 4 0 4 4
1935–36Timmins Black ShirtsNOHA14 10 11 21 19
1936–37Kirkland Lake Blue DevilsNOHA6 4 5 9 04 1 0 1 2
1937–38Windsor ChryslerMOHL31 13 15 28 368 4 5 9 6
1938–39Earls Court RangersENL7 7 14
1939–40Cornwall RoyalsQSHL29 7 9 16 295 1 2 3 6
1940–41Hamilton DofascosOHA Sr28 12 9 21 506 1 4 5 8
1941–42Montreal CanadiensNHL1 0 0 0 0
1941–42Washington LionsAHL55 5 19 24 402 0 2 2 0
1942–43Montreal CanadiensNHL46 2 16 18 53
1942–43Washington LionsAHL1 1 0 1 0
1943–44Montreal CanadiensNHL45 8 23 31 329 0 3 3 8
1944–45Montreal CanadiensNHL49 2 22 24 626 1 1 2 2
1945–46Montreal CanadiensNHL45 5 7 12 189 0 2 2 2
1946–47Montreal CanadiensNHL50 2 11 13 144 0 0 0 4
1947–48Buffalo BisonsAHL15 1 3 4 2
1947–48Springfield IndiansAHL40 1 14 15 16
1948–49Shawinigan Falls CataractesQSHL31 1 18 19 26
1949–50Shawinigan Falls CataractesQSHL22 1 15 16 8
1950–51Detroit HettcheIHL13 0 4 4 12
1950–51Charlottetown IslandersMMHL1 0 1 1 12
1951–52Charlottetown IslandersMMHL1 0 0 0 0
1952–53North Bay TrappersNOHA8 0 4 4 6
1955–56Indianapolis ChiefsIHL24 0 5 5 19
1956–57Indianapolis ChiefsIHL1 0 0 0 )
1959–60Cleveland BaronsAHL5 0 1 1 0
NHL totals236 19 79 98 17928 1 6 7 16

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Notes and References

  1. Legends of Hockey/HHOF, 2001–06.http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13290. Retrieved December 17, 2006.