Eddy Palchak
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Edward "Eddy" Palchak was a Canadian
ice hockey
trainer and equipment manager with the Montreal Canadiens
. He was with the club for 31 years. He served on 10 Stanley Cup
winners with Montreal, the most by any Trainer.
In 1998, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
in the Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society wing. After his retirement Palchak wrote Ask Eddy, a column in the Canadiens magazine. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the club in 2009, the Canadiens invited all-time greats to step on the ice of the Bell Centre
in full gear while Stanley Cup winning coaches stood behind the bench. Palchak was also invited to reprise his role and emptied buckets of pucks on the ice for warmup. He died in 2011 in Montreal.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
trainer and equipment manager with the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. He was with the club for 31 years. He served on 10 Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
winners with Montreal, the most by any Trainer.
In 1998, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
in the Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society wing. After his retirement Palchak wrote Ask Eddy, a column in the Canadiens magazine. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the club in 2009, the Canadiens invited all-time greats to step on the ice of the Bell Centre
Bell Centre
The Bell Centre , formerly known as the Molson Centre , is a sports and entertainment complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on March 16, 1996 after nearly three years under construction...
in full gear while Stanley Cup winning coaches stood behind the bench. Palchak was also invited to reprise his role and emptied buckets of pucks on the ice for warmup. He died in 2011 in Montreal.