Leo Lamoureux
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Leo Peter Lamoureux was a Canadian ice hockey
defenceman
. Lamoreaux played his entire National Hockey League
career with the Montreal Canadiens
.
Lamoureux was named a QSHL First team All-Star in 1940. Montreal called him up for the 1941–42 season. He would retire after the 1947 season season. He won two Stanley Cup
s with Montreal in 1944 and 1946. After leaving the NHL, Lamoureux became a player/coach with the Indianapolis Chiefs
.
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...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
. Lamoreaux played his entire National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
career 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 ...
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Lamoureux was named a QSHL First team All-Star in 1940. Montreal called him up for the 1941–42 season. He would retire after the 1947 season season. He won two 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...
s with Montreal in 1944 and 1946. After leaving the NHL, Lamoureux became a player/coach with the Indianapolis Chiefs
Indianapolis Chiefs
The Indianapolis Chiefs were a minor league professional ice hockey team that played in the International Hockey League from 1955 to 1962. The Chiefs were based in Indianapolis, Indiana and played at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum...
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