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Rosario Couture

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Rosario Couture
Rosario "Lolo" Couture
Born (1905-07-24)July 24, 1905
Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
Died March 1, 1986(1986-03-01) (aged 80)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1927–1936

Joseph Albert Rosario "Lolo" Couture (July 24, 1905 – March 1, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey player.[1] Couture was a right winger who played for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens from 1928 to 1935. He won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 1934.

Life and career

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Born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Couture began his NHL career in 1928 with the Chicago Black Hawks.[2] He would play for them until the end of the 1934–35 season. He helped the Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup in 1934.[1]

After brief stops in the minor leagues with the London Tecumsehs of the International Hockey League and the Providence Reds of the Can-Am League. He played the 1935–36 season with the Montreal Canadiens.

He and fellow Black Hawk Leroy Goldsworthy identified the body of teammate Jack Leswick, who died in mysterious circumstances.[3] Couture died in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1986 and is buried in St. Boniface Cathedral.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1922–23 St. Boniface Canadiens WDJHL 7 6 2 8 4
1923–24 Winnipeg Argonauts MHL
1924–25 Winnipeg Argonauts MHL 8 7 2 9 6
1925–26 Winnipeg Argonauts MHL 7 9 3 12 4 2 3 0 3 2
1926–27 Winnipegs MHL 8 16 1 17 6 5 4 1 5 2
1926–27 Winnipegs Al-Cup 2 2 0 2 0
1927–28 Winnipeg Maroons AHA 39 14 6 20 20
1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 43 1 3 4 24
1929–30 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 43 8 8 16 67 2 0 0 0 2
1930–31 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 44 8 11 19 29 9 0 3 3 2
1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 9 9 18 8 2 0 0 0 2
1932–33 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 46 10 7 17 26
1933–34 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 5 8 13 21 8 1 2 3 4
1934–35 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 7 8 15 10 2 0 0 0 5
1935–36 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 0 1 1 0
1935–36 London Tecumsehs IHL 26 5 3 8 8
1935–36 Providence Reds Can-Am 8 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 329 48 55 103 185 23 1 5 6 15

Awards and achievements

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Couture, Lolo | Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame". mbhockeyhalloffame.ca. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Peterson, Paul Michael (2011). Chicago Stadium. Arcadia Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-7385-8307-5.
  3. ^ "Jack Leswick- Profile Page 1". June 2, 2008. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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