| Rosario Couture | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rosario "Lolo" Couture | |||
| Born |
July 24, 1905 Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
March 1, 1986 (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
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
Regular season and playoffs
| 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
- Stanley Cup Championships (1934)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
References
- 1 2 "Couture, Lolo | Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame". mbhockeyhalloffame.ca. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ↑ Peterson, Paul Michael (2011). Chicago Stadium. Arcadia Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-7385-8307-5.
- ↑ "Jack Leswick- Profile Page 1". June 2, 2008. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Rosario "Lolo" Couture Match Cover design in the Metropolitan Museum of Art