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• Occupation: Professional Hocky Player
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Notes:

Edourd "Newsy" LaLonde, was a great hockey player in the earlier 1909-1922. In 1932 was names coach of the Montreal Canadians and was let go in 1935. He was playing for the Montreal Canadians in the 1915-16 season when they won the Stanley Cup. In 1934-35 he played for the Canadians and the St. Louis Eagles.

He began his professional career with the Cornwall Rovers in 1905 when he was only 16. In 1906 he became a member of the senior Woodstock club and in 1908 moved to the Toronto Arenas of Canada's first all-professional league the Ontario Professional Hockey League. That year he won the scoring championship with 29 goals in 9 games and played against the Montreal Wanderers for the Stanley Cup. Toronto lost 6-4.

Montreal Canadians played their 1st game ever on January 5, 1910 at the Jubilee Rink in Montreal's East End. And Newsy played in that game, and scored 2 goals before being hit in the ankle with the puck and had to leave the game. Montreal won the game 7-6 over the Cobalt Silver Kings.

He retired in 1915.

NEWS ARTICLE:

Forwards & Defencemen of the Early Days "Edward (Newsy) LaLonde

The early years of hockey saw many great players. One of the greatest was Newsy LaLonde. LaLonde played for the Stanley Cup. In fact, LaLonde played for the teams in no less than nine different leagues, and was often available, at a price, for minor teams which had need of a star player for a decisive game.

He was one of the bad boys of the early days, and had as many fans who loved him as hated him. Whenever he was on the ice, he was the target of any player looking for a scrap. It has been said that LaLonde was disappointed if he finished a game without leaving one of his opponents in need of medical services. In his 314 career regular season games, he had some 116 goals, once maintaining a scoring streak for 13 games in 1921 and in 1911, a streak of 11 games. Given these stats, it is surprising that he played on only one Stanley Cup Team.

Edourd married Iona E. G. LETTERS. [Group Sheet]