Rosario Couture
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.
| 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 | ||
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
- "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