Alphonse Lacroix
Alphonse Lacroix | |||
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Born |
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | October 21, 1897||
Died |
April 12, 1973 Lewiston, Maine, U.S. | (aged 75)||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 136 lb (62 kg; 9 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for | Montreal Canadiens | ||
National team | United States | ||
Playing career | 1917–1931 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1924 Chamonix | Team competition |
Alphonse Albert Lacroix (October 21, 1897 – April 12, 1973), known as "Al" or "Frenchy", was an American
Georges Vezina
when he collapsed in a game in 1925.
Career
Lacroix was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and began his hockey career playing for the high school team in 1914. By 1917 he began playing in the Boston city senior amateur league. He joined the Boston Athletic Association in 1919 and played for their hockey team in the city senior league and later the United States Amateur Hockey Association. He was selected to the United States Olympic team at the 1924 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal.
In 1925 he was retained by the
Georges Vezina
.
Vézina was unknowingly suffering from
Herb Rheaume
as Vézina's permanent replacement. Lacroix would stay on with the Canadiens as a spare goaltender until 1927, but never played another game in the NHL.
Lacroix continued his career in the
Can-Am League
and the semi-pro North East Hockey League. He retired from hockey in 1931.
He died in Lewiston, Maine.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | Min | GA | SO | GAA | ||
1914–15 | Newton High School | HS-MA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 294 | 15 | 0 | 2.04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | ||
1915–16 | Newton High School | HS-MA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 280 | 9 | 2 | 1.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1916–17 | Newton High School | HS-MA | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 320 | 10 | 4 | 1.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1917–18 | Boston Navy Yard | USNHL | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 455 | 22 | 3 | 1.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1919–20 | Boston A.A. Unicorns | Exhib | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1920–21 | Boston A.A. Unicorns | USAHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1921–22 | Boston A.A. Unicorns | USAHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1922–23 | Boston A.A. Unicorns | USAHA | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 10 | 4 | 1.11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 180 | 4 | 1 | 1.00 | ||
1923–24 | Boston A.A. Unicorns | USAHA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 10 | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | ||
1924–25 | Boston A.A. Unicorns | USAHA | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 955 | 40 | 4 | 1.88 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 150 | 10 | 1 | 3.00 | ||
1925–26 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 280 | 16 | 0 | 3.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1927–28 | Providence Reds | Can-Am | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 12 | 0 | 2.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1927–28 | Lewiston St. Doms | NEHL | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1350 | 42 | 5 | 1.87 | 5 | — | — | 305 | 16 | 0 | 3.15 | ||
1928–29 | Lewiston St. Doms | NEHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 9 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 8 | 1 | 2.67 | ||
1929–30 | Providence Reds | Cam-Am | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1930–31 | Boston Tigers | Cam-Am | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 280 | 16 | 0 | 3.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924 | United States | OLY
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6 | 4 | 1.20 | |
Senior totals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6 | 4 | 1.20 |
References
- ^ "Canadiens seeking Rheaume as goalie". The Montreal Gazette. December 14, 1925. p. 19.
Lacroix, the former U.S. Olympic goalkeeper, has been carrying the net duty for Canadiens since Vezina's retirement, but this former Boston amateur is the league relief goalkeeper, held by the circuit for emergency purposes in case of severe accident to any of the goaltenders of the league teams,...
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database