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Canada Elmer Lach
#16 Montréal Canadiens / NHL - 53/54
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
3-time NHL First All-Star Team 3
2-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 2
1-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
Date of Birth
Jan 22, 1918
Position
C
Age
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Nokomis, SK, CAN
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Team Staff profile of Elmer Lach also available

Use/Embed statistics

Elmer Lach Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1935-36 Regina Abbotts SHJL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* | Playoffs 4 3 0 3 6 -
1936-37 Weyburn Beavers SSHL 23* 16* 6* 22* 27* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 -
1937-38 Weyburn Beavers SSHL 22* 12* 12* 24* 44* -* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 0 -
1938-39 Moose Jaw Millers SSHL 29* 17* 20* 37* 23* -* | Playoffs 10 6 4 10 8 -
1939-40 Moose Jaw Millers SSHL 30* 15* 29* 44* 20* -* | Playoffs 8 5 9 14 12 -
1940-41 Montréal Canadiens NHL 43* 7* 14* 21* 16* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -
1941-42 Montréal Canadiens NHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1942-43 Montréal Canadiens NHL 45* 18* 40* 58* 14* -* | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 6 -
1943-44 Montréal Canadiens NHL 48* 24* 48* 72* 23* -* | Playoffs 9 2 11 13 4 -
1944-45 Montréal Canadiens NHL 50* 26* 54* 80* 37* -* | Playoffs 6 4 4 8 2 -
1945-46 Montréal Canadiens NHL 50* 13* 34* 47* 34* -* | Playoffs 9 5 12 17 4 -
1946-47 Montréal Canadiens NHL 31* 14* 16* 30* 22* -* |
1947-48 Montréal Canadiens NHL 60* 30* 31* 61* 72* -* |
1948-49 Montréal Canadiens NHL 36* 11* 18* 29* 59* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 4 -
1949-50 Montréal Canadiens NHL 64* 15* 33* 48* 33* -* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 4 -
1950-51 Montréal Canadiens NHL 65* 21* 24* 45* 48* -* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 2 -
1951-52 Montréal Canadiens NHL 70* 15* 50* 65* 36* -* | Playoffs 11 1 2 3 4 -
1952-53 Montréal Canadiens “A” NHL 53* 16* 25* 41* 56* -* | Playoffs 12 1 6 7 6 -
1953-54 Montréal Canadiens NHL 48* 5* 20* 25* 28* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -

Elmer Lach Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1939-40 Moose Jaw Millers Allan Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 4 -

Elmer Lach Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allan Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 3 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.67 * 4 * - *
NHL 14 664* 215* 408* 623* 0.94* 478* -* | 11 76 19 * 45 * 64 * 0.84 * 36 * - *
SHJL 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 2* -* | 1 4 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.75 * 6 * - *
SSHL 4 104* 60* 67* 127* 1.22* 114* -* | 4 24 13 * 15 * 28 * 1.17 * 24 * - *

Elmer Lach Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 16 retired by Montréal Canadiens

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens