Elmer Lach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Nokomis, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Elmer Lach
- Elmer James Lach (, January 22, 1918 – April 4, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 14 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL).
- A centre, he was a member of the Punch line, along with Maurice Richard and Toe Blake.
- Lach led the NHL in scoring twice, and was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1945 as the league's most valuable player. He won three Stanley Cups with Montreal.
- When Lach retired in 1954, he was the league's all-time leading scorer and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame twelve years later.
- His number 16 was retired on December 4, 2009, during the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations.
- In 2017 Lach was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
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