It was announced yesterday that Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, Elmer Lach passed away at the age of 97.
Lach played all fourteen of his seasons in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadians and was a member of three Stanley Cup winning teams. The former Centre would lead the NHL in scoring twice in Assists three times and retired as the all time leading scorer in the NHL with 623 Points. Lach would also win the coveted Hart Trophy in 1945 and was a two time First Team and two time Second Team All Star.
Lach would enter the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966 and would have his number retired by the Montreal Canadians in 2009.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Elmer Lach at this time.
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