Canadiens legend Elmer Lach dies at 97
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Montreal Canadiens legend Elmer Lach died Saturday morning, a week after suffering a stroke.
I'm heartbroken to report that #Habs icon Elmer Lach, 97, died this morning following a stroke suffered last Saturday pic.twitter.com/Ek7FD8IPCo
— Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) April 4, 2015
He was 97.
The Hall of Fame's senior member centered the Canadiens' legendary Punch Line with Maurice Richard and Toe Blake.
Lach spent his entire 14-year career in Montreal. He won the Hart Trophy in 1944-45, the first ever Art Ross Trophy, captured three Stanley Cups and at the time of his retirement, left the game as the NHL's leading scorer.
He was the NHL's oldest living player, born just 57 days before the league was established in 1917.