(NHL player) Former Habs captain Bouchard dies at 92

[alp227]

Source: CBC

Emile (Butch) Bouchard, a longtime Montreal Canadiens captain and a four-time Stanley Cup winner, died Saturday following a long illness. He was 92.

His death was confirmed by his friend and sports analyst Ron Fournier, who said Bouchard was surrounded by his family when he died.

Bouchard scored 49 goals in 785 games during his 15-year NHL career. The defenceman captained the Habs for eight years and retired after the 1955-56 season.

The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup four times while he was with the team, and twice while he was captain.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/04/14/sp-butch-bouchard-dies.html

[virgogal]

1. Sorry to hear that. We Bruins fans have had a long rivalry,and great respect,for

the Habs.

We were both part of the original six.

RIP Butch.

[Fearless]

3. +1

[bucolic_frolic]

2. His son Pierre

Pierre Bouchard played defense for Canadiens too, and won five Stanley Cups.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bouchard

[lordsummerisle]

4. I have never heard

the term Habs before. I was a Boston Bruins fan back in the 70s but don't recall Habs...

[JBoy]

5. Short for "les habitants"

What early French settlers in "New France" were called.

Popular misconception is that the "H" inside of the Canadiens' logo stands for "Habitants", when in fact it's "hockey" (club).