Armand Louis Napoleon Trudel (July 21, 1912 – March 19, 1971) was an American-born Canadian professional
ice hockey
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player. He played in the
National Hockey League
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with the
Chicago Black Hawks
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and
Montreal Canadiens
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from 1933 to 1941. With Chicago he won the
Stanley Cup
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twice, in
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
and
1938
Events
January
* January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS).
* January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
.
Early life
Trudel was born in
Salem, Massachusetts
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to Canadian parents who had moved there from
Montreal
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. When he was a small child, his family migrated to
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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where he started to play junior hockey.
Professional career
Lou Trudel played 305 games in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...
with the
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
and
Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
. Trudel won the
Stanley Cup
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twice with the
Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
, in
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
and
1938
Events
January
* January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS).
* January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
.
Post playing career
Trudel coached the
Milwaukee Chiefs during the
1953–54 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
*
1912 births
1971 deaths
American emigrants to Canada
Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Chicago Blackhawks players
Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players
Grand Rapids Rockets players
Ice hockey people from Edmonton
Milwaukee Chiefs players
Montreal Canadiens players
Montreal Royals (QSHL) players
New Haven Eagles players
St. Paul Greyhounds players
Sportspeople from Salem, Massachusetts
Ice hockey people from Essex County, Massachusetts
Stanley Cup champions
Syracuse Stars (IHL) players
Washington Lions players
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