Joseph Alfred Pierre Hormisdas "Pit" Lépine (July 30, 1901 – August 2, 1955) was a Canadian ice hockey forward and coach. He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec.
| Alfred Lépine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
July 30, 1901 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
August 2, 1955 (aged 54) Sainte-Rose, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1925–1939 | ||
Lepine played in the National Hockey League from 1925 to 1939, spending his entire career with the Montreal Canadiens, winning two Stanley Cups, in 1930 and 1931. Lepine, a center, played over 500 games with Montreal and was an excellent goal scorer who could also check and battle for the puck in the corners. Lepine still holds the NHL record for the most goals without an assist in a season, with 16 scored in 1926-27.[1]
He had played senior hockey in Montreal with the Royals, Hochelega and Nationale squads.
After 13 years in the NHL, Lepine finally played a year in the minors with the New Haven Eagles of the AHL in 1938–39.
When Babe Siebert drowned in 1939 after being named the coach of the Canadiens, Lepine was named coach for the 1939–40 season. The erosion of talent from older players and failure to bring in adequate youngsters doomed the team to a last place finish that season and he was fired and replaced by Dick Irvin, who would rebuild the team.
Pit suffered a paralytic stroke in 1951, and had two more strokes in 1954. He died August 2, 1955, in a convalescent home in Ste-Rose, Quebec, from effects of these strokes, only three days after he turned 54. Alfred was the brother of Hector Lépine.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1922–23 | Montreal Royals | MCHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Montreal Shamrocks | MCHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Montreal Hochelaga | MCHL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Montreal Nationale | ECHL | 15 | 8 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 27 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Montreal Nationale | ECHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1927–28 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1929–30 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1930–31 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1931–32 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1932–33 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1933–34 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1935–36 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 34 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | New Haven Eagles | IAHL | 52 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 526 | 143 | 98 | 241 | 392 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | ||||
NHL coaching record
edit| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| Montreal Canadiens | 1939-40 | 48 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 25 | 7th in NHL | Missed playoffs |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Most goals scored by a player in an NHLseason without an assist". www.statmuse.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
External links
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