Billy Coutu
Wilfrid Arthur "Billy" Coutu (born 1 March 1892 in North Bay, Ontario, . † 28 February 1978 in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario) was a professional Canadian ice hockey player and coach, who in his active years 1915-1933 has other things for the Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Tigers and Boston Bruins played in the National Hockey League.
Career
Billy Coutu began his career as a hockey player in the amateur team in the Michigan Soo Indians, for which he was active in the season 1915/16. He subsequently received a contract with the Montreal Canadiens for which he made his debut in professional hockey in the season 1916/17 when he played for the Canadians in the National Hockey Association, for which he from 1917 to 1926 in its successor league, the National Hockey League, was on the ice and with whom he won the prestigious Stanley Cup in season 1923/24, the first and only time in his career. Only during the 1920/21 season, he ran for their league rivals Hamilton Tigers. On October 22, 1926, the defenders of the Montreal Canadiens was issued in exchange for Amby Moran to the Boston Bruins. At his first training session with the Bruins, his teammate Eddie Shore severely injured in a challenge to one of his ears. Then gave to this that Coutu would intentionally attacked him with his hockey stick. Coutu was assigned a $ 50 penalty, but this was withdrawn after Shore recanted his statement.
In the Stanley Cup playoffs Coutu hit in a game referee Jerry LaFlamme, after which he received a lifetime suspension for the National Hockey League. This was the first and only lifetime match suspension, which was ever pronounced in the NHL. Then changed the links Sagittarius in the Canadian - American Hockey League, where he first worked aground 1927-1929 for the New Haven Eagles and Newark Bulldogs. After two years with the Minneapolis Millers of the American Hockey Association, ended the Canadians in season 1932/33, with his former club Providence Reds in the Canpro his career as a player. From 1933 to 1935 Coutu served as head coach of the Providence Reds in the Canpro employed and their championship he won in season 1933/34, with his team.