Alphonse Lacroix

Alphonse Lacroix
Born (1897-10-21)October 21, 1897
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died April 12, 1973(1973-04-12) (aged 75)
Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 136 lb (62 kg; 9 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
National team  United States
Playing career 1917–1931
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1924 Chamonix Team competition

Alphonse Albert Lacroix (October 21, 1897 – April 12, 1973), known as "Al" or "Frenchy", was an American ice hockey goaltender who is best known as a member of the silver medal-winning American ice hockey team at the 1924 Winter Olympics, and as the emergency goaltender who replaced Georges Vezina when he collapsed in a game in 1925.


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