Alphonse Lacroix | |||
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Born |
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | October 21, 1897||
Died |
April 12, 1973 Lewiston, Maine, U.S. | (aged 75)||
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 |
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Playing career | 1917–1931 |
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Men's ice hockey | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
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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.