Joseph Albert Rosario "Lolo" Couture (July 24, 1905 – March 1, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Couture was a right winger who played for the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens from 1928 to 1935. He won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 1934.
Life and career Born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Couture began his NHL career in 1928 with the Chicago Black Hawks. He would play for them until the end of the 1934–35 season. He helped the Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup in 1934.
After brief stops in the minor leagues with the London Tecumsehs of the International Hockey League and the Providence Reds of the Can-Am League. He played the 1935–36 season with the Montreal Canadiens.
He and fellow Black Hawk Leroy Goldsworthy identified the body of teammate Jack Leswick, who died in mysterious circumstances. Couture died in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1986 and is buried in St. Boniface Cathedral.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1922–23 St. Boniface Canadiens WDJHL 7 6 2 8 4 — — — — — 1923–24 Winnipeg Argonauts MHL — — — — — — — — — — 1924–25 Winnipeg Argonauts MHL 8 7 2 9 6 — — — — — 1925–26 Winnipeg Argonauts MHL 7 9 3 12 4 2 3 0 3 2 1926–27 Winnipegs MHL 8 16 1 17 6 5 4 1 5 2 1926–27 Winnipegs Al-Cup — — — — — 2 2 0 2 0 1927–28 Winnipeg Maroons AHA 39 14 6 20 20 — — — — — 1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 43 1 3 4 24 — — — — — 1929–30 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 43 8 8 16 67 2 0 0 0 2 1930–31 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 44 8 11 19 29 9 0 3 3 2 1931–32 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 9 9 18 8 2 0 0 0 2 1932–33 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 46 10 7 17 26 — — — — — 1933–34 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48 5 8 13 21 8 1 2 3 4 1934–35 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 47 7 8 15 10 2 0 0 0 5 1935–36 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1935–36 London Tecumsehs IHL 26 5 3 8 8 — — — — — 1935–36 Providence Reds Can-Am 8 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 NHL totals 329 48 55 103 185 23 1 5 6 15
Awards and achievements Stanley Cup Championships (1934) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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Rosario "Lolo" Couture Match Cover design in the Metropolitan Museum of Art