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Ice hockey player
Billy Coutu
Born
(1892-03-01)March 1, 1892 North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Died
February 25, 1977(1977-02-25) (aged 84) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position
Defence
Shot
Right
Played for
Montreal Canadiens Hamilton Tigers Boston Bruins
Playing career
1911–1933
Wilfrid Arthur "Billy" Coutu (March 1, 1892 – February 25, 1977), nicknamed "Wild Beaver",[1][2] was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, the Hamilton Tigers, and the Boston Bruins. He is the only player ever to have been banned from the NHL for life, as a result of his attack on a referee in 1927.[3][4]
While a member of the Montreal Canadiens, Coutu was one of the players hospitalized during the cancelled 1919 Stanley Cup series, won the Stanley Cup in the 1923–24 NHL season, and was captain of the team in the 1925–26 NHL season.[5] After his eviction from the NHL, Coutu played a total of four years in the Canadian-American Hockey League (C-AHL) and American Hockey Association (AHA), then coached the C-AHL's Providence Reds.
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^Prewitt, Alex (February 24, 2017). "NHL 100: Billy Coutu's lifetime ban remains the league's longest levied suspension". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
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