Émile Bouchard

Émile Bouchard, known as Butch, was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League from 1941 to 1956. Born in Montreal, he won four Stanley Cups, captained the Canadiens for eight years and was voted to the NHL All-Star team four times. He had a reputation as a clean player but was also among the strongest and best body-checkers of his era, a defensive defenceman with superior passing skills who was known for leading and mentoring younger players. In the early 1940s he helped reinvigorate an ailing Canadiens franchise. The Canadiens retired his number 3 on 4 December 2009 during their centennial celebrations, and he is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and received the National Order of Quebec in 2008.