back-talk. Before Joe Hall became a teammate of Lalonde on the Montreal Canadiens in 1917–18, when Hall was still a member of the rivaling Quebec Bulldogs in the NHA, the two players had an on-ice feud with each other that lasted over several seasons, often resulting in violent blows between the two players and subsequent stitches to sew up head wounds. Lalonde claimed that the violence was most often provoked by Hall taunting him verbally. In 1950, Lalonde was named athlete of the half century in lacrosse. He was also elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950, the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1965, and the Sports Hall of Fame of Canada. He had lit the torch when the Sports Hall of Fame opened in Toronto in August 1955. In 1998 he was ranked number 32 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, making him the highest-ranking player on the list who had played in a professional league before the founding of the NHL. Lalonde has the 3rd best points per game total in NHL history at 1.667, trailing only Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky. Career statistics Ice hockey regular season and playoffs Lacrosse Coaching record Awards and achievements Ice hockey Stanley Cup – 1916 (Montreal Canadiens) NHL scoring champion – 1918–19 & 1920–21 Lacrosse Minto Cup – 1911 (Vancouver Lacrosse Club), 1918 (Vancouver Greenshirts) & 1920 (Vancouver Terminals) See also List of players with five or more goals in an NHL game References External links Career statistics (web.uvic.ca) Biography (web.uvic.ca) Toronto Star article "Long before Leafs, T.O. had a team to call its own". Harper, Stephen. December 23, 2006. History by the Minute, Newsy Lalonde (histori.ca) Lalonde's lacrosse bio at Old School Lacrosse Professional Field Lacrosse in British Columbia 1908–1924 1887 births 1970 deaths Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian lacrosse players Franco-Ontarian people Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Ontario Ice hockey player-coaches Montreal Canadiens (NHA) players Montreal Canadiens coaches Montreal Canadiens players National Hockey League scoring leaders (prior to 1947–48) New York Americans coaches New York Americans players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Quebec Castors players Renfrew Hockey Club players Saskatoon Sheiks players Sault Ste. Marie Marlboros players Sportspeople from Cornwall, Ontario Stanley Cup champions Vancouver Millionaires players