Adolphe Lecours (January 23, 1878 – July 6, 1955) was a

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sports executive.

Biography

Lecours was the president of the L'Association athletique d'amateurs le National in 1910 when the Club Athletique-Canadien, owned by

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purchased the

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professional

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team. Lecours became the second

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of the Montreal Canadiens. He coached the team for only the one season 1910–11. His record that one year was 8-8-0. He demanded a raise in pay and was replaced by

Napoléon Dorval Joseph Alexandre Napoleon Dorval (May 16, 1878 – June 29, 1955) was the third head coach of the Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling ...

References

1878 births 1955 deaths Canadian ice hockey coaches Montreal Canadiens coaches {{Canada-icehockey-coach-stub