Raymond Wilfred Marchand (October 18, 1890 – April 6, 1969) was an American-born Canadian professional

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player, with a hometown of

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Career

He played with the

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of the

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in the 1912–13 season. Marchand signed with the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

in 1915 to backup

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, and they went on to win the Stanley Cup that season (1916). In 1924 the

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

, West Point, N.Y. hired Mr. Marchand to coach its ice hockey and soccer teams, The Black Knights. He held that post for the next 20 years – the second longest tenure of any Army hockey coach before or since. That same year, for the first time in program history, Marchand took his ice hockey team, the Black Knights, across the border to face the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

(RMC) in

. While the Paladins downed the Cadets, 10-5, in 1935 the Black Knights ended their 15-game losing streak with a 4-4 tie, and in 1939 they enjoyed their first victory, 3-2. The RMC vs USMA game is the most-played rivalry at the Academy to this day. The idea for this match-up between the Canadian and American service academies was crafted by then Brig. Gen. Douglas MacArthur and RMC's commandant, Maj. Gen. Sir Archibald Macdonnell. During Marchand's first seven years coaching the USMA ice hockey team, games were held during the winter on

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adjacent to the Gymnasium. During those days, the area was flooded with water in late fall so Stuart Rink could form by midwinter. In 1931, Marchand oversaw the opening of the Academy's indoor Smith Rink, where the present day Herbert Hall stands. Raymond Wilfred Marchand died in

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, New York on April 6, 1969.

College Head coaching record

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