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NEWSY LALONDE: Provincial plaque to be installed at civic complex TODD LIHOU todd.lihou@tc.tc
A rather dapper-looking Newsy Lalonde. place. Representatives from the heritage trust have not yet returned phone calls seeking comment. It is hoped the plaque will go up in May. Lalonde was arguably the first Montreal NHL superstar, along with the likes of Georges Vezina. Lalonde scored 124 NHL goals for the Canadiens, beginning in the 1917-1918 season, including a remarkable 37 in 1919-1920 in just 23 games. It is said that he even scored the first goal in Canadiens’ history in 1910. In the 1919 playoffs he scored 17 goals in just 10 games. He was also a lacrosse star. The driveway leading from Water Street to the civic complex entrance was christened Newsy Lalonde Way in 2010.
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CORNWALL, Ontario - Decades have passed since Edouard ‘Newsy’ Lalonde captured the attention of hockey fans across the country - and more work is finally getting done to recognize his greatness. The Ontario Heritage Trust is installing a plaque on the Cornwall Civic Complex property, adjacent to Newsy Lalonde Way that connects the facility to Water Street, marking his connection to the birth of the NHL and exploits as a member of The Flying Frenchmen. Similar plaques are going up in Belleville and Sault Ste. Marie - the homes of Jack Laviolette and Didier “Cannonball” Pitre, the other men who comprised the Frenchmen. “Better late than never - he’s starting to get some recognition for his accomplishments,” said Richard Quintal, a grandson of Lalonde who lives in Montreal. “It would have been nice in his lifetime, but at least there’s still some family that remember him. “It’s nice that the original Flying Frenchmen are getting some sort of recognition.” The commemoration, part of the Ontario Heritage Trust program, will include a large blue and gold plaque - one of more than 1,250 across the province that have been erected over the years. Former MPP Jim Brownell, who sits as a member of the heritage trust, was pleased to see a local hero honoured. “For such a long time nothing was done for Newsy Lalonde in Cornwall,” said Brownell. “It was quite exciting when I read in the package that Newsy Lalonde would be receiving plaque.” It’s still unclear when the unveiling will take
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