Toe Blake, already the possessor of one of the best coaching records ever, will be remembered as one of the all-time greats, both on the ice and off.

Thus, the nickname "Toe" arose, and ultimately replaced the nickname he had been given as a scorer, the Old Lamplighter, because he often activated the light behind the goal.After retiring from the Canadiens, Blake and his family resided permanently in Montreal. Montreal Canadiens and canadiens.com are trademarks of the Montreal Canadiens. His 47 points led the NHL and he won the Hart Trophy as league MVP. Toe Blake compiled a record of 500 wins and 255 losses and 159 ties in his coaching career with the Montreal Canadiens. Blake played junior and senior hockey in the Sudbury area and was part of the 1932 Memorial Cup champions, the Sudbury Cub Wolves. [...]It’s back to the future for the 1936-37 season, as Cecil Hart returns behind the bench after [...]WITH TOE BLAKE LEADING THE WAY, “THE PUNCH LINE” MADE SPORTS HISTORY AS THE TOP OFFENSIVE UNIT DURING HOCKEY’S GLORY DAYS.canadiens.com is the official Web site of the Montreal Canadiens. He played for the Hamilton Tigers of the Ontario Hockey Association during the 1934–35 season before he signed with the Montreal Maroons of the National Hockey League on February 22, 1935; he made his NHL debut two days later on February 24, against the Chicago Black Hawks. Find Toe Blake stats, teams, height, weight, Position: Left wing In 1938-39, Toe Blake came into his own. Blake's performance behind the Montreal bench between 1955 and 1968 was unparalleled. When Dick Irvin assumed coaching duties, Blake was named captain, a role he held for the rest of his playing days. Toe Blake compiled a record of 500 wins, 255 losses and 159 ties in his coaching career with the Montreal Canadiens. Copyright © 2008 Club de hockey Canadien, Inc. All rights reserved.Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the iceAssists - Number of goals the player has assisted inPoints - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and APlus/Minus - The number of team goals for minus the number of team goals against while the player is on the icePenalties infraction minutes - Number of penalty minutes the player has been assessedGames played - Number of games the player has set foot on the iceAssists - Number of goals the player has assisted inPoints - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and APlus/Minus - The number of team goals for minus the number of team goals against while the player is on the icePenalties infraction minutes - Number of penalty minutes the player has been assessed Toe Blake. Toe Blake won eight Stanley Cup championships in 13 years coaching the Canadiens. In all, his playoff record was 82-37, a wins-to-losses ratio rarely matched in the NHL.

Claude Julien coached the Canadiens for three seasons from 2003-2006, before coming back in 2017. NHL and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks and the NHL Shield and NHL Conference logos are trademarks of the National Hockey League. Blake played eight games with the Maroons in the 1934–35season, but was held scoreless; he … Rangers Open Camp. Hector Blake, "The Lamplighter" Born: August 21, 1912 Victoria Mines, ON Canada Deceased: May 17, 1995 Montreal, QC Canada Coaching Career: 1955-1967 Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966. He won an incredible eight Stanley Cup titles in just 13 seasons, including five in a row in his first five years of coaching. Hard-nosed and dedicated, Blake was an important cog in the Canadiens’ teams of the late 1930s and early 1940s. In 1952, he opened Toe Blake's Tavern, at the corner of In 2011, the community centre in Blake's hometown of The New York Rangers were the visiting team for the final home game on the 1943-44 schedule. Hector Blake, "The Lamplighter" Born: August 21, 1912 Victoria Mines, ON Canada Deceased: May 17, 1995 Montreal, QC Canada Coaching Career: 1955-1967 Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966. Toe Blake. Guy Carbonneau was the head coach of the Canadiens from 2006 to 2009. Blake played junior and senior hockey in the Sudbury area and was part of the 1932 While playing with the Canadiens, he was part of a trio called the "After eight years coaching several of the Canadiens' minor-league affiliates, he was named head coach of the Canadiens in Blake coached the Canadiens for thirteen years, winning eight Blake retired after the Habs clinched the Cup in game four of the His nickname came from a childhood experience: his younger sister had difficulty pronouncing his name, rendering it as something like "Hec-toe". All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P.