On Friday the Montreal Canadiens' celebration of 100th anniversary included displaying two more canandiens jerseys. They raised the No. 16 jersey worn by Elmer Lach and the No. 3 jersey worn by Emile Bouchard. Lach, who played with the Canadiens from 1940, won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP in 1944-45 and the Art Ross Trophy as the League's top scorer in 1947. He is the oldest living Canadien when he is 91.
Bouchard, who was in Canadiens from 1941-56, was one of the NHL's most physical defensemen and served as team captain from 1949-50. His son, Pierre Bouchard, alos played for the Canadiens in the 1970s. Now he is 89. The Canadiens now have 15 retired numbers in honor of 17 players.
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