Moose Lallo (1924-2020) *95

was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and general manager. He played in over 1000 professional games during 19 seasons in the minor leagues. He played on five championship teams, and was named a first-team all-star in both the International Hockey League, and the Eastern Hockey League. Lallo was considered a rugged player and a colourful spirit, who was known for delivering hard body checks, and playing old-time hockey which included playing while losing teeth.

Lallo became a player-coach in 1960, then later became a full-time head coach and general manager which lasted for 24 seasons. During his first 17 seasons of coaching with the Muskegon Zephyrs and Muskegon Mohawks, his teams won the Fred A. Huber Trophy seven times as regular season champions, made the playoffs 13 times, and won the Turner Cup twice. He coached another seven seasons after leaving Muskegon, and was named the IHL Coach of the Year five times. Lallo later coached in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, and won two more championships in the Continental Hockey League. Lallo achieved 823 coaching victories in 1531 games behind the bench. He was inducted into the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.