The Canadiens announced on Saturday that Bobby Rousseau, who won four Stanley Cups with the team in the 1960s, has died at age 85.

Rousseau won the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie for the 1961-62 season after posting 21-24-45 totals in 70 games with the Canadiens. The previous season he helped the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens win the minor-league EPHL championship after posting 34-26-60 totals in 38 games.

Rousseau would go on to win Stanley Cups with the Canadiens in 1965, 1966, 1968 and 1969. The Canadiens traded him to the Minnesota North Stars on June 10, 1970, in exchange for forward Claude Larose. Rousseau played one season with the North Stars, followed by three seasons with the New York Rangers before retiring after the 1974-75 season. In 942 career NHL games he had 245-458-703 to

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