Sid Abel
| Sid Abel | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1969 | |||
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| Born |
February 22, 1918 Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| Died | February 8, 2000 (aged 81) Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks AHL Pittsburgh Hornets Indianapolis Capitals |
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| Playing career | 1938–1954 | ||
Sidney Gerald "Sid" Abel (February 22, 1918 – February 8, 2000) was a Canadian Hall of Fame hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Detroit Red Wings, and was a member of three Stanley Cup-winning teams in 1943, 1950, and 1952. On January 1, 2017, in a ceremony prior to the Centennial Classic, Abel was part of the first group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
Born in Melville, Saskatchewan, "Old Bootnose", as he was known, Abel was demobilized late in the 1946 season, regaining his team captaincy, just in time for the playoffs.
In 1947, Abel and Ted Lindsay were teamed up with rookie right winger Gordie Howe as a forward line by Red Wings' coach Jack Adams. While Abel's effectiveness late that season and in the playoffs was limited by an attack of pleurisy, the line paid immediate dividends, turning Lindsay into a star and leading the team to a playoff berth. The following season, Lindsay, Abel and Howe finished 1-3-4 in team scoring, while leading the Red Wings to the Stanley Cup Finals.
By the 1949 season, the newly dubbed "Production Line" led the Wings to the first of seven consecutive regular season first-place finishes, an unsurpassed NHL record, hampered only by serious injuries that cost Howe and Lindsay much of the season. Abel was tied with Lindsay for third in NHL scoring while leading the league in goals and recording career highs in goals and assists, and was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player, as well as being named to the First All-Star Team.
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