Ted Lindsay
| Ted Lindsay | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1966 | |||
Ted Lindsay at a book signing in Joe Louis Arena, December 10th, 2011.
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| Born |
July 29, 1925 Renfrew, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Chicago Blackhawks |
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| Playing career | 1944–1960 1964–1965 |
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Robert Blake Theodore “Terrible Ted" Lindsay (born July 29, 1925) is a former professional ice hockey player, a forward for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He scored over 800 points in his Hockey Hall of Fame career, won the Art Ross Trophy in 1950, and won the Stanley Cup four times. Often referred to as "Terrible Ted", Lindsay helped to organize the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) in the late 1950s, an action which led to his trade to Chicago. On January 1, 2017, in a ceremony prior to the Centennial Classic, Lindsay was part of the first group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
Lindsay was born in Renfrew, Ontario. His father, Bert Lindsay, had been a professional player himself, playing goaltender for the Renfrew Millionaires, , and Toronto Arenas. Lindsay played amateur hockey in Kirkland Lake before joining the St. Michael's Majors in Toronto. In 1944 he played for the Memorial Cup champion Oshawa Generals.
Lindsay's performance in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A League (now the Ontario Hockey League) earned him an invitation to try out with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL and he made his big league debut in 1944 at the age of 19. Lindsay played only one game in the AHL, with the Indianapolis Capitals, during the 1944–45 AHL season.
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