20 Facts About Ted Lindsay

Ted Lindsay was born on Robert Blake Theodore Lindsay; July 29,1925 – March 4,2019 and was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played as a forward for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League.

In 2017, Ted Lindsay was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.

Ted Lindsay played amateur hockey in Kirkland Lake before joining the St Michael's Majors in Toronto.

Ted Lindsay was the first player to lift the Stanley Cup and skate it around the rink, starting the tradition.

Ted Lindsay was introduced to the lawyers for the players of the other leagues and became convinced that only through an association could the players' conditions be improved.

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Ted Lindsay believed that hockey players were in the business of being "independent contractors" and had no right or reason for a collective organization.

Ted Lindsay played in Chicago for three years before retiring in 1960.

Four years later, the 39-year-old Ted Lindsay was enticed into making a comeback by his former linemate, Abel, who was now coach and general manager of the Red Wings.

Ted Lindsay played just the one season, helping Detroit to its first regular season championship since his trade seven years earlier.

Ted Lindsay played 133 playoff games in addition and recorded 47 goals and 96 points.

Ted Lindsay was voted to the first All Star team eight times and the second team on one occasion.

In 1972, NBC paid the NHL for the rights to broadcast games on national TV in the US Ted Lindsay was hired to do the color analysis, along with Tim Ryan, who did the play-by-play.

In 1977, Ted Lindsay was named general manager of the Red Wings, who were struggling just to make the playoffs.

Ted Lindsay was an "Honored Member" of the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association, and was active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in Metro Detroit.

Ted Lindsay attended the Special Olympics Sports Celebrities Festival in Toronto in December 2008.

Ted Lindsay Foundation was founded in 2001 to fund research into a cure for autism.

Ted Lindsay's foundation donated over $100,000 to the Thoughtful House Center for Children in 2007.

Ted Lindsay was a third cousin to Bob Errey, who won back to back Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the early 1990s as well as being a distant relative of brothers Bert and Con Corbeau, both of whom were on Stanley Cup-winning teams.

Ted Lindsay died on March 4,2019, at his home in Oakland, Michigan.

Ted Lindsay was remembered during the Red Wings' game on March 7,2019, where they played the New York Rangers.