Ted Lindsay
Ted Lindsay
Robert Blake Theodore “Terrible Ted" Lindsayis a former professional ice hockey player, a forward for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. 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' Associationin the late 1950s, an action which led to his trade to...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth29 July 1925
CityRenfrew, Canada
CountryCanada
Together, we’ll beat autism.
They thought we were going to hurt the game, but we just wanted to help ourselves, because the players needed to get together to protect their interests.
What you had at the time was a dictatorship with the team owners.
I always believed if you take care of your body it will take care of you
I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea.
When it was my turn, I just skated out and heard this huge cheer. It was very touching considering the bad circumstances under which I had left the team and that I had been away for four years.
Looking back, I've never had one regret.
Through the years, I have so many wonderful memories of playing with the Red Wings: winning four Stanley Cups, scoring big goals, going into battle every night side by side with my teammates, playing with every ounce of effort I could muster.
Starting that union was something I believed in very strongly.
Some nights, I was so good that I could have become an egotist.
I love people and I love to be around people.
By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.
At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.
A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me that the personal resentment of the Detroit general manager toward me would make it impossible for me to continue playing hockey in Detroit.