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Thinking Of Lindsay
by Paul on 06/15/08 at 10:45 AM ET
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from Brian Costello of the Hockey News,
It was nice to see the NHL borrow an idea from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science people – among other organizations – in coming up with a Lifetime Achievement Award....
Going forward, there are many worthy candidates for this award as the NHL closes in on its 100th year. Selecting anyone other than Mr. Hockey in Year 1 would have been a mistake. But in future seasons, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Scotty Bowman and Jean Beliveau are just a few names we’ll be seeing win this award.
It’ll be interesting to see how the NHL handles the legacy of Ted Lindsay. Not only was ‘Terrible Ted’ one of the best players of all-time – he ranked No. 21 on The Hockey News’ 1997 list of the top 100 players – he was also the instigator of the grossly underpaid players’ attempt to form an association/union back in 1957.
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With absolutely no disrespect intended to Mr. Hockey, this award seems pointless and even gimmicky to me. Hockey already has a Lifetime Achievement Award. It’s called the Hockey Hall of Fame. Maybe they should plan the induction announcements to happen during the Awards Show?
Posted by Randy from Fredericton on 06/15/08 at 11:18 AM ET