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Ted Lindsay Sounds-Off On Kelly Firing
by Paul on 09/03/09 at 01:38 PM ET
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from TSN,
“That was the biggest scam job, execution, that I’ve ever seen in my life.”
This was how Hockey Hall of Famer and former NHLPA builder Ted Lindsay described the evalution and subsequent firing of former NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly in an interview Thursday with TSN’s Darren Dreger and Bill Watters on AM 640 Toronto Radio.
Lindsay was in Chicago last week for union meetings that resulted in Kelly’s dismissal and, though he sat in on few of the discussions, said he was dismayed by what he did see.
“I was thinking, boy, this is really a cruxifiction of Paul Kelly that’s going on.”
continued & you can listen to the whole Lindsay interview at am640.
added 2:33pm, Pierre LeBrun of ESPN has more from Ted.
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Lindsay Rips Back-To-Back Games
by Paul on 05/28/09 at 08:41 PM ET
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from Cam Cole of the Vancouver Sun via the Windsor Star,
Terrible Ted, who’ll be 84 a month after this year’s final ends, answered his cellphone Wednesday and began firing on all cylinders at what he called “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of in my life” — his Red Wings, beat up and exhausted after their 2-1, Game 5 elimination of the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, having to go back at it three days later.
“Is this supposed to be the premium event of the National Hockey League, or not?” said Lindsay, who played in that 1955 series, scored four goals in Game 2, a finals record at the time, and remembers the Saturday-Sunday games as not being any better an idea then than it is now.
“Except we were so stupid, we didn’t know anything different,” he said....
“These guys have just gone through three very tough series — played probably the best team in the league other than them, in Anaheim, just finished another hard series and now you’re going to have one tired team with a lot of injuries. Pittsburgh’s probably not as tired because they had a fairly easy time of it, but they’re only getting one more day’s rest.”
added 10:02pm, How about the opinion of Adam Brady of Ducks Blog at AnaheimDucks.com,
So the Red Wings are one step closer to becoming the first team to repeat as champions since ... the Red Wings (in 1997 and 98). They take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Final for (yawn) the second straight season....
But the back-to-back games are another story, at least according to Old Man Chelios. “You don’t want my opinion on that,’’ Chelios said.
You know what, Cheli? You’re right. We really don’t.
In fact, all of you complaining about the back-to-backs, get over yourself. Frankly, the whining is more than a little tiresome.
added 10:08pm, from Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press via the Sacramento Bee (not on the freep site yet),
Dear NBC and NHL:
I’ll begin with a simple question. Do either of you actually like hockey?
I think I can answer for NBC (a.k.a. “Nothing But Conan"), because it is clear the network would rather break out in a deadly skin rash than show the Stanley Cup finals on a weeknight.
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Ted Lindsay- Pioneer
by Paul on 02/26/09 at 11:15 AM ET
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NHL Network profiles players who helped revolutionize the sport of hockey. Catch tonight’s episode at 8:30 ET.
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One Tough SOB
by Paul on 10/20/08 at 06:54 PM ET
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On Wednesday, October 22, 2008 the National Hockey League and USA Hockey will team up to honor Bob Naegele Jr., Brian Burke, Phil Housely and Ted Lindsay with the 2008 Lester Patrick Award.
“I had the idea that I should beat up every player I ever tangled with,” Lindsay famously said. “And nothing ever convinced me it wasn’t a good idea.”
Tonight we feature Ted Lindsay, watch the video below.
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They Hated His Guts
by Paul on 07/13/08 at 10:00 AM ET
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Since the hockey news is at a minimun at this time of year, I thought you may enjoy this feature on Hockey Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay.
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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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Age Is The Only Difference
by Paul on 12/14/07 at 08:18 PM ET
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from Bob Duff of the Windsor Star,
They’ve made no friends in enemy uniforms and yet both men willingly put their careers and reputations on the line for their National Hockey League brothers.
Last year, Chelios took on NHLPA executive director Ted Saskin, accusing him of using unfair practices to gain the spot as the man in charge of the association.
Saskin was ultimately forced to resign and Paul Kelly recently replaced him.
A half century ago, Lindsay led the players in revolt against the owners, seeking to form a players’ association to fight against unfair practices implemented by NHL owners.
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Ted Lindsay Points To Schedule For Wings Attendance Problems
by Paul on 12/04/07 at 09:32 PM ET
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from the CP via the Hockey News,
The Montreal Canadiens commemorated their 81 year-old rivalry with the Detroit Red Wings before the two Original Six teams played their only game of the season Tuesday.
It is that disparity in the NHL’s current schedule that has Red Wings Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay believing that Detroit will never have a similar rivalry with another team ever again.
Lindsay said Tuesday that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is to blame if attendance numbers are down in Detroit because fans in Hockeytown are sick of seeing teams like Columbus and Nashville so often every year.
“We had it for a couple of years there with Colorado and Detroit, but Bettman has taken advantage of Detroit because of it being a great hockey city and it being a well managed hockey team,” Lindsay said.
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Ted Lindsay Flashback
by Alanah McGinley on 10/29/07 at 04:40 PM ET
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Joe Pelletier on the Legends of Hockey network,
No man on skates was ever too big or too tough for Ted Lindsay to challenge. At 5’8” and 160lbs he used his big stick and his fists to cut down some of the biggest meanest men in National Hockey League history.
He was known as Scarface or Terrible Ted. The scars on his rugged face represented his courage in his many on ice battles. How many scars he can’t tell you, because he lost count after 400 stitches.
continued...(*a look at Lindsay’s career and his role in forming the NHLPA)
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