Red Kelly
Leonard Patrick " Red" Kelly , ''' CM ''' (born the July 9th 1927 with Port Dover in the Ontario) is a former professional player Canadian of Hockey which evolved/moved in the National league of hockey. It one of the 10 members of the Temple of is today re-elected hockey to be established before the three usual years of time.
It evolved/moved at the station of defender with a solid reputation of player.
Its history
Career of player
During the Saison LNH 1946-47 it joined the team of the Red Wings de Détroit at which it remains for many seasons. In 1954, it receives the Trophée James Norris, rewarding the best defender for the league. Moreover during the seasons 1951, 1953 and 1954, it receives the Trophée Lady Byng for her irreproachable frame of mind.Its proposed qualities were at the same time its defensive rigor but also a certain talent with the handling of the metal disc as well on the level of control as on the level of the transmission. Thanks to its qualities, Red Wings easily could and quickly to leave their defensive zone to carry the danger within unfavourable defense. It could also take over temporarily the duties when the attack of the team was decreased too much.
During her career with Detroit, the team gained with four recoveries the Coupe Stanley and it was selected six times in the team of the season of the best players of the League.
Despite everything the history between Kelly and the direction of Strait starts to exhaust itself and when in February, Red Wings announce the transfer of Kelly within the Rangers of New York, Kelly prefers to announce her retirement cancelling the transfer consequently.
The trainer of the Maple Leafs of Toronto, Punch Imlach, all that did was in its capacity to sweep the reserves of Kelly in order to make it sign and it then begins during the Saison LNH 1960-61 one season of full-time attacker. Thus it forms with Frank Mahovlich a very effective there tandem and it gains even this year its fourth Trophée Lady Byng.
It remains in Toronto for eight seasons, gains four Coupe Stanley and its notoriety exceeds even the framework of the skating rink. Thus of 1962 - 1965 it makes of the policy and becomes member of the Parliament of the area of York West.
Career of trainer
For the Saison LNH 1967-68, after Toronto gained a news Coupe Stanley it is transferred to the Kings from Los Angeles.However, it arrives in its new club, neither as a defender, nor as an attacker but as a trainer. He occupies this station for two seasons and makes it possible the team to twice reach the eliminatory Séries. He passes then to the Penguins de Pittsburgh for three seasons (whose two qualifications for the series) then to Toronto in 1973 turns over. It remains with the head of the team of the season 1973-74 with the season 1976-77, four seasons during which the eliminatory series are reached, but never the stage of the quarterfinals is not exceeded.
In 2001, it is promoted member of the Ordre of Canada.
Statistics of player
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