Sid Abel

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Position	Center
Shot	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg/12 st 2 lb)
Pro clubs	Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks
Nationality	Canada
Born	February 22, 1918(1918-02-22), Melville, SK, CAN
Pro career	1938 – 1954
Hall of Fame, 1969

Sidney "Sid" Gerald Abel (February 22, 1918 - February 7, 2000) was a Canadian professional hockey player and later coach in the National Hockey League. His playing career spanned from the 1938–39 season until the 1953–54 season, playing for both the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks and winning three Stanley Cups.

Born in Melville, Saskatchewan, "Old Bootnose", as he was known, was the third member of the Red Wings' celebrated "Production line" along with Hockey Hall of Fame teammates Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay. Abel won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP in 1949. Abel was traded from the Red Wings to the Black Hawks in 1952–53, and served as a player-coach for the next two seasons. He returned to the Red Wings in 1957–58 and served as Detroit's coach through the 1969–70 season. In the 1970s and 1980s, Abel worked as a colour commentator on Red Wings radio broadcasts. NHL goaltender Brent Johnson of the Washington Capitals, is Abel's grandson.

Sid Abel was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969. In 1998, he was ranked number 85 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Abel's #12 banner hanging in Joe Louis Arena.

1 Career Statistics
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM

1938-39 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   15   1   1    2    0
1939-40 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   24   1   5    6    4
1940-41 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   47   11  22   33   29
1941-42 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   48   18  31   49   45
1942-43 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   49   18  24   42   33
1945-46 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   7    0   2    2    0
1946-47 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   60   19  29   48   29
1947-48 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   60   14  30   44   69
1948-49 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   60   28  26   54   49
1949-50 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   69   34  35   69   46
1950-51 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   69   23  38   61   30
1951-52 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   62   17  36   53   32
1952-53 Chicago Black Hawks     NHL   39   5   4    9    6
1953-54 Chicago Black Hawks     NHL   3    0   0    0    4

                   NHL Totals         612  189 283  472  376

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Carroll, M. R. (2001). The Concise Encyclopedia of Hockey. Vancouver: Greystone Press.
Diamond, Dan and Eric Zweig, eds (2003). Hockey's Glory Days: the 50s and 60s. Kansas City: Andrew McMeel.
Fischler, Stan (2002). Detroit Red Wings: Greatest Moments and Players. Sports Publishing Co.

[edit] External links

Preceded by Syd Howe	Detroit Red Wings captains 1942–43	Succeeded by Mud Bruneteau
Preceded by William Hollett	Detroit Red Wings captains 1945-52	Succeeded by Ted Lindsay
Preceded by Buddy O'Connor	Winner of the Hart Trophy 1949	Succeeded by Chuck Rayner
Preceded by Ebbie Goodfellow	Head Coaches of the Chicago Blackhawks 1952-54	Succeeded by Frank Eddolls
Preceded by Jimmy Skinner	Head Coaches of the Detroit Red Wings 1958-68	Succeeded by Bill Gadsby
Preceded by Bill Gadsby	Head Coaches of the Detroit Red Wings 1969–70	Succeeded by Ned Harkness
Preceded by Scotty Bowman	Head Coaches of the St. Louis Blues 1971–72	Succeeded by Bill McCreary Sr.
Preceded by Bep Guidolin	Head Coaches of the Kansas City Scouts 1975–76	Succeeded by Eddie Bush

v • d • e Detroit Red Wings Head Coaches

Duncan • Adams • Ivan • Skinner • Abel • Gadsby • Harkness • Barkley • J. Wilson • Garvin • Delvecchio • L. Wilson • Kromm • Lindsay • Maxner • Dea • Polano • Neale • Park • Demers • Murray • Bowman • Lewis • Babcock