Ted Kennedy (ice hockey)
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Theodore Samuel "Teeder" Kennedy (born December 12, 1925) is a retired professional ice hockey centre.
Born in Port Colborne, Ontario, Kennedy played fourteen years in the NHL; all of them with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1955 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966. In 1998, he was ranked number 57 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. In 1951 He as Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs greeted the future Queen Elizabeth II when She visited Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
1n 1957–1958, he was the second coach of the Peterborough Petes OHA "Junior A" team, and like his predecessor, Calum MacKay, lasted just one season. He was replaced by Scotty Bowman, and returned to Port Colborne to raise thoroughbred horses.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 49 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1944–45 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 49 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1945–46 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1946–47 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 60 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1947–48 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 60 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 53 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1950–51 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 63 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1951–52 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1952–53 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 43 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1953–54 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 67 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 78 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1954–55 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 30 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 696 | 231 | 329 | 560 | 432 | 78 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 32 | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Ted Kennedy's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Ted Kennedy's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Interview with Teeder Kennedy (legendsofhockey)
| Preceded by Al Rollins |
Winner of the Hart Trophy 1955 |
Succeeded by Jean Béliveau |
| Preceded by Syl Apps (first) Jimmy Thomson (second) |
Toronto Maple Leafs Captains 1948-55, 1957 |
Succeeded by Sid Smith (first) George Armstrong (second) |
