Sid Abel

Sid Abel
Born	February 22, 1918(1918-02-22) Melville, SK, CAN
Died	February 8, 2000(2000-02-08) (aged 81)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks AHL Pittsburgh Hornets Indianapolis Capitals
Playing career	1938–1954
Hall of Fame, 1969

Sidney Gerald Abel (February 22, 1918 – February 8, 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 was a member of three winning Stanley Cups in 1943, 1950, and 1952 with the Detroit Red Wings.

Abel's son Gerry also briefly played in the NHL, and his grandson Brent Johnson is a goaltender with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Post-playing career 3 Awards and achievements 4 Career statistics 5 Coaching statistics 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Playing career

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. Though his #12 was honored by the Wings, Abel wore 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 19 and 20 throughout his career.^[1]

Post-playing career

In the 1970s and 1980s, Abel worked as a color commentator on Red Wings radio and television broadcasts.

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.

Awards and achievements

• 1941-42 - NHL Second Team All-Star - Left Wing
• 1942–43 - Stanley Cup Champion - Detroit Red Wings
• 1948–49 - NHL First Team All-Star - Centre
• 1948–49 - Hart Memorial Trophy
• 1949-50 - NHL First Team All-Star - Centre
• 1949–50 - Stanley Cup Champion - Detroit Red Wings
• 1950-51 - NHL Second Team All-Star - Centre
• 1951–52 - Stanley Cup Champion - Detroit Red Wings

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1938–39	Pittsburgh Hornets	IAHL		41	21	24	45	27		—	—	—	—	—
1938–39	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		15	1	1	2	0		3	1	1	2	2
1939–40	Indianapolis Capitals	IAHL		21	7	11	18	10		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		21	1	5	6	4		5	0	3	3	21
1940–41	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		47	11	22	33	29		9	2	2	4	2
1941–42	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		48	18	31	49	45		12	4	2	6	8
1942–43*	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		49	18	24	42	33		10	5	8	13	4
1944–45	Lachine Rapides	QPHL		2	2	2	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		7	0	2	2	0		3	0	0	0	0
1946–47	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		60	19	29	48	29		3	1	1	2	2
1947–48	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		60	14	30	44	69		10	0	3	3	16
1948–49	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		60	28	26	54	49		11	3	3	6	6
1949–50*	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		69	34	35	69	46		14	6	2	8	6
1950–51	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		69	23	38	61	30		6	4	3	7	0
1951–52*	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		62	17	36	53	32		7	2	2	4	12
1952–53	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		39	5	4	9	6		1	0	0	0	0
1953–54	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		3	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				612	189	283	472	376		94	28	30	58	79

• *Name was engraved on the Stanley Cup.

Coaching statistics

Season  Team               Lge Type       GP  W  L  T OTL Pct Result 
1952-53 Chicago Black Hawks NHL Head Coach 70 27 28 15  0 0.493 Lost in round 1 
1953-54 Chicago Black Hawks NHL Head Coach 70 12 51  7  0 0.221 Out of Playoffs 
1957-58 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 33 16 12  5  0 0.561 Lost in round 1 
1958-59 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 70 25 37  8  0 0.414 Out of Playoffs 
1959-60 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 70 26 29 15  0 0.479 Lost in round 1 
1960-61 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 70 25 29 16  0 0.471 Lost in Finals 
1961-62 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 70 23 33 14  0 0.429 Out of Playoffs 
1962-63 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 70 32 25 13  0 0.550 Lost in Finals 
1963-64 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 70 30 29 11  0 0.507 Lost in Finals 
1964-65 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 70 40 23  7  0 0.621 Lost in round 1 
1965-66 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 70 31 27 12  0 0.529 Lost in Finals 
1966-67 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 70 27 39  4  0 0.414 Out of Playoffs 
1967-68 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Head Coach 74 27 35 12  0 0.446 Out of Playoffs 
1971-72 St. Louis Blues    NHL Head Coach 11  3  7  1  0 0.318  
1975-76 Kansas City Scouts NHL Head Coach 3   0  3  0  0 0.000 Out of Playoffs 

See also

• List of famous ice hockey linemates
• List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame
• Notable families in the NHL
• Production line (hockey)
• Captain (ice hockey)

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.
• Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players:the ultimate A-Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0-385-25999-9. 

External links

• Sid Abel's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Sid Abel's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Picture of Sid Abel's Name on the 1950 Stanley Cup Plaque as the Detroit Red Wings Captain

Awards
Preceded by Buddy O'Connor	Winner of the Hart Trophy 1949	Succeeded by Chuck Rayner
Sporting positions
Preceded by Syd Howe	Detroit Red Wings captain 1942–43	Succeeded by Mud Bruneteau
Preceded by Flash Hollett	Detroit Red Wings captain 1945–52	Succeeded by Ted Lindsay
Preceded by Ebbie Goodfellow	Head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks 1952–54	Succeeded by Frank Eddolls
Preceded by Jimmy Skinner	Head coach of the Detroit Red Wings 1958–68	Succeeded by Bill Gadsby
Preceded by Bill Gadsby	Head Coach of the Detroit Red Wings 1969–70	Succeeded by Ned Harkness
Preceded by Scotty Bowman	Head coach of the St. Louis Blues 1971–72	Succeeded by Bill McCreary Sr.
Preceded by Bep Guidolin	Head coach of the Kansas City Scouts 1975–76	Succeeded by Eddie Bush
Preceded by Jack Adams	General Manager of the Detroit Red Wings 1962-71	Succeeded by Ned Harkness
Preceded by Scotty Bowman	General Manager of the St. Louis Blues 1971-72	Succeeded by Chuck Catto
Preceded by Position created	General Manager of the Kansas City Scouts 1974–76	Succeeded by Ray Miron

Detroit Red Wings general managers Duncan Adams Abel Harkness Delvecchio Lindsay Skinner Devellano Murray Devellano, Holland and Bowman Holland

Detroit Red Wings head coaches Duncan Keats 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

Chicago Blackhawks head coaches Muldoon Stanley Lehman Gardiner Irvin Shaughnessy Tobin Iverson Matheson Gorman Loughlin Stewart Thompson Gottselig Conacher Goodfellow Abel Eddolls Ivan Pilous Reay White Pulford Johnston Magnuson Pulford Tessier Pulford Murdoch Keenan D. Sutter Hartsburg Graham Molleken Pulford Suhonen B. Sutter Yawney Savard Quenneville

St. Louis Blues head coaches Patrick Bowman Arbour Abel McCreary Talbot Angotti Young Boivin Francis Barclay Plager Berenson Demers Martin Sutter Bob Plager Berry Keenan Roberts Quenneville Kitchen Murray Payne Hitchcock

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Name	Abel, Sid
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Date of birth	February 22, 1918
Place of birth	Melville, SK, CAN
Date of death	February 8, 2000
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