Red Kelly, an eight-time Stanley Cup winner, dies at 91 Globe_Sports
Story continues below advertisement“Red was a devoted husband and caring father and grandfather and was tremendously proud of his many hockey accomplishments,” the Kelly family said in a statement. “He was very moved by decades of love and support from Red Wings fans and was humbled to have his jersey retired earlier this year.
Red Kelly was cut by three teams at St. Mike’s but got a second chance after impressing one of the teachers in a game. He made the midget team as a third-liner and never looked back. “He was the forerunner of the rushing defenceman,” fellow Red Wing Ted Lindsay told the “Legends of Hockey” biography of Kelly. “He and Doug Harvey.”
Kelly took home the Lady Byng Trophy in 1951, 1953 and 1954 as the league’s most gentlemanly player. In 1954 he was named the first winner of the James Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman. “I told Mr. Pearson I did not think it was possible to combine the two. He agreed!” Kelly told the Canadian Parliamentary Review in a 1989 interview.
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