Detroit Red Wings legend and Hall of Fame member Ted Lindsay passed away at the age of 93.
Lindsay died overnight at 4:36 am on Monday in hospice care in Oakland Township, Michigan, approximately 32 miles northwest of Detroit.
A veteran left winger of 1,068 NHL games, the man nicknamed "Terrible Ted" was a staple of the 40s and 50s Red Wing teams where he helped win four Stanley Cups.
Lindsay started the NHL Players Association and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966, but boycotted his introduction since family members were not allowed to attend the ceremony, a rule that was changed because of his protest.
The Red Wings retired his No. 7 in November of 1991. In 2017, Lindsay was named to the NHL's 100 Greatest NHL Players. He also played for the Blackhawks for three seasons before retiring for the first time following the 1959-60 season. Lindsay made a one-year return in the 64-65 and coached the Red Wings for 29 games in the 1979-90 and 1980-81 seasons.
Lindsay started the Ted Lindsay Foundation in 2001 that raised funds for autism research and spectrum disorders. The product of Renfrew, Ontario, was the first player to start the tradition of taking the Stanley Cup for a lap around the rink.
Here's how the hockey world remembered the 1949-50 Art Ross Trophy winner, who in 2010, replaced the Lester B. Pearson award as the league's most outstanding player as voted on by the players.
