#red kelly

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Toronto maple leafs 1967 Stanley cup champions

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We’re gonna miss you, Red.  ( July 9, 1927 – May 2, 2019 )

“I want to thank the fans who backed us and supported us, in those years. Even when we lost, they supported us.” - # 4  Red Kelly  

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The Detroit Red Wings retire Red Kelly’s #4 before their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on 1 February 2019. The Red Wings wore #4 jerseys with Red Kelly’s name on the back during warm-ups.

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  Red Kelly's #4 heads to the rafters

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Kelly, eight-time Cup champion, dies at 91

Starred as Red Wings defenseman, Maple Leafs center in 20-year career

Red Kelly, who played on eight Stanley Cup-winning teams during a 20-season NHL career that earned him induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, died Thursday. He was 91.

Kelly was a member of four Cup-winning teams as a defenseman with the Detroit Red Wings from 1947-60 and four more as a center with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1960-67. His eight championships are more than any player in NHL history who did not play for the Montreal Canadiens.

"The National Hockey League mourns the passing of Leonard 'Red' Kelly -- a man whose hockey career is so storied and distinguished that it may never be duplicated," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "It is no surprise that Red was a fan favorite at the NHL's Centennial Celebration in 2017, when he endeared himself to an entirely new generation of hockey fans. I was in awe at the reverence and respect today's players had for him -- even though they may have never seen him take the ice."

Kelly, whose given name was Leonard, was born July 9, 1927, in Simcoe, Ontario. Though he played junior hockey with St. Michael's Majors, usually a talent pipeline to the Maple Leafs, Toronto passed on Kelly and he joined Detroit as a 20-year-old defenseman in 1947.

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First-Ever LA Kings Head Coach Passes Away at 91

Hockey Hall of Famer and eight-time Stanley Cup Champion Red Kelly led Kings to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the franchise's inaugural season

R.I.P.

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NHL legend Red Kelly

20 seasons, 8 Stanley Cups (4/w Detroit, 4/w Toronto), and many more accomplishments. Played defense AND forward!

Congratulations Red!