Red Kelly

Red Kelly
CM
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1969
Kelly with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s
Born (1927-07-09)July 9, 1927
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Died May 2, 2019(2019-05-02) (aged 91)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence / Centre
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1947–1967
Member of the Canada Parliament
for York West
In office
June 18, 1962 – November 7, 1965
Preceded byJohn Hamilton
Succeeded byRobert Winters
Personal details
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Andra Carol McLaughlin
(m. 1959)
[1]

Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly CM (July 9, 1927 – May 2, 2019) was a Canadian professional hockey player and coach. He was also a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Toronto-area riding of York West from 1962 to 1965, during which time he also won the Stanley Cup—twice—while actively playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Kelly played on more Stanley Cup-winning teams (eight) than any other player who never played for the Montreal Canadiens; Henri Richard (11), Jean Beliveau (10), Yvan Cournoyer (10) and Claude Provost (9) won their Cups with the Canadiens. He was also one of the only two players (the other is Terry Sawchuk) to have never played for the Canadiens and to be part of two of the nine dynasties[broken anchor] recognized by the National Hockey League (NHL) in its history.[2] In 2017, Kelly was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.[3]

  1. ^ Normandin, Pierre G. (1965). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ "Stanley Cup Dynasties". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2017.