Ted Lindsay

Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-8 ▪ Weight: 163 lbs.
Born: July 29, 1925 in Renfrew, Ontario
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1966 (Full List)
As Coach: 2 Yrs, 5-21-3, 13 Pts (Full Record)

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 26, 2013 10:25 PM

Skater Rank: #52. Scott Niedermayer… #53. Alex Ovechkin… #54. Alexander Mogilny… #55. TED LINDSAY… #56. Brian Leetch… #57. Pavel Bure… #58. Yvan Cournoyer…

Skater Rank: #52. Scott Niedermayer… #53. Alex Ovechkin… #54. Alexander Mogilny… #55. TED LINDSAY… #56. Brian Leetch… #57. Pavel Bure… #58. Yvan Cournoyer…

NHL Standard

					Scoring Stats						Goals				Assists					Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	EV	SH	PP	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1944-45	19	DET	NHL	45	17	6	23	13		43
1945-46	20	DET	NHL	47	7	10	17	8		14
1946-47	21	DET	NHL	59	27	15	42	20		57
1947-48	22	DET	NHL	60	33	19	52	26		95
1948-49	23	DET	NHL	50	26	28	54	24		97
1949-50	24	DET	NHL	69	23	55	78	30		141
1950-51	25	DET	NHL	67	24	35	59	24		110
1951-52	26	DET	NHL	70	30	39	69	29		123
1952-53	27	DET	NHL	70	32	39	71	30		111
1953-54	28	DET	NHL	70	26	36	62	25		110
1954-55	29	DET	NHL	49	19	19	38	16		85
1955-56	30	DET	NHL	67	27	23	50	22		161
1956-57	31	DET	NHL	70	30	55	85	32		103
1957-58	32	CBH	NHL	68	15	24	39	15		110
1958-59	33	CBH	NHL	70	22	36	58	22		184
1959-60	34	CBH	NHL	68	7	19	26	9		91
1964-65	39	DET	NHL	69	14	14	28	12		173	13	1	0	1
Career			NHL	1068	379	472	851	357		1808	13	1	0	1

NHL Miscellaneous

					Per Game						Adjusted				Plus/Minus					Point Shares
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	PIM	S	G	A	PTS	GC	TGF	PGF	TGA	PGA	+/-	OPS	DPS	PS
1944-45	19	DET	NHL	45	0.38	0.13	0.51	0.29	0.96		17	8	25	11						1.1	1.0	2.0
1945-46	20	DET	NHL	47	0.15	0.21	0.36	0.16	0.30		8	17	25	9						-0.1	0.8	0.7
1946-47	21	DET	NHL	59	0.46	0.25	0.71	0.35	0.97		30	21	51	22						3.6	0.9	4.5
1947-48	22	DET	NHL	60	0.55	0.32	0.87	0.43	1.58		42	29	71	31						5.8	1.2	7.0
1948-49	23	DET	NHL	50	0.52	0.56	1.08	0.49	1.94		36	47	83	32						6.5	0.9	7.4
1949-50	24	DET	NHL	69	0.33	0.80	1.13	0.44	2.04		28	79	107	37						7.8	1.2	9.0
1950-51	25	DET	NHL	67	0.36	0.52	0.88	0.36	1.64		30	51	81	30						5.8	1.4	7.2
1951-52	26	DET	NHL	70	0.43	0.56	0.99	0.42	1.76		35	50	85	33						7.7	1.5	9.3
1952-53	27	DET	NHL	70	0.46	0.56	1.01	0.43	1.59		42	56	98	38						9.1	1.4	10.5
1953-54	28	DET	NHL	70	0.37	0.51	0.89	0.35	1.57		35	52	87	33						7.1	1.4	8.6
1954-55	29	DET	NHL	49	0.39	0.39	0.78	0.33	1.73		25	26	51	21						4.2	1.0	5.2
1955-56	30	DET	NHL	67	0.40	0.34	0.75	0.33	2.40		35	31	66	28						5.6	1.2	6.9
1956-57	31	DET	NHL	70	0.43	0.79	1.21	0.46	1.47		37	70	107	39						8.6	1.3	10.0
1957-58	32	CBH	NHL	68	0.22	0.35	0.57	0.22	1.62		17	28	45	17						2.1	1.0	3.1
1958-59	33	CBH	NHL	70	0.31	0.51	0.83	0.32	2.63		25	42	67	25						4.5	0.9	5.4
1959-60	34	CBH	NHL	68	0.10	0.28	0.38	0.13	1.34		8	21	29	10						0.1	1.2	1.2
1964-65	39	DET	NHL	69	0.20	0.20	0.41	0.17	2.51		15	16	31	13						1.0	1.2	2.2
Career			NHL	1068	0.35	0.44	0.80	0.33	1.69		465	644	1109	429						80.6	19.6	100.2

NHL Playoffs

						Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg		GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1944-45	19	DET	NHL		14	2	0	2	1		6
1945-46	20	DET	NHL		5	0	1	1	0		0
1946-47	21	DET	NHL		5	2	2	4	2		10
1947-48	22	DET	NHL		10	3	1	4	2		6
1948-49	23	DET	NHL		11	2	6	8	3		31
1949-50	24	DET	NHL	SC	13	4	4	8	4		16
1950-51	25	DET	NHL		6	0	1	1	0		8
1951-52	26	DET	NHL	SC	8	5	2	7	4		8
1952-53	27	DET	NHL		6	4	4	8	3		6
1953-54	28	DET	NHL	SC	12	4	4	8	3		14
1954-55	29	DET	NHL	SC	11	7	12	19	7		12
1955-56	30	DET	NHL		10	6	3	9	4		22
1956-57	31	DET	NHL		5	2	4	6	2		8
1958-59	33	CBH	NHL		6	2	4	6	2		13
1959-60	34	CBH	NHL		4	1	1	2	1		0
1964-65	39	DET	NHL		7	3	0	3	2		34
Career			NHL	4	133	47	49	96	41		194

Other Standard

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1943-44	18	St. Michael's Majors	OHA-Jr.	22	22	7	29			24
Career		1 Season	OHA-Jr.	22	22	7	29			24

Other Playoffs

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1943-44	18	St. Michael's Majors	OHA-Jr.	12	13	6	19			16
1943-44	18	Oshawa Generals	M-Cup	7	7	2	9			6
Career		1 Season	M-Cup	7	7	2	9			6
Career		1 Season	OHA-Jr.	12	13	6	19			16

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 17 Years		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ted Lindsay		10.5	10.0	9.3	9.0	8.6	7.4	7.2	7.0	6.9	5.4	5.2	4.5	3.1	2.2	2.0	1.2	0.7
Frank Mahovlich	91.0	11.8	10.7	10.4	9.7	8.5	8.4	7.8	7.4	6.3	6.1	5.8	5.4	4.9	3.9	3.4	3.3	0.1
Joe Nieuwendyk	90.7	10.0	9.0	8.7	8.4	8.3	8.2	7.5	6.8	6.7	6.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	4.1	3.9	2.2	0.6
Jeremy Roenick	90.6	11.3	11.1	10.2	9.9	9.1	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.6	7.2	6.9	6.2	5.4	4.7	3.4	1.6	0.9
Bobby Clarke	90.5	11.7	11.2	10.3	9.4	9.1	8.3	8.1	6.4	6.1	5.1	4.9	4.2	4.1	3.7	3.4
Mark Recchi	90.3	11.0	10.7	9.7	9.5	9.4	8.9	8.7	8.1	8.0	7.8	6.6	5.6	5.1	4.8	4.4	4.3	-0.3
Theoren Fleury	90.2	11.7	11.2	11.1	9.2	8.9	8.1	8.0	6.9	6.8	6.0	5.8	5.5	5.4	3.0	2.7
Andy Bathgate	89.7	9.9	8.8	8.4	8.1	7.9	7.2	7.0	6.9	6.7	5.2	4.3	4.1	3.4	2.9	1.4	0.1	-0.6
Alexander Mogilny	89.7	13.4	12.2	10.6	9.5	8.3	8.3	7.8	6.6	6.5	5.2	5.1	5.0	4.3	3.3	2.9	2.5
Mark Messier	89.7	11.3	11.3	9.9	9.0	8.9	8.8	8.1	8.0	7.1	7.0	6.8	6.7	5.4	5.0	3.8	3.7	0.9
Keith Tkachuk	89.6	11.2	10.9	10.7	9.9	9.3	9.3	9.2	7.8	7.2	6.9	6.6	5.3	5.2	5.2	3.3	3.2	0.5

Career		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ted Lindsay		10.5	10.0	9.3	9.0	8.6	7.4	7.2	7.0	6.9	5.4	5.2	4.5	3.1	2.2	2.0	1.2	0.7
Bobby Clarke	90.5	11.7	11.2	10.3	9.4	9.1	8.3	8.1	6.4	6.1	5.1	4.9	4.2	4.1	3.7	3.4
Frank Mahovlich	90.3	11.8	10.7	10.4	9.7	8.5	8.4	7.9	7.8	7.4	6.3	6.1	5.8	5.4	4.9	3.9	3.4	3.3	0.1
Theoren Fleury	90.2	11.7	11.2	11.1	9.2	8.9	8.1	8.0	6.9	6.8	6.0	5.8	5.5	5.4	3.0	2.7
Andy Bathgate	89.7	9.9	8.8	8.4	8.1	7.9	7.2	7.0	6.9	6.7	5.2	4.3	4.1	3.4	2.9	1.4	0.1	-0.6
Alexander Mogilny	89.7	13.4	12.2	10.6	9.5	8.3	8.3	7.8	6.6	6.5	5.2	5.1	5.0	4.3	3.3	2.9	2.5
Jeremy Roenick	89.5	11.3	11.1	10.2	9.9	9.1	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.6	7.2	6.9	6.2	5.4	4.7	3.5	3.4	1.6	1.5	0.9	0.9
Peter Stastny	89.5	10.4	9.8	9.6	9.5	9.2	8.6	7.6	6.3	5.4	5.1	4.6	4.1	2.5	1.3	0.1
Peter Bondra	89.4	12.1	10.3	10.2	10.2	8.6	7.2	7.1	6.2	6.2	5.4	5.0	4.5	4.3	3.9	1.7	1.3
Keith Tkachuk	89.1	11.2	10.9	10.7	9.9	9.3	9.3	9.2	7.8	7.2	6.9	6.6	5.3	5.2	5.2	3.4	3.3	3.2	0.5
Denis Savard	89.0	11.0	9.6	9.2	8.2	7.9	7.9	6.9	6.5	6.1	6.1	5.8	5.2	3.9	3.9	3.2	2.2	1.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games 1947 NHL 1948 NHL 1949 NHL 1950 NHL 1951 NHL 1952 NHL 1953 NHL 1954 NHL 1955 NHL 1956 NHL 1957 NHL	Awards 1949-50 NHL Art Ross Trophy	Honors 1947-48 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1948-49 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) 1949-50 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1950-51 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1951-52 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1952-53 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1953-54 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1955-56 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1956-57 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)	Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1950 Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 1952 Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 1954 Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 1955 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
Games Played 1947-48 NHL 60 (2) 1951-52 NHL 70 (1) 1952-53 NHL 70 (1) 1953-54 NHL 70 (2) 1956-57 NHL 70 (1) 1958-59 NHL 70 (1)	Goals 1946-47 NHL 27 (6) 1947-48 NHL 33 (1) 1948-49 NHL 26 (2) 1949-50 NHL 23 (9) 1950-51 NHL 24 (6) 1951-52 NHL 30 (3) 1952-53 NHL 32 (2) 1953-54 NHL 26 (5) 1955-56 NHL 27 (6) 1956-57 NHL 30 (6)	Assists 1948-49 NHL 28 (4) 1949-50 NHL 55 (1) 1950-51 NHL 35 (7) 1951-52 NHL 39 (3) 1952-53 NHL 39 (3) 1953-54 NHL 36 (3) 1956-57 NHL 55 (1) 1958-59 NHL 36 (9)	Points 1947-48 NHL 52 (9) 1948-49 NHL 54 (3) 1949-50 NHL 78 (1) 1950-51 NHL 59 (7) 1951-52 NHL 69 (2) 1952-53 NHL 71 (2) 1953-54 NHL 62 (3) 1956-57 NHL 85 (2)
Goals Created 1947-48 NHL 25.6 (2) 1948-49 NHL 24.4 (4) 1949-50 NHL 30.2 (4) 1950-51 NHL 24.1 (6) 1951-52 NHL 29.2 (2) 1952-53 NHL 29.8 (2) 1953-54 NHL 24.8 (3) 1955-56 NHL 22.0 (8) 1956-57 NHL 32.0 (3) Career NHL 356.9 (94)	Penalties in Minutes 1944-45 NHL 43 (9) 1947-48 NHL 95 (5) 1948-49 NHL 97 (7) 1949-50 NHL 141 (3) 1950-51 NHL 110 (5) 1951-52 NHL 123 (2) 1952-53 NHL 111 (2) 1953-54 NHL 110 (3) 1955-56 NHL 161 (2) 1956-57 NHL 103 (8) 1957-58 NHL 110 (4) 1958-59 NHL 184 (1) 1959-60 NHL 91 (10) 1964-65 NHL 173 (2) Career NHL 1808 (70)	Goals Per Game 1946-47 NHL 0.46 (9) 1947-48 NHL 0.55 (1) 1948-49 NHL 0.52 (1) 1950-51 NHL 0.36 (6) 1951-52 NHL 0.43 (6) 1952-53 NHL 0.46 (2) 1953-54 NHL 0.37 (5) 1954-55 NHL 0.39 (7) 1955-56 NHL 0.40 (6) 1956-57 NHL 0.43 (7)	Assists Per Game 1948-49 NHL 0.56 (4) 1949-50 NHL 0.80 (1) 1950-51 NHL 0.52 (7) 1951-52 NHL 0.56 (4) 1952-53 NHL 0.56 (3) 1953-54 NHL 0.51 (4) 1956-57 NHL 0.79 (1)
Points Per Game 1947-48 NHL 0.87 (10) 1948-49 NHL 1.08 (3) 1949-50 NHL 1.13 (1) 1950-51 NHL 0.88 (7) 1951-52 NHL 0.99 (2) 1952-53 NHL 1.01 (2) 1953-54 NHL 0.89 (4) 1955-56 NHL 0.75 (9) 1956-57 NHL 1.21 (3)	Goals Created Per Game 1947-48 NHL 0.43 (3) 1948-49 NHL 0.49 (1) 1949-50 NHL 0.44 (4) 1950-51 NHL 0.36 (4) 1951-52 NHL 0.42 (3) 1952-53 NHL 0.43 (2) 1953-54 NHL 0.35 (4) 1955-56 NHL 0.33 (8) 1956-57 NHL 0.46 (3)	Adjusted Goals 1946-47 NHL 30 (6) 1947-48 NHL 42 (1) 1948-49 NHL 36 (2) 1949-50 NHL 28 (9) 1950-51 NHL 30 (6) 1951-52 NHL 35 (3) 1952-53 NHL 42 (2) 1953-54 NHL 35 (5) 1955-56 NHL 35 (6) 1956-57 NHL 37 (6) Career NHL 465 (45)	Adjusted Assists 1948-49 NHL 47 (4) 1949-50 NHL 79 (1) 1950-51 NHL 51 (7) 1951-52 NHL 50 (3) 1952-53 NHL 56 (3) 1953-54 NHL 52 (3) 1956-57 NHL 70 (1) 1958-59 NHL 42 (9) Career NHL 644 (62)
Adjusted Points 1947-48 NHL 71 (9) 1948-49 NHL 83 (3) 1949-50 NHL 107 (1) 1950-51 NHL 81 (7) 1951-52 NHL 85 (2) 1952-53 NHL 98 (2) 1953-54 NHL 87 (3) 1956-57 NHL 107 (2) Career NHL 1109 (59)	Adjusted Goals Created 1947-48 NHL 30.8 (3) 1948-49 NHL 32.5 (4) 1949-50 NHL 36.8 (3) 1950-51 NHL 30.3 (6) 1951-52 NHL 32.7 (2) 1952-53 NHL 38.2 (2) 1953-54 NHL 33.3 (3) 1955-56 NHL 27.6 (8) 1956-57 NHL 39.3 (3) Career NHL 429.3 (51)	Offensive Point Shares 1947-48 NHL 5.8 (2) 1948-49 NHL 6.5 (3) 1949-50 NHL 7.8 (4) 1950-51 NHL 5.8 (7) 1951-52 NHL 7.7 (2) 1952-53 NHL 9.1 (2) 1953-54 NHL 7.1 (3) 1955-56 NHL 5.6 (9) 1956-57 NHL 8.6 (3) Career NHL 80.6 (74)	Point Shares 1947-48 NHL 7.0 (6) 1948-49 NHL 7.4 (7) 1949-50 NHL 9.0 (9) 1951-52 NHL 9.3 (7) 1952-53 NHL 10.5 (8) 1956-57 NHL 10.0 (6)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

March, 1943: Loaned to Oshawa (OHA-Jr.) by St. Michael's (OHA-Jr.) for Memorial Cup Playoffs, March, 1943.

October 18, 1944: Signed as a free agent by Detroit, October 18, 1944.

July 23, 1957: Traded to Chicago by Detroit with Glenn Hall for Johnny Wilson, Forbes Kennedy, Hank Bassen and Bill Preston, July 23, 1957.

October 14, 1964: Traded to Detroit by Chicago for cash, October 14, 1964.

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