February 8, 2000(2000-02-08) (aged 81) Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position
Centre
Shot
Left
Played for
NHL Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks AHL Pittsburgh Hornets Indianapolis Capitals
Playing career
1938–1954
Sidney Gerald Abel (February 22, 1918 – February 8, 2000) was a Canadian Hall of Fame hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Detroit Red Wings, and was a member of Stanley Cup-winning teams in 1943, 1950, and 1952. In 2017 Abel was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.[1]
^"100 Greatest NHL Players". National Hockey League. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
and television broadcasts beside play-by-play announcer Bruce Martyn. SidAbel was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969. In 1998, he was ranked...
scoring in the second minute before John McCreedy tied it for Toronto. SidAbel put the Wings ahead, only to have Sweeney Schriner tie it to leave the...
Chicago Black Hawks (5, 3–2) Rudy Pilous 4–2 Detroit Red Wings (15, 7–8) SidAbel Ab McDonald (18:49, second) 1962 Toronto Maple Leafs (18, 10–8) Punch Imlach...
Stanley Cup in 1927. The 1950 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain SidAbel by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Red Wings 4–3 double overtime...
final two games. The 1943 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain SidAbel by NHL President Red Dutton following the Red Wings 2–0 win over the Bruins...
Canadiens (9) 1947–48 Buddy O'Connor* Centre New York Rangers 1948–49 SidAbel* Centre Detroit Red Wings (2) 1949–50 Chuck Rayner* Goaltender New York...
elbow to the chin. Howe and Richard never got to fight due to SidAbel intervening. Abel received a broken nose. Howe recalled "They always thought there...
Succeeded by SidAbel Preceded by Lynn Patrick Al Arbour Head coach of the St. Louis Blues 1967–70 1971 Succeeded by Al Arbour SidAbel Preceded by Al...
consecutive Stanley Cup. The 1952 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain SidAbel by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Red Wings 3–0 win over...
left the club in April 1962 and was replaced with SidAbel, who was also head coach. First under Abel as GM and then Ned Harkness, Alex Delvecchio, Lindsay...
have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as players: Jack Adams, SidAbel, Bill Gadsby, Marcel Pronovost, Ted Lindsay, and Brad Park, while two others...
that produced Alex Delvecchio, Terry Sawchuk, Ted Lindsay, Red Kelly, SidAbel, and most notably Gordie Howe. It was this core group of players that led...
would feud for the length of his career. Playing left wing with centre SidAbel and right winger Gordie Howe, on what the media and fans dubbed the "Production...
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their two seasons, the Scouts went through three coaches–Bep Guidolin, SidAbel (three-game interim stint), and Eddie Bush. Guidolin resigned during the...
Led on the ice by the Production Line of Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, and SidAbel (later replaced by Alex Delvecchio), along with goaltenders Harry Lumley...
Scott Abel (December 25, 1944 – July 2, 2021) was an American professional ice hockey left winger. He is the son of Hockey Hall of Fame member SidAbel and...
Fred Sasakamoose, Bert Olmstead, Harry Watson, Elmer Lach, Max Bentley, SidAbel, Doug Bentley, Eddie Shore, Clint Smith, Bryan Hextall, Johnny Bower, Emile...
Howie Meeker 12 Bill Ezinicki† 14 Vic Lynn 15 Don Metz 22 Ray Timgren 23-24 Sid Smith Defencemen 2 Jimmy Thomson 3 Gus Mortson 5 Garth Boesch 18 Bill Juzda...
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