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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 132 

Honoring the life of Ted Lindsay. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 28, 2019 

Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. PETERS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life of Ted Lindsay. 

Whereas Robert Blake Theodore Lindsay (referred to in this 

preamble as ‘‘Ted Lindsay’’) was born in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, on July 29, 1925, and was a professional 

hockey player known for his love of the sport and defense 

of players’ rights; 

Whereas, in 1917, the father of Ted Lindsay, Leslie ‘‘Bert’’ 

Lindsay, was one of the first players in the National 

Hockey League (in this preamble referred to as the 

‘‘NHL’’) and was the first NHL goalie in the history of 

the league to record a win; 

Whereas Ted Lindsay entered the NHL in 1944 at 19 years 

of age when he joined the Detroit Red Wings; 


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Whereas Ted Lindsay was known as a fierce competitor who 

earned the nicknames ‘‘Terrible Ted’’ and ‘‘Old 

Scarface’’ for his toughness; 

Whereas the NHL developed 2 penalties, elbowing and kneeing, because of his physical play; 

Whereas Ted Lindsay played left wing on the ‘‘Production 

Line’’ alongside Gordie Howe and Sid Abel, the most 

productive offensive scoring unit in the NHL from the 

late 1940s through the mid-1950s; 

Whereas Ted Lindsay played 14 seasons with the Detroit Red 

Wings and led the team to 4 Stanley Cup championships; 

Whereas, in 1950, Ted Lindsay started one of the most beloved traditions in the NHL by lifting the Stanley Cup 

over his head and skating around the rink after winning 

the Stanley Cup Finals; 

Whereas Ted Lindsay led an effort to organize the first National Hockey League Players’ Association; 

Whereas the Detroit Red Wings stripped Ted Lindsay of his 

captaincy and traded Ted Lindsay to the struggling Chicago Black Hawks in retribution for his actions to 

unionize NHL players; 

Whereas Ted Lindsay played 3 seasons with the Chicago 

Blackhawks and helped the team to the playoffs; 

Whereas, in 1964, at 39 years of age, Ted Lindsay rejoined 

the Detroit Red Wings at the behest of his former teammate, Detroit Red Wings Coach Sid Abel; 

Whereas, in 1966, Ted Lindsay was inducted into the Hockey 

Hall of Fame, but refused to attend the men-only ceremony without his wife and children, leading to a rules 

change the following year; 


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Whereas, in 1977, the Detroit Red Wings named Ted Lindsay as general manager, and Ted Lindsay led the team 

to the playoffs for the first time in 9 years and to a playoff series win for the first time in 12 years; 

Whereas Ted Lindsay appeared in 11 NHL All-Star games 

during 17 seasons in the NHL and recorded 379 goals 

and 472 assists for 851 points, making him the highestscoring left wing at the time. 

Whereas Ted Lindsay generously devoted his time to charity, 

driving across Michigan and Ontario to offer advice and 

encouragement to young hockey players; 

Whereas Ted Lindsay started the Ted Lindsay Foundation, 

which has raised millions of dollars toward finding a cure 

for autism; 

Whereas, in December 2018, the Ted Lindsay Foundation 

pledged $1,000,000 to support the autism outreach efforts of Oakland University; 

Whereas Ted Lindsay was preceded in death by his wife of 

27 years, Joanne Lindsay, who died in 2017; 

Whereas, on March 4, 2019, Ted Lindsay died at 93 years 

of age, after a long career in professional hockey that inspired millions of people; and 

Whereas Ted Lindsay is survived by his 3 children, 1 stepdaughter, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and by hockey fans across the United States: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors the life and legacy of Ted Lindsay 

3 for his significant contributions to the sport of hock4 ey, the city of Detroit, and the State of Michigan; 


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1 (2) expresses its deepest sympathies and condo2 lences to the family of Ted Lindsay upon his pass3 ing; and 

4 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

5 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu6 tion to the family of Ted Lindsay. 

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