Ted Kennedy

Theodore Samuel "Teeder" Kennedy (December 12, 1925 – August 14, 2009) in Port Colborne, Ontario was a professional centre.
Kennedy was originally the property of the Montreal Canadiens, but was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1943 for Frank Eddolls before he had played an NHL game. This move cost Toronto General Manager Frank Selke his job, as Eddolls was a favourite of Toronto owner Conn Smythe. Nevertheless the trade was a great one for the Leafs.
Kennedy played fourteen years in the NHL, all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1955 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966. In 1998, he was ranked number 57 on the List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News. He won the Stanley Cup five times in 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951. The last 3 Stanley Cups as captain of Maple Leafs.
In 1957–1958, he was the second coach of the Peterborough Petes and like his predecessor, Calum MacKay, lasted just one season. He was replaced by Scotty Bowman, and returned to Port Colborne to raise thoroughbred horses.
==Records and Accomplishments==
* He was the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 goals (22 years, 44 days) until he was surpassed by Pierre Larouche (21 years, 61 days).
* He was the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points (19 years, 88 days) until he was surpassed by Wayne Gretzky (19 years, 29 days).
* He was the youngest player in NHL history to score 200 points (22 years, 44 days) until he was surpassed by Bobby Hull (21 years, 318 days).
* He was the youngest player in NHL history to score 300 points (24 years, 310 days) until he was surpassed by Gordie Howe (23 years, 299 days).
* He was the youngest player in NHL history to score 400 points (26 years, 80 days) until he was surpassed by Gordie Howe (24 years, 300 days).
* Retired as the Maple Leafs all time leader in Goals (231), Assists (329) and Points (560).
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1942–43 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1943–44 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	49 	26 	23 	49 	2 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	4
1944–45 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	49 	29 	25 	54 	14 	 	13 	7 	2 	9 	2
1945–46 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	21 	3 	2 	5 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1946–47 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	60 	28 	32 	60 	27 	 	11 	4 	5 	9 	4
1947–48 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	60 	25 	21 	46 	32 	 	9 	8 	6 	14 	0
1948–49 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	59 	18 	21 	39 	25 	 	9 	2 	6 	8 	2
1949–50 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	53 	20 	24 	44 	34 	 	7 	1 	2 	3 	8
1950–51 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	63 	18 	43 	61 	32 	 	11 	4 	5 	9 	6
1951–52 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	70 	19 	33 	52 	33 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4
1952–53 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	43 	14 	23 	37 	42 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1953–54 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	67 	15 	23 	38 	78 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	2
1954–55 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	70 	10 	42 	52 	74 	 	4 	1 	3 	4 	0
1956–57 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	30 	6 	16 	22 	35 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	696 	231 	329 	560 	432 	 	78 	29 	31 	60 	32
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
27March1945-Hill_scores-Lamoureux_-Kennedy.jpg|Mel Hill scores on Bill Durnan to cut Habs lead to 2-1. #4 Lamoureux and #10 Kennedy look on, March 27, 1945.
10Apr1949-Smith_scores_on_Lumley.jpg|Sid Smith scores one of his three goals on Harry Lumley during Game 2 of the 1949 Stanley Cup Finals, April 10, 1949.
1949-Apr16-Mackell-Apps-Wings.jpg|Fleming Mackell and Ted Kennedy scrap with Red Wings, Game 4 of the 1949 Stanley Cup Finals, April 16, 1949.
1949-Apr16-Kennedy_Campbell_Cup.jpg|Clarence Campbell presents the Cup to Ted Kennedy, April 16, 1949.
11Feb1954-Kennedy_scores.jpg|Ted Kennedy scores on Jim Henry, February 11, 1954.
1954-Mar21-Howe-Storey-Kennedy.jpg|Gordie Howe and Ted Kennedy are separated by Red Storey during Howe's second Gordie Howe hat trick game, March 21, 1954.
Category:Born in 1925
Category:Hart Trophy winners
Category:Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:Peterborough Petes coaches
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:Retired in 1957
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Dead in 2009