Sid Abel

Sidney "Sid" Gerald Abel [February 22, 1918 - February 7, 2000) was a Canadian professional player and later coach in the National Hockey League. His playing career spanned from the 1938–39 season until the 1953–54 season, playing for both the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks and winning three Stanley Cups in 1943, 1950, and 1952.
==Playing Career==
Born in Melville, Saskatchewan, "Old Bootnose", as he was known, was the third member of the Red Wings' celebrated "Production line" along with Hockey Hall of Fame teammates Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay. Abel won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP in 1949. Abel was traded from the Red Wings to the Black Hawks in 1952–53, and served as a player-coach for the next two seasons. He returned to the Red Wings in 1957–58 and served as Detroit's coach through the 1969–70 season. Though his #12 was honored by the Wings, Abel wore 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 19 and 20 throughout his career.
==Post-playing Career==
In the 1970s and 1980s, Abel worked as a colour commentator on Red Wings radio broadcasts. NHL goaltender Brent Johnson of the Washington Capitals is Abel's grandson.
Sid Abel was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969. In 1998, he was ranked number 85 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
==Awards and Achievements==
*1948–49: Hart Memorial Trophy
==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
1938–39 	Pittsburgh Hornets 	IAHL 	 	41 	21 	24 	45 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1938–39 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	15 	1 	1 	2 	0 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	2
1939–40 	Indianapolis Capitals	IAHL 	 	21 	7 	11 	18 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1939–40 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	21 	1 	5 	6 	4 	 	5 	0 	3 	3 	21
1940–41 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	47 	11 	22 	33 	29 	 	9 	2 	2 	4 	2
1941–42 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	48 	18 	31 	49 	45 	 	12 	4 	2 	6 	8
1942–43* 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	49 	18 	24 	42 	33 	 	10 	5 	8 	13 	4
1944–45 	Lachine Rapides 	QPHL 	 	2 	2 	2 	4 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1945–46 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	0 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1946–47 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	60 	19 	29 	48 	29 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	2
1947–48 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	60 	14 	30 	44 	69 	 	10 	0 	3 	3 	16
1948–49 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	60 	28 	26 	54 	49 	 	11 	3 	3 	6 	6
1949–50* 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	69 	34 	35 	69 	46 	 	14 	6 	2 	8 	6
1950–51 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	69 	23 	38 	61 	30 	 	6 	4 	3 	7 	0
1951–52* 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	62 	17 	36 	53 	32 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	12
1952–53 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	39 	5 	4 	9 	6 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1953–54 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	612 	189 	283 	472 	376 	 	94 	28 	30 	58 	79
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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* *Name was engraved on the Stanley Cup.
==Coaching Statistics==
Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result 
1952-53 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Head Coach 70 27 28 15 0 0.493 Lost in round 1 
1953-54 Chicago Blackhawks NHL Head Coach 70 12 51 7 0 0.221 Out of Playoffs 
1957-58 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 33 16 12 5 0 0.561 Lost in round 1 
1958-59 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 70 25 37 8 0 0.414 Out of Playoffs 
1959-60 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 70 26 29 15 0 0.479 Lost in round 1 
1960-61 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 70 25 29 16 0 0.471 Lost in Finals 
1961-62 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 70 23 33 14 0 0.429 Out of Playoffs 
1962-63 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 70 32 25 13 0 0.550 Lost in Finals 
1963-64 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 70 30 29 11 0 0.507 Lost in Finals 
1964-65 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 70 40 23 7 0 0.621 Lost in round 1 
1965-66 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 70 31 27 12 0 0.529 Lost in Finals 
1966-67 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 70 27 39 4 0 0.414 Out of Playoffs 
1967-68 Detroit Red Wings NHL Head Coach 74 27 35 12 0 0.446 Out of Playoffs 
1971-72 St. Louis Blues NHL Head Coach 11 3 7 1 0 0.318 
1975-76 Kansas City Scouts NHL Head Coach 3 0 3 0 0 0.000 Out of Playoffs 
==Gallery==
1950-51-McNeil-Abel-Stasiuk.jpg|Gerry McNeil, Sid Abel, Vic Stasiuk in 1950-51 season action. Note the City of Detroit 250th anniversary patch.
Category:Born in 1918
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