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Born	February 22, 1918,; Melville, SK, CAN
Died	February 7, 2000 (aged 81),;
Height; Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m); 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Pro clubs	NHL; Detroit Red Wings; Chicago Black Hawks; AHL; Pittsburgh Hornets; Indianapolis Capitals
Pro career	1938 – 1954
	Hall of Fame, 1969

Sidney "Sid" Gerald Abel (February 22, 1918 – February 7, 2000) was a Canadian professional hockey 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.

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] 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 Pittsburgh Penguins 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.

Abel's #12 banner hanging in Joe Louis Arena.

[edit] Awards and achievements

1948–49: Hart Memorial Trophy

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					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			612	189	283	472	376	94	28	30	58	79

*Name was engraved on the Stanley Cup.

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ "Detroit Red Wings - History, 1935-36". http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_stanleyCups-3536. Retrieved 2009-04-28. "Red Wings Facts, Wings who wore four different jersey numbers, Sid Abel - 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 19, 20"

Carroll, M. R. (2001). The Concise Encyclopedia of Hockey. Vancouver: Greystone Press.
Diamond, Dan and Eric Zweig, eds (2003). Hockey's Glory Days: the 50s and 60s. Kansas City: Andrew McMeel.
Fischler, Stan (2002). Detroit Red Wings: Greatest Moments and Players. Sports Publishing Co.

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Awards
Preceded by Buddy O'Connor	Winner of the Hart Trophy 1949	Succeeded by Chuck Rayner
Sporting positions
Preceded by Syd Howe	Detroit Red Wings captains 1942–43	Succeeded by Mud Bruneteau
Preceded by William Hollett	Detroit Red Wings captains 1945–52	Succeeded by Ted Lindsay
Preceded by Ebbie Goodfellow	Head coaches of the Chicago Blackhawks 1952–54	Succeeded by Frank Eddolls
Preceded by Jimmy Skinner	Head coaches of the Detroit Red Wings 1958–68	Succeeded by Bill Gadsby
Preceded by Bill Gadsby	Head coaches of the Detroit Red Wings 1969–70	Succeeded by Ned Harkness
Preceded by Scotty Bowman	Head coaches of the St. Louis Blues 1971–72	Succeeded by Bill McCreary Sr.
Preceded by Bep Guidolin	Head coaches of the Kansas City Scouts 1975–76	Succeeded by Eddie Bush
Preceded by None	General manager of the Kansas City Scouts 1974–1976	Succeeded by Ray Miron

[0] "Detroit Red Wings - History, 1935-36". http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_stanleyCups-3536. Retrieved 2009-04-28. "Red Wings Facts, Wings who wore four different jersey numbers, Sid Abel - 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 19, 20"

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