Red Kelly
| Red Kelly CM | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1969 | |||
|
Kelly with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s | |||
| Born |
July 9, 1927 Simcoe, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 2, 2019 (aged 91) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence / Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1947–1967 | ||
| Member of the Canada Parliament for York West | |||
| In office June 18, 1962 – November 7, 1965 | |||
| Preceded by | John Hamilton | ||
| Succeeded by | Robert Winters | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Party | Liberal | ||
| Spouse |
Andra Carol McLaughlin
(m. 1959) | ||
Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly CM (July 9, 1927 – May 2, 2019) was a Canadian professional hockey player and coach. Kelly won eight Stanley Cups, four each with Detroit and then Toronto. These cup victories are more than any other player who never played for the Montreal Canadiens. He was also one of the only two players to have never played for the Canadiens and to be part of two of the nine dynasties recognized by the National Hockey League (NHL) in its history. In 2017, Kelly was named one of the “100 Greatest NHL Players” in history.
While still playing in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, he also served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Toronto-area York West electoral district from 1962 to 1965. During that time, he also won two more Stanley Cups. Starting in 1967, he retired as a player to become the head coach of the expansion Los Angeles Kings. He would coach another ten years in the NHL, with a stop-over in Pittsburgh and ending with the Leafs in June 1977.