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Canada Red Kelly
#4 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 66/67
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) 1
6-time NHL First All-Star Team 6
4-time NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) 4
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
8-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 8
Date of Birth
Jul 09, 1927
Position
D/C
Age
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Simcoe, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

Red Kelly's 8 Stanley Cups are the most in NHL history by a non-Montreal Canadien. After winning 4 Cups, 3 Lady Byngs, and a Norris Trophy over nearly 13 years with Detroit, he was traded to Toronto, where he was asked to switch to a full-time center. He spent the remainder of his career with the Leafs, winning 4 more Cups as well as a 4th Lady Byng Trophy. The 13x All-Star retired in 1967 with 281 goals and 823 points.

Kelly, 91, died on May 2, 2019, in Toronto, Ont.

Team Staff profile of Red Kelly also available

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Red Kelly Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1943-44 St. Michael's Majors U18 Midget 8* 10* 5* 15* -* -* |
1944-45 St. Michael's Buzzers OHA-B 11* 15* 13* 28* 7* -* | Playoffs 11 16 8 24 6 -
St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1945-46 St. Michael's Majors OHA-Jr. 26* 13* 11* 24* 18* -* | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 7 -
1946-47 St. Michael's College OHA-Jr. 30* 9* 24* 33* 13* -* |
1947-48 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60* 6* 14* 20* 13* -* | Playoffs 10 3 2 5 2 -
1948-49 Detroit Red Wings NHL 59* 5* 11* 16* 10* -* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 10 -
1949-50 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70* 15* 25* 40* 9* -* | Playoffs 14 1 3 4 2 -
1950-51 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70* 17* 37* 54* 24* -* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 -
1951-52 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67* 16* 31* 47* 16* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 -
1952-53 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70* 19* 27* 46* 8* -* | Playoffs 6 0 4 4 0 -
1953-54 Detroit Red Wings NHL 62* 16* 33* 49* 18* -* | Playoffs 12 5 1 6 0 -
1954-55 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70* 15* 30* 45* 28* -* | Playoffs 11 2 4 6 17 -
1955-56 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70* 16* 34* 50* 39* -* | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 2 -
1956-57 Detroit Red Wings “C” NHL 70* 10* 25* 35* 18* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 -
1957-58 Detroit Red Wings “C” NHL 61* 13* 18* 31* 26* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -
1958-59 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67* 8* 13* 21* 34* -* |
1959-60 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50* 6* 12* 18* 10* -* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18* 6* 5* 11* 8* -* | Playoffs 10 3 8 11 2 -
1960-61 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 64* 20* 50* 70* 12* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 58* 22* 27* 49* 6* -* | Playoffs 12 4 6 10 0 -
1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66* 20* 40* 60* 8* -* | Playoffs 10 2 6 8 6 -
1963-64 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70* 11* 34* 45* 16* -* | Playoffs 14 4 9 13 4 -
1964-65 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70* 18* 28* 46* 8* -* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 2 -
1965-66 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63* 8* 24* 32* 12* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -
1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 61* 14* 24* 38* 4* -* | Playoffs 12 0 5 5 2 -

Red Kelly Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1946-47 St. Michael's Majors Memorial Cup 9* 5* 5* 10* 2* -* |

Red Kelly Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Memorial Cup 1 9* 5* 5* 10* 1.11* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Midget 1 8* 10* 5* 15* 1.88* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 20 1 316* 281* 542* 823* 0.63* 327* -* | 19 164 33 * 59 * 92 * 0.56 * 51 * - *
OHA-B 1 11* 15* 13* 28* 2.55* 7* -* | 1 11 16 * 8 * 24 * 2.18 * 6 * - *
OHA-Jr. 3 57* 22* 35* 57* 1.00* 31* -* | 1 11 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.09 * 7 * - *

Red Kelly Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 4 retired by Detroit Red Wings

Number 4 retired by Toronto Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs

Kelly was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.