- B - Feb. 22 - 1918 - D - Feb. 8 - 2000 - NHL STATS Regular Season - GP - 612 - G - 189 - A - 283 - PTS - 472 - PIM - 376 - Playoffs - GP - 97 - G - 28 - A - 30 - PTS - 58 - PIM - 79 - Sid was inducted into the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969 - Won the Hart trophy 1949 - Second All Star team 1942 and 1951 - First All Star team 1949 and 1950 - Abel's # 12 jersey was retired and hung in the rafters between # 9 Gordie Howe and # 7 Ted Lindsay April 29 - 1995 - In Abel's career he wore #'s - 4 - 7 - 9 - 12 - 14 - 19 - 20 - In 1949/50 Lindsay , Abel & Howe finished 1 - 2 - 3 in the NHL scoring race. the only time in NHL history that 3 line mate's achieved that feat. GP G A PTS Ted Lindsay 69 23 55 78 Sid Abel 69 34 35 69 Gord Howe 70 35 33 68 - In 1952 Abel was traded to Chicago and was named Coach of the team for the next 2 seasons. He was the last full time Player - Head Coach in NHL history. He only played 3 games in 1953/54 - Abel picked up the nickname "Boot Nose" after he taunted Maurice Richard and paid for his insult with a punch that broke his nose. - Abel was color commentator on Red Wings Radio and TV in the 70's and 80's - Played for the Melville V-8's 1935/36 and a bit in 1936/37 One on the left shows "SYD" Abel - The one on the right shows "SID" Abel 2 different Match Covers of Sid Abel Red one - Sid Abel's Coaches Corner - Bar White one - Sid Abel's Bar and Lounge Gordie Howe - Sid Abel - Ted Lindsay - Puck signed by all 3 |