Canadian - Athlete | July 29, 1925 -
I watch a lot of hockey. There are some good hockey players and there are some awfully stupid hockey players.
Ted Lindsay
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But a funny thing happened four years later. I was invited to play for an alumni team against the Red Wings.
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A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me that the personal resentment of the Detroit general manager toward me would make it impossible for me to continue playing hockey in Detroit.
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After three years in Chicago, I decided to call it a career.
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At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.
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By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.
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I had that flying wheel tattooed on my forehead and on my butt.
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I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea.
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I liked playing in Chicago, and I gave them everything I had, but I knew in my heart I was a Red Wing.
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I love people and I love to be around people.
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My penalty for rocking the boat was being traded.
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Some nights, I was so good that I could have become an egotist.
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