Kelly, Leonard Patrick “Red”

  • From Hockey Hall of Fame: See full biography at: https://www.hhof.com/HonouredMembers/MemberDetails.html?type=Player&mem=P196903&list=ByName
  • 1927-2019
    • Born in Simcoe, Ontario
    • He had been a championship boxer at Toronto’s St. Michael’s College, skills the four-time winner of the Lady Byng Trophy wouldn’t often display during his 20-year NHL career.
    • Playing as a defenceman with such superstars as Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay-  an integral part of Detroit’s Stanley Cup winning formula in the  1950 – 1955 period. 
    • An All-Star for eight consecutive seasons with the Red Wings, six times on the First Team, and won the Lady Byng Trophy three times.
    • As a forward, in his eight years with Toronto won the Stanley Cup four times. 
    • He was elected to the Canadian Parliament, where he served for three years until retiring in 1965 to concentrate on hockey again. In 1967, after winning his last Stanley Cup – and the Maple Leaf’s last championship as well 
  • Fourth Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=9510
  • Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198807436/leonard-kelly