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August 14, 2009
Ted 'Teeder' Kennedy, 83: Captain of Maple Leafs: Come on, Teeder!
Next to Foster Hewitt's "Hello Canada'' to open his radio broadcasts of Maple Leafs games, those were the most famous words heard at Maple Leaf Gardens in the glory years after World War II.
The man who shouted the encouragement from the green seats in quiet times during Leafs games was John Arnott, and the man for whom he was cheering was perhaps the quintessential Maple Leaf, Ted (Teeder) Kennedy.
Kennedy was a Leaf centre for 12 seasons with five Stanley Cup wins, team captain from 1948 to '57, and the last Leaf to win the Hart Trophy in 1955 as the National Hockey League's most valuable player.
posted by tommytrump to hockey at 02:55 PM - 2 comments
Tim had a cup of coffee waiting for him up there, I suppose.
Everytime I think of the Leafs I think "overdue". I hadn't even started getting in trouble the last time they hoisted the Cup.
I like to see an Original Six team have success now and then - at least a small taste of what Detroit has enjoyed. Probably a majority of today's fans don't even know the Leafs ever won a championship. They'd have to go look it up.
At least the Leafs have loads of fans that love 'em, win or lose.
posted by beaverboard at 04:26 PM on August 15, 2009
I can barely remember hearing his name in Bruins' radio broadcasts in the early- to mid-50s. That's not because of the quality of his play but of my increasingly bad memory. An era slowly passes. Add my teardrop.
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