Ted Lindsay obituary (July 29)
Terrible Ted and Gentleman Ted Hockey is back. The 2026 Cup Playoffs are around the corner. Every player in today's NHL owes Ted Lindsay. Each one should sign over a personal cheque to him at the beginning of this New NHL in recognition for the stance he took on their behalf against the Original Six NHL owners. Al Waxman as Adams For all players, he demanded better pay and better working conditions. His pioneering work as the architect of the NHLPA was so important that the CBC filmed a movie about his life and the battle he had with team owners. The movie It is titled Net Worth. Incidentally, that money, if Ted were ever to receive it, would go to help others through his Ted Lindsay Foundation, as it provides important research funding for a cure for Autism. If you're an NHL player today and you earn 3 or 5 or 10 million dollars, it's because of what Lindsay did for you. I wonder how many of today's hockey-playing millionaires even know his name and th...