1957-58 Topps 48 Red Kelly Hockey Card (Front)
1957-58 Topps 48 Red Kelly Hockey Card (Back)
Card Notes
He has achieved greatness on the Wings’ defense by winning all-star berth six times in his ten years. Three-time winner of the Lady Byng cup. Capable of stickout play on left wing.
En Français
Pendant ses 10 années avec les Wings, il a été choisi 6 fois sur l’équipe d’étoiles. Il a gagné la coupe Lady Byng à 3 reprises. Il peut également évoleur avec brio à l’aile gauche.
Details
The six First Team All-Star selections noted on the back of the card would be all for Red Kelly’s career, despite playing another decade in the NHL. Over that time, Kelly was also named a Second Team All-Star twice.
As for his Lady Byng Trophy honours, Red would win the award one more time, in 1960-61 as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is one of just four players to win the Byng four or more times. The others include Frank Boucher, Wayne Gretzky and Pavel Datsyuk.
In an alternate time line, Red Kelly played for the New York Rangers and not the Toronto Maple Leafs. On February 5, 1960, he and Billy McNeill were part of a deal that would have sent Bill Gadsby and Eddie Shack from New York to the Red Wings. Kelly refused to report to New York and the trade was voided. Instead, five days later, Red was traded to the Maple Leafs, straight up for Marc Reaume.
Between 1947-48 and 1966-67, Kelly played 1,316 regular season and 164 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Red Wings and Maple Leafs. He was an eight time Stanley Cup champion, four times with Detroit and four with Toronto. The 1953-54 Norris Trophy winner was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969.
Immediately after retirement, Kelly took the job as the first ever head coach of the Los Angeles Kings. He remained with the Kings for their first two seasons, 1967-68 and 1968-69, before becoming bench boss for the Pittsburgh Penguins.