Ted Green

Not to be confused with Ted Greene or Theodore F. Green.

Ted Green
Born	(1940-03-23) March 23, 1940 Eriksdale, MB, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Boston Bruins New England Whalers Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1959–1979

Edward Joseph "Terrible Ted" Green (born March 23, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach and player. Green played defence for the NHL Boston Bruins and the WHA New England Whalers and Winnipeg Jets, and was noted for his physical play. Green has served as a head coach with the Edmonton Oilers, and as an assistant coach with the Oilers and the New York Rangers.

Playing career

Green played junior hockey in Manitoba for the Winnipeg Braves, winning the Memorial Cup in the 1958–59 season. He was originally the property of the Montreal Canadiens, but was claimed by the Bruins in the summer of 1960 and was called up for good in the 1961–62 season. He played ten seasons for Boston, gaining a reputation as a hard-hitting defensive defenceman, as well as one for violent play, and was a bulwark on the blue line when the Bruins emerged from being at the bottom of the league to becoming a powerhouse in the late 1960s. He was named to play in the All-Star Game in 1965 and 1969.

Coming off his best season in 1969 (for which he was named to the Second All-Star Team), Green was involved in an infamous incident in an exhibition game in Ottawa versus the St. Louis Blues on September 21, 1969, engaging in a bloody stick fight with Blues' forward Wayne Maki. Green was struck in the head, suffering a fractured skull and brain damage, and missing the remainder of the season, during which Boston won the Stanley Cup. Though Green did not officially win the Cup, his teammates gave him his share of the prize money, and his name was also engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1970.

He returned the following season to play two more years with Boston (and played for the 1972 Cup winning team) before jumping to the upstart Whalers, being named their first captain and leading the team to the WHA's inaugural league championship. After three seasons with the Whalers, he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets, with whom he finished his career in 1979.

Green ended his playing career with 254 points and 1029 penalty minutes in 620 games (NHL) and 180 points and 304 penalty minutes in 452 games (WHA). He ranked 17th all-time in games played in the WHA.

After his retirement, Green served for many years as an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers, under close friend and former teammate Glen Sather. He won five more cups in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 (7 in total). He was named head coach of the Oilers in 1991, just as the Oilers' 1980s championship years were ending, though he led the team to the conference finals in 1992. With the Oilers' dynasty disintegrating, they missed the 1993 playoffs and Green was let go part way through the 1993-94 season.

Awards and achievements

• Memorial Cup Championship (1959)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (1969)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1965 & 1969)
• Stanley Cup Championship (1970, 1972) as a player
• Stanley Cup Championship (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) as Assistant Coach, (1990) Co-Coach.
• Avco Cup Championships (1973, 1976, & 1978)
• Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2003
• “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
• Inaugural member of the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1956–57	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		17	1	2	3	76		7	0	0	0	10
1957–58	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		23	1	4	5	97		12	1	2	3	32
1957–58	St. Boniface Canadiens	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		11	2	3	5	38
1958–59	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		25	5	11	16	120		9	1	5	6	32
1958–59	Winnipeg Braves	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		16	2	6	8	50
1958–59	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL		1	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL		70	8	20	28	109		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Boston Bruins	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Kingston Frontenacs	EPHL		11	1	5	6	30		5	1	0	1	2
1960–61	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL		57	1	18	19	127		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Boston Bruins	NHL		66	3	8	11	116		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	1	11	12	117		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	4	10	14	145		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	8	27	35	156		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Boston Bruins	NHL		27	5	13	18	113		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Boston Bruins	NHL		47	6	10	16	67		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Boston Bruins	NHL		72	7	36	43	133		4	1	1	2	11
1968–69	Boston Bruins	NHL		65	8	38	46	99		10	2	7	9	18
1970–71	Boston Bruins	NHL		78	5	37	42	60		7	1	0	1	25
1971–72	Boston Bruins	NHL		54	1	16	17	21		10	0	0	0	0
1972–73	New England Whalers	WHA		78	16	30	46	47		12	1	5	6	25
1973–74	New England Whalers	WHA		75	7	26	33	42		7	0	4	4	2
1974–75	New England Whalers	WHA		57	6	14	20	29		3	0	0	0	2
1975–76	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		79	5	23	28	73		11	0	2	2	16
1976–77	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		70	4	21	25	45		20	1	3	4	12
1977–78	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		73	4	22	26	52		8	0	2	2	2
1978–79	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		20	0	2	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				620	48	206	254	1029		31	4	8	12	54
WHA totals				452	42	138	180	304		61	2	16	18	57

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
EDM	1991–92	80	36	34	10	82	3rd in Smythe	Lost in conference finals
EDM	1992–93	84	26	50	8	60	5th in Smythe	Missed playoffs
EDM	1993–94	24	3	18	3	(64)	6th in Smythe	(fired)
Total		188	65	102	21

External links

• Ted Green career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Ted Green biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
• Ted Green’s biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
• Ted Green's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame