Production Line (ice hockey)

The Production Line was a forward line of the Hockey Teams Detroit Red Wings of the North American NHL. Your original lineup consisted of Sid Abel, Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay.

1947, Tommy Ivan, who had just become coach of the Detroit Red Wings, a forward line together, which should mitdominieren the league in the following years. Sid Abel, by far the oldest of the formation, playing on the position of the center, while the 22 -year-old Ted Lindsay and the 19 year old Gordie Howe as the left and right wingers were used.

Since 1938 Abel was one of the Red Wings and was at 29 years old no longer particularly fast, but could compensate for his young teammates. But Abel was a skilled playmaker who could lead the two talents on the ice. The three perfected over the years, their interaction and at the end of the season 1949/50, they took the first three places in the list of NHL scorer. 1950 and 1952, she led the Detroit Red Wings in addition to Stanley Cup victory.

The media and the fans found with Production Line an appropriate name for the formation, which is an indispensable part of the team was due to their productivity and also there should be a reference to the city of Detroit, which is the center of the U.S. automobile production.

In the summer of 1952, Sid Abel was sold to the Chicago Blackhawks, but the Production Line continued to exist, as with the 21 -year-old Alex Delvecchio was already a follower of the team. By 1957, this formation still played together before Ted Lindsay, Sid Abel as before, the Red Wings left toward Chicago.

The first formation with Abel, Howe and Lindsay was highly decorated in the period of its existence. From 1947 to 1952, she received three Art Ross Trophies for the best scorer, three Hart Memorial Trophies for the most valuable player, led the league in goals twice and won two Stanley Cups.

In the five years with Delvecchio as center two Art Ross Trophies, a Hart Memorial Trophy, as well as two titles as a scorer and two Stanley Cups were added.

All four players were taken after the end of her career in the Hockey Hall of Fame. They also honored the Detroit Red Wings, by their jersey numbers were blocked and hung as a banner to the ceiling of Joe Louis Arena.