Ted Green

Edward Joseph "Terrible Ted" Green (March 23, 1940 – October 8, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach who played defence in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. Green played junior hockey in Manitoba for the Winnipeg Braves, winning the Memorial Cup in the 1958–59 season. Originally the property of the Montreal Canadiens, he was claimed by the Boston Bruins in the summer of 1960 and was called up for good in the 1961–62 season. He played ten seasons for Boston, where he became a hard-hitting defensive defenceman known for both his physical play and his violent reputation, serving as a bulwark on the blue line as the Bruins rose from the bottom of the standings. He later played in the WHA for the New England Whalers and the Winnipeg Jets. Over his career Green won two Stanley Cups and three Avco World Trophys, for a total of five league championships. He is one of just seven WHA players to win the Avco Trophy three times and was the first player to win Avco Cups with multiple teams. After his playing days, Green served as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers and was an assistant coach with the Oilers and the New York Rangers.