Sid Abel was a Canadian hockey player, coach, and general manager who played for Detroit Red Wings. Abel also served in WWII in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Sid and Ted Lindsay were teammates and led the Redwings to the Stanley championships. The late player was nicknamed, "Old Bootnose".
Sidney Gerald Abel was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, on February 22, 1918. He played for the National Hockey League as well as American Hockey League as a center and would shoot the puck with his left hand. Abel's Ice Hockey journey started in 1938 and ended in 1954. Sid Abel left his passed away at 81 years old, in 2000.
The red wings legend left this beautiful planet on February 8, 2000, till his last breath his family was caring for him. Unfortunately, Sid passed away due to heart failure, and the message of his demise was delivered by his daughter-in-law. Abel spent his entire life playing, coaching, and managing for the red wings.
Sid Abel passed away at the age of 81. SOURCE: Pinterest: @foundagrave Sid was enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1969 and his brother, George Abel was an ice hockey player too. Among Abel's successors and relatives, his son, Gerry Abel, grandson, Brent Johnson, and his son-in-law Bob Johnson also played ice hockey in the NHL. Abel lived a successful life and was cherished by his teammates and family.
The late hockey player had started to play hockey professionally since the year 1938. During that time world war II was yet to be fought. Players' rights were dominated by the leagues and couldn't negotiate cause of their low popularity. Sid Abel's estimated net worth at the time of his death was $1 million. Sid's career earnings and salary isn't available anywhere and peoples aren't sure whether his earnings were recorded or not.
Sid Abel's estimated net worth at the time of his death was $1 million. SOURCE: Pinterest: @Sid Abel The late player might have amassed a good amount of wealth, cause he played in both leagues, the AHL and the NHL, further, Sid also served during world war II and might have been awarded for it. Sid Abel was a hard working good man who financially secured his family playing hockey and serving in military through tough times.
Sid was of an older generation, his morality developed based on his surroundings. At that time social media and the internet didn't exist plus Abel was a private person regarding the matter of love affairs. Later his wife's name was revealed to be Gloria Abel, but her maiden name isn't available and they exchanged their wedding vows away from the public and haven't even shared the date of their marriage.
Abel and his wife Gloia shared two children with his wife, their son was named Gerald Abel and their daughter was named Linda Johnson. Sidney's successors have managed to annex five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren are a new generation of his bloodline.
Sid had a rocky start with hockey, first, he joined Red Wings in 1938 then split the then-upcoming seasons with the AHL and became a full-time player in 1940. He captained the Detroits in 1942 but went to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force cause of WWII. When Gerald got out of the Air force he regained the team's captaincy.
Sid Abel assisted the Redwings, in winning 3 Stanley cups. SOURCE: Pinterest: @Sid Abel In 1949, Geral was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player, Sidney assisted the red wings in winning 3 Stanley cups in 1943, 1950, and 1952. Later, he was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks and after 2 years, Sid hung his hockey stick and became the head coach of that club. "Old Bootnose" wore 4,7,9,12,14,19 and 20 jersey numbers throughout his career and his jersey no.12 was retired by the Redwings.
The legendary player coached and managed teams from 1952-1977, he was the head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks for 2 years and returned to the Red Wings and served as their general manager for 9 years and coached them for a year. The records of Sidney's stats are only available in the NHL, his stats from NHL aren't available. Sid scored 612 goals, 189 assists, and scored 472 points during his career in the NHL with the Redwings and Chicago Hawks. Sid Abel stood at 5 feet 10 inches and had brute strength in his body during his youthful days.
