,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #acb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bh1 #bjai ,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself  
and ,mr4 ,peters7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,honoring the life of ,ted
 ,lindsay4  ,whereas ,robert ,blake     
,theodore ,lindsay 7referred to in this 
preamble as ,ted ,lindsay7 was born in  
,renfrew1 ,ontario1 ,canada1 on ,july   
#bi1 #aibe1 and was a professional      
hockey player known for his love of the 
sport and defense of players' rights2   
,whereas1 in #aiag1 the father of ,ted  
,lindsay1 ,leslie ,bert ,lindsay1 was   
one of the first players in the         
,national ,hockey ,league 7in this      
preamble referred to as the ,,nhl7 and  
was the first ,,nhl goalie in the       
history of the league to record a win2  
,whereas ,ted ,lindsay entered the ,,nhl
 in #aidd at #ai years of age when he   
joined the ,detroit ,red ,wings2        

,whereas ,ted ,lindsay was known as a   
fierce competitor who earned the        
nicknames ,terrible ,ted and ,old       
,scarface for his toughness2 ,whereas   
the ,,nhl developed #b penalties1       
elbowing and kneeing1 because of his    
physical play2 ,whereas ,ted ,lindsay   
played left wing on the ,production     
,line alongside ,gordie ,howe and ,sid  
,abel1 the most productive offensive    
scoring unit in the ,,nhl from the late 
#aidjs through the mid-#aiejs2 ,whereas 
,ted ,lindsay played #ad seasons with   
the ,detroit ,red ,wings and led the    
team to #d ,stanley ,cup championships2 
,whereas1 in #aiej1 ,ted ,lindsay       
started one of the most beloved         
traditions in the ,,nhl by lifting the  
,stanley ,cup over his head and skating 
around the rink after winning the       
,stanley ,cup ,finals2 ,whereas ,ted    
,lindsay led an effort to organize the  
first ,national ,hockey ,league         
,players' ,association2 ,whereas the    
,detroit ,red ,wings stripped ,ted      

,lindsay of his captaincy and traded    
,ted ,lindsay to the struggling ,chicago
 ,black ,hawks in retribution for his   
actions to unionize ,,nhl players2      
,whereas ,ted ,lindsay played #c seasons
 with the ,chicago ,blackhawks and      
helped the team to the playoffs2        
,whereas1 in #aifd1 at #ci years of age1
 ,ted ,lindsay rejoined the ,detroit    
,red ,wings at the behest of his former 
teammate1 ,detroit ,red ,wings ,coach   
,sid ,abel2 ,whereas1 in #aiff1 ,ted    
,lindsay was inducted into the ,hockey  
,hall of ,fame1 but refused to attend   
the men-only ceremony without his wife  
and children1 leading to a rules change 
the following year2 ,whereas1 in #aigg1 
the ,detroit ,red ,wings named ,ted     
,lindsay as general manager1 and ,ted   
,lindsay led the team to the playoffs   
for the first time in #i years and to a 
playoff series win for the first time in
 #ab years2 ,whereas ,ted ,lindsay      
appeared in #aa ,,nhl ,all-,star games  
during #ag seasons in the ,,nhl and     

recorded #cgi goals and #dgb assists for
 #hea points1 making him the            
highest-scoring left wing at the time4  
,whereas ,ted ,lindsay generously       
devoted his time to charity1 driving    
across ,michigan and ,ontario to offer  
advice and encouragement to young hockey
 players2 ,whereas ,ted ,lindsay started
 the ,ted ,lindsay ,foundation1 which   
has raised millions of dollars toward   
finding a cure for autism2 ,whereas1 in 
,december #bjah1 the ,ted ,lindsay      
,foundation pledged #a1jjj1jjj to       
support the autism outreach efforts of  
,oakland ,university2 ,whereas ,ted     
,lindsay was preceded in death by his   
wife of #bg years1 ,joanne ,lindsay1 who
 died in #bjag2 ,whereas1 on ,march #d1 
#bjai1 ,ted ,lindsay died at #ic years  
of age1 after a long career in          
professional hockey that inspired       
millions of people2 and ,whereas ,ted   
,lindsay is survived by his #c children1
 #a stepdaughter1 and many grandchildren
 and great-grandchildren1 and by hockey 

fans across the ,united ,states3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 honors the life and legacy of ,ted 
,lindsay for his significant            
contributions to the sport of hockey1   
the city of ,detroit1 and the ,state of 
,michigan2  7#b7 expresses its deepest  
sympathies and condolences to the family
 of ,ted ,lindsay upon his passing2 and 
7#c7 respectfully requests that the     
,secretary of the ,senate transmit an   
enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
family of ,ted ,lindsay4