Michael Edward "Mickey" Redmond (born December 27, 1947, in Kirkland Lake,
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) is a former professional
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player. He is currently a
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for
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games on television for
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.
Redmond played
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for the
Montreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team is a member of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
from 1967-1971, winning
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s with them in 1968 and 1969. He scored 27 goals for the Canadiens in the 1969–70 season.
Halfway through the 1970–71 NHL season he was traded to the
Red WingsThe Detroit Red Wings is a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL....
in a deal that sent superstar
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to Montreal.
Michael Edward "Mickey" Redmond (born December 27, 1947, in Kirkland Lake,
OntarioOntario is a province located in east-central Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area. Ontario is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba to the west and Quebec to the east, and 5 U.S...
) is a former professional
hockeyIce Hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced and physical sport...
player. He is currently a
color analystA color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The term is of North American origin. The color commentator provides expert analysis and background information, such as statistics, strategy and injury reports...
for
Detroit Red WingsThe Detroit Red Wings is a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL....
games on television for
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.
Playing career
Redmond played
right wingWinger, in hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
for the
Montreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team is a member of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
from 1967-1971, winning
Stanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club cup trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion. It has been referred to as The Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s with them in 1968 and 1969. He scored 27 goals for the Canadiens in the 1969–70 season.
Halfway through the 1970–71 NHL season he was traded to the
Red WingsThe Detroit Red Wings is a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL....
in a deal that sent superstar
Frank MahovlichFrancis William "Frank" Mahovlich, CM is a Canadian Senator, and a retired NHL ice hockey player, nicknamed the "Big M." He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame....
to Montreal. His promise was fulfilled the season following, when he scored 42 goals on a line centered by veteran star
Alex DelvecchioAlexander Peter Delvecchio, born December 4, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario, is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame....
.
In 1972–1973, Redmond became the seventh player in NHL history to score fifty goals in a season. He finished with 52 goals, surpassing
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's team record, which would stand until
John OgrodnickJohn Ogrodnick is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979–80 until 1992–93. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, the Quebec Nordiques, and the New York Rangers.Ogrodnick was drafted 66th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the...
broke it in 1985, and achieved his career high point total with 93. Delvecchio retired early in the 1973–1974 season to become the team's coach, and Redmond was moved onto a line with budding superstar
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. Redmond's success continued, and he became only the third player to achieve back to back fifty goal seasons with 51 goals (including an NHL leading 21 power play goals).
In the 1974–1975 season Redmond sustained a
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and played only 29 games. His back woes continued the following year; after 37 games he retired early at the age of 28. He had been named to the league's First
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Team in 1973, the Second Team in 1974, and he played in one
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.
Redmond's brother
DickDick Redmond is a former NHL defenceman. He is the brother of sporstcaster and former Red Wing, Mickey Redmond....
was an NHL defensemen. He played thirteen seasons, primarily with the
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and the
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.
Career statistics
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Playoffs |
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League |
GP |
G A goal in ice hockey provides a team with one point. Unlike in American football, where a touchdown is scored if any part of the football crosses any part of the goal line, in ice hockey the entire puck must completely cross the goal line for a goal to be awarded.-Method of scoring:The object of...
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A In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...
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Pts Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player who either scores a goal or earns an assist during a game. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...
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PIMA penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes during which the player can not participate in play...
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GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| 1963–64 |
Peterborough PetesThe Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.-History:...
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OHA The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
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53 |
21 |
17 |
38 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1964–65 |
Peterborough Petes |
OHA |
52 |
23 |
20 |
43 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1965–66 |
Peterborough Petes |
OHA |
48 |
41 |
51 |
92 |
31 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1966–67 |
Peterborough Petes |
OHA |
48 |
51 |
44 |
95 |
44 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1966–67 |
Houston Apollos |
CPHL |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
| 1967–68 |
Houston Apollos |
CPHL |
15 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1967–68 |
Montreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The team is a member of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
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NHL |
41 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1968–69 |
Montreal Canadiens |
NHL |
65 |
9 |
15 |
24 |
12 |
14 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
| 1969–70 |
Montreal Canadiens |
NHL |
75 |
27 |
27 |
54 |
61 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1970–71 |
Montreal Canadiens |
NHL |
40 |
14 |
15 |
29 |
35 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1970–71 |
Detroit Red WingsThe Detroit Red Wings is a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL....
|
NHL |
21 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1971–72 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
78 |
42 |
29 |
71 |
34 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1972–73 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
76 |
52 |
41 |
93 |
24 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1973–74 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
76 |
51 |
26 |
77 |
14 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1974–75 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
29 |
15 |
12 |
27 |
18 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1975–76 |
Detroit Red Wings |
NHL |
37 |
11 |
17 |
28 |
10 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| NHL totals |
538 |
233 |
195 |
428 |
219 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
Broadcasting
After his playing career ended, Redmond became a popular color analyst on television. His television stops include CBC's
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,
ESPN National Hockey NightESPN National Hockey Night was ESPN's weekly television broadcasts of National Hockey League regular season games and coverage of playoff games, broadcast from 1992 to 2004...
,
NHL on Fox and for most of his broadcasting career, local television coverage of the Red Wings with play-by-play announcers
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and (currently)
Ken DanielsKen Daniels is the current play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL on FSN Detroit. This is his 12th season as the voice of the Red Wings.- Finding his "Wings" :...
. His style reminds some of Don Cherry on
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.
Redmond has become known for something local fans and media have termed "
Mickeyisms." These are sayings or expressions that include
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s,
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s,
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s, and quips among others. Some Mickeyisms are simply age-old phrases from unknown authors, which have been borrowed by Redmond. One example is "Katie bar the door," as it is impossible to prove where the saying originated. Others are sayings that are completely original to Redmond, such as "Bingo-Bango!" Redmond himself has said that a number of his sayings are quotes he picked up during his nine year NHL career which was split between the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings(Kulfan). A Detroit Free Press article by Mike Brudenell included this list of Mickeyisms:
- "Like a lumberjack fighting for the last pork chop"
- "It's a shooting gallery down there."
- "He got beat like a rented mule."
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