Ted Green • Edward Joseph Green "Terrible"

Height: 5-11
Weight: 195
Shoot: R
Born: 23 Mar 1940, St Boniface MB (d. 2019)

Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)

year	team	gp	g	a	pts	pim		gp	g	a	pts	pim
1972-73	New England	78	16	30	46	47		12	1	5	6	25
1973-74	New England	75	7	26	33	42		7	0	4	4	7
1974-75	New England	57	6	14	20	29
1975-76	Winnipeg	79	5	23	28	73		11	0	2	2	16
1976-77	Winnipeg	70	4	21	25	45		20	1	3	4	12
1977-78	Winnipeg	73	4	22	26	52		8	0	2	2	2
1978-79	Winnipeg	20	0	2	2	16
	Totals:	452	42	138	180	304		58	2	16	18	62

Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1975-76 (by Dan Proudfoot) The former captain of the New England Whalers comes to Winnipeg as somewhat of a question mark. Jets management realise his acquisition, for future considerations, was a gamble. Green, 35, has an admirable history of inspired, gung-ho play. Whalers, though, obviously considered his history to be too long, for they sat him out much of the time while playing younger men. Chances are that Green will hush any critics. He's from Winnipeg originally and that, coupled with leaving behind the frustration of his situation with Whalers, likely will produce a standout year. Green spurned an offer from the Jets three years ago, choosing Whalers because they played in Boston, where he had been a member of the NHL Bruins for 10 years. "But this is a decision I'm pleased to be able to make now," Green said when he signed to return.

Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis) His real value to a club is measured not only in ability but in character as well... A born leader... Renegotiated the remaining year of his New England contract and signed for two more with the Jets... Insists he's not coming home to retire and believes he will sign at least one more contract after this one... Friend Bobby Orr claims Teddy is the strongest he's ever been and is playing the best hockey since his injury... Injury, of course, was the near fatal blow on the head he suffered in a stick fight with the late Wayne Maki... Intense competitor... Lives on a little farm just outside of Winnipeg... Doesn't fight as much, though still very handy with his mitts... "I don't go looking for it," he says.

Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1976-77 (by Dan Proudfoot) Ted Green almost died in 1969 after a stick-swinging incident and, ever since, his hockey life has been a trial. Once the heart of the Boston Bruins, he was only able to perform up to his old standards on an unpredictable basis. He stuck with the Bruins for two years after missing the 1969-70 season with his severe skull fracture, and then he was signed by the New England Whalers, which played in Boston in the early years of the WHA. But Green never felt at ease. It wasn't the same as before the injury. It wasn't the same, that is, until a playoff game that Green dominated for Jets in 1976. "It's just refreshing to be playing the game," he said. "That's how I feel now." Green's return to Winnipeg, where he first played as a professional back in 1959, has been beneficial to both him and the team. Green, now 36, was a gamble when Jets acquired him for future considerations from the Whalers, but it's turned out extremely well.

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