7 time Stanley Cup Champion “Terrible Ted” Green has died.

It is a sad day in the National Hockey League.

According to an official announcement from the Edmonton Oilers organization, long time NHL player and coach "Terrible Ted" Green has passed away, he was 79 years old. Although the official cause of Green's passing is not known, it is currently being reported that he passed away on Tuesday due to a long battle with an undisclosed illness. This is a very sad announcement for many in the hockey world as Green's career spanned across many organizations and during that time he became quite the infamous player. 

Originally property of the Montreal Canadiens Green would make his NHL debut as a member of the Boston Bruins where he played the majority of his NHL career. As a member of the Bruins blue line Green played a pivotal role in that organization's rise in the 1960's and he became known for his physical and often times violent style of play out on the ice. In fact Green was so vicious a player that both he and Wayne Maki became the first players to ever be criminally charged for an incident on the ice after the two men engaged in a violent stick fight that left Green with a cracked skull and brain damage. Although Green would miss an entire season and the playoffs as a result of that incident his name was engraved on the Stanley Cup when the Bruins won it that year, and perhaps even more impressive he continued to play for several more years after suffering such a horrific injury. 

That being said though Green may be best known to modern fans simply as "Coach Green." For several years Green was an instrumental member of the Edmonton Oilers coaching staff under head coach Glen Sather and was a part of all 5 Stanley Cup victories for the Oilers during his tenure with that organization. Green would capture the Stanley Cup in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, and finally again in 1990 bringing his total to 7 Stanley Cup Championships as a player and coach, a truly remarkable accomplishment in an era of hockey. 

Green Was also a member of the New England Whalers of the short-lived World Hockey Association, and eventually ended his career as a player in the WHA with the Winnipeg Jets. 

Our thoughts and condolences go out to the Green family in this difficult time, and we hope that his loved ones take solace in the fact that Green lived a full and very accomplished life.