Original Six Quotes

“The name changed in 1932 after James Norris bought the club. He chose Red Wings based on a past group known as the Winged Wheelers, a bicycle club that had as its emblem the wings that became commonly associated with Detroit.”
― Lew Freedman, The Original Six: How the Canadiens, Bruins, Rangers, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings Laid the Groundwork for Today?s National Hockey League

“Joliat definitely did not get rich from hockey. “I remember I made $1,100 my first year in the National League,” he said. “I think the most I ever made was $5,500. You didn’t dicker, you know.”
― Lew Freedman, The Original Six: How the Canadiens, Bruins, Rangers, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings Laid the Groundwork for Today?s National Hockey League

“People say I killed him, but that really isn’t true,” Seibert said. “I hit him with a check and he broke his leg and I take the full blame for that. He wound up in the hospital. But it was all his friends coming in to visit him, bringing him drinks and things. They were the ones who killed him.” Technically, Morenz died of a broken leg, but things went awry in the hospital that contributed. It was later stated there was whiskey on the dresser and beer under the bed in Morenz’s room as visitors violated rules.”
― Lew Freedman, The Original Six: How the Canadiens, Bruins, Rangers, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings Laid the Groundwork for Today?s National Hockey League