Theodore Samuel "Teeder" Kennedy - Born December 12, 1925 in Humberstone, Ontario – Died August 14, 2009 in Port Colborne, Ontario was a Canadian ice Hockey centre and coach.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 with Toronto Maple Leafs.
He scored the 1947 Stanley Cup winning goal.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1948 with Toronto Maple Leafs.

- Hart Memorial Trophy Winner 1955.

- J. P. Bickell Memorial Trophy Winner 1953, 1955.

Ted Kennedy played his entire career with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1943 to 1957 and was captain for eight seasons.

Ted Kennedy got his nickname, "Teeder," from the kids who mispronounced "Theodore" in his hometown of Humberstone, Ontario.

Teeder made his NHL debut with Toronto Maple Leafs on March 3, 1943 vs New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in 5-5 tie. He had 1 assist.

Teeder scored his 1st NHL goal vs Ken McAuley of New York Rangers at 3:10 of 3rd period on October 30, 1943 at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 5-2 Toronto win.

Teeder scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Ken McAuley of New York Rangers on December 27, 1944 at Madison Square Garden in a 8-2 Toronto win.

Teeder played in 696 regular season NHL games, scoring 230 goals (35 GWG), 330 assists with 432 penalty minutes and 78 NHL playoff games, scoring 29 goals (11 GWG / 1 OTG), 31 assists with 32 penalty minutes.

Teeder played in NHL All-Star Games 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954.

Teeder Kennedy was the first player (along with Turk Broda) in NHL history to win five Stanley Cups and is the last Maple Leaf to win the Hart Trophy for most valuable player until Austin Mathews in 2022.

Kennedy gained a reputation for scoring the important goal and excelling in the playoffs. Kennedy holds the Toronto Maple Leafs' all-time record for career points in Stanley Cup finals and is the youngest player in their history to have scored a Stanley Cup winning goal.

The 1951 Stanley Cup final between Montreal and Toronto went five games, but is remarkable as each game required overtime to be decided. In the third game, with the series tied at one game a piece, Kennedy was twice the hero in the overtime. First, he prevented a goal by clearing a puck that was heading into the Toronto net, then, just fifty seconds later at the other end of the rink, he intercepted a clear-out pass from Montreal's Calum MacKay and scored to win the game. The fourth game was won by Toronto to lead the series 3–1.

It was in the next game of the series which Maple Leaf defenceman Bill Barilko scored one of the most famous goals in NHL history with a goal in overtime to win the Stanley Cup. However, without Kennedy's face-off skills Barilko's heroics would never have occurred. Montreal had been leading late in the game 2–1 and it appeared that the teams would be playing a sixth game in Montreal. With just 39 seconds remaining in the game, Toronto was able to win the faceoff in the Montreal end. Toronto coach Joe Primeau had pulled the goaltender so they could have six skaters. Primeau had the option of changing his players, but decided to leave Kennedy out to take the faceoff against Canadiens Billy Reay. Kennedy's plan on the faceoff was to get the puck to Max Bentley, who was stationed at the point. Then Montreal coach Dick Irvin decided to switch and have his best forwards, the Punch Line, out for this critical faceoff. Kennedy would be facing Elmer Lach instead. Kennedy later recalled he was relieved at the switch as he had trouble with Reay on faceoffs, but when Lach came out he felt "I had a chance," Kennedy won the faceoff from Lach, got the puck to Bentley and from the ensuing scramble around the net Tod Sloan tied the game. The goal dispirited the Montreal team and led to Barilko's famed overtime goal which won another Stanley Cup for the Leafs.

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip were at Maple Leaf Gardens on October 13, 1951 to watch the start of a ice Hockey game between the Chicago Black Hawks and the hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, and captain Teeder Kennedy, representing the Maple Leafs players, greeted the Princess and Prince.

In the years following until Kennedy's retirement in 1957 the Maple Leafs would either finish out of the playoffs or lose in the first round. However, Kennedy continued to play productive Hockey.

The Maple Leafs never missed the playoffs in the years Kennedy played a full season.

Ted Kennedy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966.

Ted "Teeder" Kennedy was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.

In 2017 Kennedy was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.