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'True hockey legend': Red Wings Hall of Fame defenseman Red Kelly dies at 91

Detroit — Red Kelly, whose No. 4 was raised to the rafters in February at Little Caesars Arena, died Thursday in Toronto at the age of 91.

Kelly was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969, after having spent 13 of his 20 NHL seasons in Detroit. He played 846 of his 1,316 games in a Wings uniform — the remainder in Toronto in an illustrious career that included eight Stanley Cup championships.