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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | The Pembroke Peach |
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| NHL Team | Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | January 26, 1893, Pembroke, Ontario |
| Died | April 13, 1966, Pembroke, Ontario |
| Pro career | 1912 – 1930 |
| Hall of Fame, 1947 | |
Julius Francis "Frank" Nighbor (January 26, 1893 in Pembroke, Ontario – April 13, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey Association(NHA) and Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA and Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Ottawa Senators (Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa are a professional Ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pembroke ( 2006 population 13930 CA population 23195 is a City at the confluence of the Muskrat Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Pembroke ( 2006 population 13930 CA population 23195 is a City at the confluence of the Muskrat The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pembroke ( 2006 population 13930 CA population 23195 is a City at the confluence of the Muskrat Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page This article is about people called professionals For the Movie, see The Professional or Leon. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A Forward is a hockey player position on the Ice whose responsibility is primarily offensive. The Ottawa Senators (officially the Ottawa Hockey Club) were an amateur later professional senior men's Ice hockey team based in Ottawa from 1883 The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The National Hockey Association (NHA(officially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited) was a professional Ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St This article is about a predecessor club of the Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blueshirts The Vancouver Millionaires (later known as the Vancouver Maroons) were a professional Ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association The Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA was a professional men's Ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from An excellent backchecker, his poke check and bodychecking abilities thwarted enemy forwards' scoring attempts. [1] For his somewhat high penalty totals, he was a clean player and one of the last 60 minute hockey players. His nickname was "The Pembroke Peach". [1]
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Playing career
Frank first played professional for the Port Arthur Bearcats of the Northern Ontario Hockey League in 1911. The Port Arthur Bearcats were an amateur men's Senior ice hockey team based in Port Arthur, Ontario, now part of the city of Thunder Bay. Fellow Pembroke native Harry Cameron was invited to play for Port Arthur but refused to go without Nighbor. Harold Hugh Cameron ( February 6, 1890 - October 20, 1953 was a Canadian Professional The club agreed to bring Nighbor along, but they left him on the bench until injuries gave him an opportunity to play. He made the most of his opportunity by registering six goals in his first appearance. [1]
In 1912, he joined the new Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA where he scored 25 goals in 18 games. This article is about a predecessor club of the Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Hockey Club, known as the Torontos and the Toronto Blueshirts He only played the one season in Toronto, jumping to Vancouver of the PCHA the following season for two seasons, and was an important member of the Millionaires team which won the Stanley Cup over the Ottawa Senators in 1915. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
He returned east after the Stanley Cup series and joined the Senators, whom he would play for until 1930, an important part of the dynasty of the 1920s. He had his best season in 1916-17, scoring 41 goals in 19 games, finishing tied for the league lead with Joe Malone. The 1916–17 NHA season was the 8th and final season of the National Hockey Association. Maurice Joseph "Phantom Joe" Malone (born in Quebec City Quebec, February 28, 1890 &ndash May 15, 1969 Montreal Quebec In 1919-20 he would score 26 goals and 15 assists in just 23 games, then had a further 6 goals in 5 playoff games and led the Senators to their first Cup in the NHL. The 1919–20 NHL season was the third season of the National Hockey League. Frank would win the Stanley Cup again with Ottawa in 1921 1923 and 1927. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. The 1920–21 NHL season was the fourth season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 1922–23 NHL season was the sixth season of the National Hockey League. The 1926–27 NHL season was the tenth season of the National Hockey League. As a member of the Senators, Frank was the first recipient of the Hart Trophy, as well as the first recipient of the Lady Byng Trophy. The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, formerly known as the Lady Byng Trophy, is presented each year to the National Hockey League "player adjudged to have exhibited [1]
In 1929-30, Frank would be traded to Toronto, as part of the fire sale of the failing Senators for Danny Cox and cash. The 1929–30 NHL season was the thirteenth season of the National Hockey League. Danny Bradford Cox (born September 21, 1959 in Northampton England) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher He played 22 games for the Maple Leafs and retired in the off-season.
Playing style
Frank was considered a master of the "sweep check", (today called the "poke check"), taking the puck off the opponent's stick in a way never seen before. [1] He was skilled and crafty with the puck and a good scorer. [1] He impressed with his sportsmanship, inspiring Lady Byng to donate the Lady Byng Trophy in his honour to the "player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability". [2] and she presented it personally to him. [3]
Post-playing career
Frank coached for the Buffalo Bisons and London Tecumsehs of the International League and the New York Rovers of the East Coast Hockey League. The International League ( IL) is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States. The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a Professional Ice hockey league based in Princeton New Jersey, with teams scattered He would later turn to an insurance business he was a partner in and run it until he became ill. [1] He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has also been inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame and the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. In 1998 he was ranked number 100 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. This is the The Hockey News top 100 National Hockey League players of all-time'. [3]
He died of cancer on April 13, 1966 in Pembroke, Ontario at the age of 73. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Pembroke ( 2006 population 13930 CA population 23195 is a City at the confluence of the Muskrat
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1914–15 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 17 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1914-15 | Vancouver Millionaires | Stanley Cup | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1915-16 | Ottawa Senators | NHA | 23 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1916-17 | Ottawa Senators | NHA | 19 | 41 | 10 | 51 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1917-18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 9 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1918-19 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 18 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1919-20 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 23 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1920-21 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 24 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1921-22 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 20 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1922-23 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 22 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1923-24 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 20 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1924-25 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 26 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1925-26 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 35 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1926-27 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 38 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1927-28 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 42 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1928-29 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1929-30 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1929-30 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| NHL Totals | 348 | 136 | 60 | 196 | 242 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
References
- Dryden, Steve (1998). The 1914–15 PCHA season was the fourth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league The Vancouver Millionaires (later known as the Vancouver Maroons) were a professional Ice hockey team that competed in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association The Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA was a professional men's Ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from The 1915 Stanley Cup Finals were played from 1915-03-22 to 1915-03-26. The 1915–16 NHA season was the 7th season of the National Hockey Association. The Ottawa Senators (officially the Ottawa Hockey Club) were an amateur later professional senior men's Ice hockey team based in Ottawa from 1883 The National Hockey Association (NHA(officially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited) was a professional Ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario The 1916–17 NHA season was the 8th and final season of the National Hockey Association. The 1917–18 NHL season was the first season of the National Hockey League (NHL The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The 1918–19 NHL season was the second season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 1919–20 NHL season was the third season of the National Hockey League. The 1920–21 NHL season was the fourth season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 1921–22 NHL season was the fifth season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 1922–23 NHL season was the sixth season of the National Hockey League. The 1923–24 NHL season was the seventh season of the National Hockey League. The 1924–25 NHL season was the eighth season of the National Hockey League. The 1925–26 NHL season was the ninth season of the National Hockey League. The 1926–27 NHL season was the tenth season of the National Hockey League. The 1927–28 NHL season was the eleventh season of the National Hockey League. The 1928–29 NHL season was the twelfth season of the National Hockey League. The 1929–30 NHL season was the thirteenth season of the National Hockey League. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St The Top 100: NHL players of all time. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 0771041756.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players: the ultimate A-Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0385259999.
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Podnieks(2003), pg. 627
- ^ Lady Byng Memorial Trophy history. Legendsofhockey. net. Retrieved on 2007-08-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine
- ^ a b Dryden(1998), pg. 147
External links
- Frank Nighbor's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Frank Nighbor's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by New Award |
Winner of the Hart Trophy 1924 |
Succeeded by Billy Burch |
| Preceded by New Award |
Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1925, 1926 |
Succeeded by Billy Burch |
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