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USA Frank Brimsek

#1 Chicago Black Hawks / NHL - 49/50

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Frank Brimsek Facts

Date of Birth
Position
G
Age
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
2-time NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) 2
2-time NHL First All-Star Team 2
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
6-time NHL Second All-Star Team 6
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1

Brimsek, 85, died on November 11, 1998.

Frank Brimsek Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1931-32 Eveleth-Gilbert High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1933-34 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1934-35 Eveleth Rangers CHL -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Pittsburgh Yellowjackets Exhibition 16* -* 2.44* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1935-36 Pittsburgh Yellowjackets EAHL 38* -* 1.95* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 8 - 2.36 - - - - - -
1936-37 Pittsburgh Yellowjackets EAHL 47* -* 3.02* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1937-38 Providence Reds IAHL 48* -* 1.75* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 7 - 1.86 - - - - - -
New Haven Eagles IAHL -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 1 - 1.94 - - - - - -
1938-39 Providence Reds IAHL 9* -* 1.89* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Boston Bruins NHL 43* -* 1.56* -* 68* -* 10* 33-9-1 * 2 620* | Playoffs 12 - 1.25 - 18 - 1 8-4-0 864
1939-40 Boston Bruins NHL 48* -* 1.97* -* 97* -* 6* 31-12-5 * 2 950* | Playoffs 6 - 2.50 - 15 - 0 2-4-0 360
1940-41 Boston Bruins NHL 48* -* 2.01* -* 102* -* 6* 27-8-13 * 3 040* | Playoffs 11 - 2.04 - 23 - 1 8-3-0 678
1941-42 Boston Bruins NHL 47* -* 2.35* -* 115* -* 3* 24-17-6 * 2 940* | Playoffs 5 - 3.13 - 16 - 0 2-3-0 307
1942-43 Boston Bruins NHL 50* -* 3.52* -* 176* -* 1* 24-17-9 * 3 000* | Playoffs 9 - 3.54 - 33 - 0 4-5-0 560
1943-44 U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Exhibition 27* -* 3.07* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 5 - 0.80 - - - - - -
1944-45 Did not play * * * -* * * * - * * |
1945-46 Boston Bruins NHL 34* -* 3.26* -* 111* -* 2* 16-14-4 * 2 040* | Playoffs 10 - 2.67 - 29 - 0 5-5-0 651
1946-47 Boston Bruins NHL 60* -* 2.92* -* 175* -* 3* 26-23-11 * 3 600* | Playoffs 5 - 2.80 - 16 - 0 1-4-0 342
1947-48 Boston Bruins NHL 60* -* 2.80* -* 168* -* 3* 23-24-13 * 3 600* | Playoffs 5 - 3.78 - 20 - 0 1-4-0 317
1948-49 Boston Bruins NHL 54* -* 2.72* -* 147* -* 1* 26-20-8 * 3 240* | Playoffs 5 - 3.04 - 16 - 0 1-4-0 316
1949-50 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70* -* 3.49* -* 244* -* 5* 22-38-10 * 4 200* |
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Frank Brimsek Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
CHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
EAHL 2 85* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 8 - 2.36* -* -* -* -* -* -*
Exhibition 2 43* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 5 - 0.80* -* -* -* -* -* -*
IAHL 2 57* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 8 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
NCAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 10 514* -* 2.70* -* 1 403* -* 40* 252-182-80* 31 230 | 9 68 - 2.54* -* 186* -* 2* 32-36-0* 4 395*
USHS-MN 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
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Frank Brimsek Connections

Player Period Teams
Jack Crawford (D) 1937-1949 10 Boston Bruins, Providence Reds
Milt Schmidt (F) 1938-1949 8 Boston Bruins
Woody Dumart (F) 1938-1949 8 Boston Bruins
Bill Cowley (F) 1938-1947 7 Boston Bruins

Frank Brimsek Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Boston Bruins

Cult/Star player for Eveleth-Gilbert High

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