USA Ethen Frank
#28 Hershey Bears / AHL - 24/25
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
2-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 2
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Position
RW/C
Age
26
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
Agency

© Photo: Kyle Mace/Hershey Bears

Ethen Frank Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Omaha AAA Lancers 16U NAPHL 16U 22* 8* 15* 23* 6* -* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 9 -
2013-14 Omaha AAA Lancers 16U NAPHL 16U 20* 9* 18* 27* 20* -* |
2014-15 Omaha AAA Lancers 16U NAPHL 16U 15* 20* 12* 32* 68* -* | Playoffs 5 4 4 8 4 -
Omaha AAA Lancers 16U HPHL 16U 6* 8* 2* 10* 4* -* |
Omaha AAA Lancers 16U 16U AAA 44* 45* 47* 92* -* -* |
Lincoln Stars USHL 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
2015-16 Lincoln Stars USHL 48* 10* 9* 19* 14* 1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016-17 Lincoln Stars USHL 55* 18* 23* 41* 77* 7* |
2017-18 Western Michigan Univ. NCAA 30* 7* 5* 12* 23* 1* |
2018-19 Western Michigan Univ. NCAA 34* 15* 11* 26* 29* 1* |
2019-20 Western Michigan Univ. NCAA 32* 9* 11* 20* 6* 4* |
2020-21 Western Michigan Univ. “A” NCAA 24* 13* 8* 21* 4* -2* |
2021-22 Western Michigan Univ. “A” NCAA 38* 26* 13* 39* 34* 15* |
Hershey Bears AHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2022-23 Hershey Bears AHL 57* 30* 19* 49* 20* 14* | Playoffs 16 2 4 6 4 4
2023-24 Hershey Bears AHL 64* 29* 18* 47* 14* 2* | Playoffs 18 10 7 17 2 1
2024-25 Hershey Bears AHL 25* 18* 7* 25* 8* 7* |
Projected AHL 72* 52* 20* 72* 23* 20* |

Ethen Frank Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Team Black USA-S15 5* 4* 0* 4* -* -* |
2014-15 Team Black USA-S16 5* 1* 4* 5* -* -* |
2015-16 Team Black USA-S17 5* 3* 2* 5* 8* -* |
2016-17 USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |

Ethen Frank Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 44* 45* 47* 92* 2.09* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 4 151* 78* 44* 122* 0.81* 42* 22* | 2 34 12 * 11 * 23 * 0.68 * 6 * 5 *
HPHL 16U 1 6* 8* 2* 10* 1.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAPHL 16U 3 57* 37* 45* 82* 1.44* 94* -* | 2 10 6 * 6 * 12 * 1.20 * 13 * - *
NCAA 5 158* 70* 48* 118* 0.75* 96* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 5* 4* 0* 4* 0.80* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 1* 4* 5* 1.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 3* 2* 5* 1.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 106* 28* 34* 62* 0.58* 93* 9* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
WJAC-19 1 5* 2* 0* 2* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Ethen Frank Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
03/02/2023
03/02/2023 Confirmed Hershey Bears Washington Capitals
04/11/2022
04/11/2022 Confirmed Western Michigan Univ. Hershey Bears
05/23/2014
05/23/2014 Confirmed Omaha AAA Lancers 16U Western Michigan Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 2 #21 overall by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2013, 4 #84 overall by Victoria Royals in the WHL Bantam Draft