Frank Spring
Encyclopedia
Franklin Patrick Spring is a retired professional ice hockey
player who played 61 games in the National Hockey League
and 13 games in the World Hockey Association
. He played with the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins
, California Golden Seals
, Cleveland Barons
, and Indianapolis Racers
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played 61 games in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
and 13 games in the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
. He played with the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
, California Golden Seals
California Golden Seals
The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League from 1967–76. Initially named California Seals, the team was renamed Oakland Seals part-way through the 1967–68 season, and then to California Golden Seals in 1970. The Seals were one of six teams added to the league as part of...
, Cleveland Barons
Cleveland Barons (NHL)
The Cleveland Barons were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League from 1976–78. They were a relocation of the California Golden Seals franchise, which had played in Oakland since 1967...
, and Indianapolis Racers
Indianapolis Racers
The Indianapolis Racers were a franchise in the former World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1978. They competed in five seasons, folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena...
.
Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1969-70 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 62 17 22 39 55 -- -- -- -- --
1969-70 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1970-71 Hershey Bears AHL 43 12 12 24 32 -- -- -- -- --
1971-72 Richmond Robins AHL 75 12 19 31 61 -- -- -- -- --
1972-73 Richmond Robins AHL 70 12 19 31 96 4 1 1 2 6
1973-74 Denver Spurs WHL 47 17 11 28 41 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 Richmond Robins AHL 18 0 5 5 25 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1974-75 Denver Spurs CHL 31 19 9 28 27 -- -- -- -- --
1974-75 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1974-75 California Seals NHL 28 3 8 11 6 -- -- -- -- --
1975-76 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 75 44 29 73 50 5 0 0 0 8
1975-76 California Seals NHL 1 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- --
1976-77 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 19 8 10 18 12 -- -- -- -- --
1976-77 Cleveland Barons NHL 26 11 10 21 6 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 45 14 11 25 35 13 2 4 6 0
1977-78 Indianapolis Racers WHA 13 2 4 6 2 -- -- -- -- --
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WHA Totals 13 2 4 6 2 -- -- -- -- --
NHL Totals 61 14 20 34 12 -- -- -- -- --