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Frank Eddolls

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1921-1961)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

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| position = Defence

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1921|7|5}}

| birth_place = Lachine, Quebec, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1961|8|13|1921|7|5}}

| death_place = Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada

| draft =

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| career_start = 1941

| career_end = 1954

}}

Frank Herbert Eddolls (July 5, 1921 – August 13, 1961) was a defenceman in the National Hockey League who played for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers, and coached the Chicago Black Hawks in 1954–55. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1946. Eddolls is perhaps best remembered as being a returning piece in one of the most lopsided trades of all time, which saw him being moved by the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for future Hockey Hall of Fame member Ted Kennedy, who was later voted by multiple publications to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time.Dryden (1998).[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/617992-twelve-worst-trades-in-montreal-canadiens-history/page/13 Montreal Canadiens: The 13 Worst Trades in Team History]

Eddolls is known as one of the very few defencemen who consistently succeeded in defending against the legendary Maurice "Rocket" Richard.[http://bruinslegends.blogspot.com/2009/01/gus-kyle.html Now Back to You, Dick: Two Lifetimes in Hockey]

Frank was playing golf on August 13, 1961, with friends at the Cherry Hill Country Club in Ridgeway, Ontario, one friend being Stan Mikita, when he complained on the 9th hole of heartburn. On the 17th hole, he collapsed and died of a heart attack.

Career statistics

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1937–38

| Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs

| MMJHL

| 12

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 8

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 2

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| 1937–38

| Verdun Maple Leafs

| QSHL

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1937–38

| Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs

| MC

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 5

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 12

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| 1938–39

| Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs

| QJHL

| 10

| 9

| 5

| 14

| 24

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 8

1938–39

| Verdun Maple Leafs

| QSHL

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 1938–39

| Verdun Jr. Maple Leafs

| MC

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 7

| 4

| 4

| 8

| 22

1939–40

| Oshawa Generals

| OHA-Jr.

| 15

| 13

| 8

| 21

| 8

| 7

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 8

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| 1939–40

| Oshawa Generals

| MC

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 8

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 24

1940–41

| Oshawa Generals

| OHA-Jr.

| 16

| 9

| 12

| 21

| 31

| 12

| 3

| 8

| 11

| 6

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| 1940–41

| Oshawa Generals

| MC

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 5

| 2

| 8

| 10

| 14

1941–42

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 54

| 8

| 11

| 19

| 30

| 10

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 8

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| 1942–43

| Montreal RCAF

| QSHL

| 35

| 8

| 10

| 18

| 42

| 12

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 8

1943–44

| Montreal RCAF

| MNDHL

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 1943–44

| Montreal Canada Car

| MCHL

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1943–44

| Montreal Services

| MCHL

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 1944–45

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 43

| 5

| 8

| 13

| 20

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

1945–46

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 6

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 2

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| 1945–46

| Buffalo Bisons

| AHL

| 34

| 6

| 23

| 29

| 52

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1946–47

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4

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| 1946–47

| Buffalo Bisons

| AHL

| 29

| 3

| 7

| 10

| 18

| 4

| 0

| 5

| 5

| 0

1947–48

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 58

| 6

| 13

| 19

| 16

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1948–49

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 34

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1949–50

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 58

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 20

| 11

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1950–51

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 68

| 3

| 8

| 11

| 24

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1951–52

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 42

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 18

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 1951–52

| Saskatoon Quakers

| PCHL

| 12

| 3

| 6

| 9

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1951–52

| Cincinnati Mohawks

| AHL

| 12

| 0

| 4

| 4

| 8

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 1952–53

| Buffalo Bisons

| AHL

| 50

| 5

| 25

| 30

| 24

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1953–54

| Buffalo Bisons

| AHL

| 63

| 3

| 52

| 55

| 45

| 3

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 2

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 242

! 25

! 122

! 147

! 177

! 17

! 0

! 8

! 8

! 10

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 317

! 23

! 43

! 66

! 114

! 31

! 0

! 2

! 2

! 10

Coaching record

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rowspan="2"|Teamrowspan="2"|Yearcolspan="6"|Regular seasoncolspan="1"|Post season
GWLTPtsDivision rankResult
CHI||1954–55

|70||13||40||17||43||6th in NHL||DNQ

colspan="2"|Total ||70||13||40||17||43

Transactions

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001511/http://www.losthockey.com/obit_main.cfm?letter=e Frank Eddolls Obituary at LostHockey.com]
  • {{Ice hockey stats}}

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{{succession box | before = Buddy O'Connor | title = New York Rangers captain | years = 1950–51 | after = Allan Stanley}}

{{succession box | before = Sid Abel | title = Head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks | years = 1954–55 | after = Dick Irvin}}

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Category:1921 births

Category:1961 deaths

Category:Anglophone Quebec people

Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen

Category:Chicago Blackhawks coaches

Category:Ice hockey people from Montreal

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Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:People from Lachine, Quebec

Category:Stanley Cup champions

Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:Verdun Maple Leafs (ice hockey) players

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