Frank Spring

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{about||the British organic chemist|Frank Stuart Spring}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|10|19|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Rossland, British Columbia, Canada

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 216

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| played_for = Boston Bruins
St. Louis Blues
California Golden Seals
Cleveland Barons
Indianapolis Racers

| draft = 4th overall

| draft_year = 1969

| draft_team = Boston Bruins

| career_start = 1969

| career_end = 1978

}}

Franklin Patrick Spring (born October 19, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 61 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 13 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He was born in Rossland, British Columbia and raised in Cranbrook, British Columbia. He played with the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons, and Indianapolis Racers.{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5109|title=Frank Spring Hockey Stats and Profile|website=Hockey Database|access-date=December 2, 2020}}

Family

Spring's father, Frank Spring Sr., owned a car dealership in Cranbrook and served as president of the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association. Spring's brother, Danny Spring played in the WHA for the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers. Spring's son Corey Spring played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the late 1990s.{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69004.html|title=Frank Spring career profile|website=Hockey Draft Central|access-date=December 2, 2020}}

Career statistics

Career playing statistics:

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! colspan="5" | Regular season

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! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

| Edmonton Oil Kings

| 57

| 24

| 27

| 51

| 85

| 13

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 12

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| Edmonton Oil Kings

| WCHL

| 41

| 9

| 16

| 25

| 60

| 17

| 10

| 2

| 12

| 16

| Boston Bruins

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Oklahoma City Blazers

| 62

| 17

| 22

| 39

| 55

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Hershey Bears

| 43

| 12

| 12

| 24

| 32

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Richmond Robins

| AHL

| 75

| 12

| 19

| 31

| 61

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Richmond Robins

| AHL

| 70

| 12

| 19

| 31

| 96

| 4

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 6

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| Richmond Robins

| AHL

| 18

| 0

| 5

| 5

| 25

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| 47

| 17

| 11

| 28

| 41

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Denver Spurs

| CHL

| 31

| 19

| 9

| 28

| 27

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

1974–75

| California Golden Seals

| NHL

| 28

| 3

| 8

| 11

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| California Golden Seals

| NHL

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 0

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Salt Lake Golden Eagles

| CHL

| 75

| 44

| 29

| 73

| 50

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8

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| Cleveland Barons

| NHL

| 26

| 11

| 10

| 21

| 6

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| Salt Lake Golden Eagles

| CHL

| 19

| 8

| 10

| 18

| 12

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

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| Indianapolis Racers

| 13

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| New Haven Nighthawks

| AHL

| 45

| 14

| 11

| 25

| 35

| 13

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 0

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 61

! 14

! 20

! 34

! 12

! —

! —

! —

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! —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 251

! 50

! 66

! 116

! 249

! 17

! 3

! 5

! 8

! 6

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! colspan="3" | CHL totals

! 187

! 88

! 70

! 158

! 144

! 5

! 0

! 0

! 0

! 8

References

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External links

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{{succession box | before = Don Tannahill | title = Boston Bruins first round draft pick | years = 1969 | after = Ivan Boldirev}}

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Category:1949 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:Boston Bruins draft picks

Category:Boston Bruins players

Category:California Golden Seals players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers

Category:Cleveland Barons (NHL) players

Category:Denver Spurs players

Category:Denver Spurs (WHL) players

Category:Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players

Category:Hershey Bears players

Category:Ice hockey people from Cranbrook, British Columbia

Category:Indianapolis Racers players

Category:New Haven Nighthawks players

Category:NHL first-round draft picks

Category:Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players

Category:People from Rossland, British Columbia

Category:Richmond Robins players

Category:Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players

Category:St. Louis Blues players

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