Height: 6-1
Weight: 205
Shoot: L
Born: 10 Jan 1938, Timmins ON
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Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)
| year | team | |||||||||||
| 1974-75 | Toronto | |||||||||||
| 1975-76 | Toronto | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | Birmingham | |||||||||||
| 1977-78 | Birmingham | |||||||||||
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• Member, Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1975-76 (by Dan Proudfoot)
Adjustment to the World Hockey Association after four years with the Montreal Canadiens wasn't easy for Frank Mahovlich: the kind of cool leadership he had seen provided by Jean Beliveau didn't have exactly the same impact when he tried practicing it with the wildy erractic Toros. On the nights when The Big M was skating at his best, mind you, he was an effective captain simply by example. In January, 1975, for example, following a 90-minute meeting with coach Bob Leduc and manager Buck Houle in which leadership was the prime topic, Mahovlich scored a hat trick in leading Toros to an important 6-4 win over Quebec Nordiques. Mahovlich, 37, scored 38 goals and added 44 assists in his first term with the Toros. It's essential, if the team is to approach its potential, that he increases his points in 1975-76. |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis)
Has never cracked 50-goal company, but stands high among all-time pro scoring leaders with 571 goals ... Coming off a so-so first season in WHA, but still averaged more than a point a game ... Fired seven game winners for Toronto ... Slow to anger but once he's upset, he's trouble ... Ask Barry Long, the Edmonton defenseman, who barely escaped his swinging stick after long held the Big M little too zealously ... Not a bit pleased when Toros fired coach Billy Harris ... Called "The Who" by his teammates ... Card playing buddies are Jim Dorey, Paul Henderson and Larry Mavety. |
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Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1976-77 (by Dan Proudfoot)
Frank Mahovlich considered himself a lucky fellow when the opportunity came to move from the Montreal Canadiens to the Toros in Toronto, where he'd played his junior hockey and started his pro career with the Maple Leafs. It was a blow when he learned Toros were heading to the deep south. Chances are, however, that The Big M will blossom in the south, where a gentleman of his calibre is likely to be appreciated. For Frank, at 38, is still among the most electrifying performers in hockey when he jumps forward from the languid glide that is his characteristic. And he charges often enough to have been the fourth-highest scorer at his position in 1975-76 with 34 goals and 55 setups. New fans will notice his heavy shot first, but his playmaking is especially admirable. "Frank has a wealth of knowledge about the game," says manager-coach Gilles Leger. "That's what got us thinking about making him an assistant coach." |
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander's Guide to Pro Hockey, 1978-79 (by Reyn Davis)
Coming off a dismal season ... This once-great left wing ranks third among hockey's all-time scorers ...Only Gordie Howe (941) and Bobby Hull (905) have scored more goals than the Big M (622) ... Suffered a knee injury, requiring corrective surgery, in the 1976-77 season ... Then lingering effects of that operation and injuy have slowed him down considerably ... His style is to swoop down the left side and unload one of hockey's hardest shots ... That shot was fired only 125 times last season ... Not an enthusiastic backchecker ... Destined for the Hall of Fame |
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