Francis William "Frank" Mahovlich, CM , LL.D (born January 10, 1938 in Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian Senator, and formerly a star NHL ice hockey player. In 1981, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Mahovlich was a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League from 1957 until 1974 and a member of six Stanley Cup-winning teams - four times with the Toronto Maple Leafs and twice with the Montreal Canadiens. He also was a member of Team Canada for the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. Mahovlich played for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1957 until 1968 when he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings where he played for three seasons until being traded to Montreal. In 1974, he joined the exodus of leading hockey players who left the NHL for better pay in the World Hockey Association where he played for the Toronto Toros and the Birmingham Bulls until his retirement in 1978. His nickname as a hockey player was "The Big M".

Born and raised in Timmins, the son of Croatian immigrants from Zumberak, Croatia, Frank Mahovlich graduated from St. Michael's College School in 1957, and was awarded their Order of St. Michael in 1996. He has also studied at the University of Windsor and the University of Ottawa.

In 1994, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

He is a member of Muskoka Lakes Golf and Country Club in Port Carling, Ontario.

Frank's brother Peter is also a former NHL player, as well as a former teammate.

Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season              
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   
    
1956-57 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   3    1   0    1    2  
1957-58 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   67   20  16   36   67   
1958-59 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   63   22  27   49   94 
1959-60 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   70   18  21   39   61  
1960-61 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   70   48  36   84   131    
1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   70   33  38   71   87   
1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   67   36  37   73   56  
1963-64 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   70   26  29   55   66  
1964-65 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   59   23  28   51   76  
1965-66 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   68   32  24   56   68 
1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs     NHL   63   18  28   46   44
1967-68 Toronto/Detroit         NHL   63   26  26   52   32
1968-69 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   76   49  29   78   38
1969-70 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   74   38  32   70   59
1970-71 Detroit/Montreal        NHL   73   31  42   73   41
1971-72 Montreal Canadiens      NHL   76   43  53   96   36
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens      NHL   78   38  55   93   51
1973-74 Montreal Canadiens      NHL   71   31  49   80   47
                   NHL Totals         1181 533 570  1103 1056

See also

• List of Canadian Senators
• List of Ontario senators
• List of retired NHL players
• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL seasons
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• Notable families in the NHL
• List of NHL players with 500 goals

External links

• Biography on the Canadian Senate website
• Hall of Fame Bio

1938 births | Calder Trophy winners | Canadian ice hockey players | Canadian senators | Canadian Sports Hall of Fame | Croatian Canadians | Detroit Red Wings players | Hockey Hall of Fame | Living people | Members of the Order of Canada | Montreal Canadiens players | National Hockey League families | Ontario senators | Ontario sportspeople | People from Cochrane District, Ontario | Stanley Cup champions | Toronto Maple Leafs players | Toronto St. Michael's Majors alumni | Toronto Toros players

Frank Mahovlich