Frank Nighbor

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Frank Nighbor : biography

January 26, 1893 – April 13, 1966

Julius Francis "Pembroke Peach" Nighbor (January 26, 1893 in Pembroke, Ontario – April 13, 1966 in Pembroke, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey Association(NHA) and Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA and Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). An excellent defensive forward, his poke check, backchecking and bodychecking abilities thwarted enemy forwards’ scoring attempts.Podnieks(2003), pg. 627 For his somewhat high penalty totals, he was a clean player and one of the last 60 minute hockey players. For his contributions on the ice, Nighbor was the first player ever to be awarded the Hart Trophy and the first to be awarded the Lady Byng Trophy.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1912–13 Toronto Blueshirts NHA 19 25 0 25 9
1913–14 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 11 10 5 15 6
1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 17 23 7 30 12
1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires Stanley Cup 3 4 6 10 6
1915–16 Ottawa Senators NHA 23 19 5 24 26
1916–17 Ottawa Senators NHA 19 41 10 51 24 2 1 1 2 6
1917–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 9 11 0 11 3
1918–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 18 18 4 22 27 2 0 2 2 3
1919–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 23 26 7 33 18
1919–20 Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup 5 6 1 7 2
1920–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 18 3 21 10 2 1 3 4 4
1920–21 Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup 5 0 1 1 0
1921–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 8 8 16 2 2 2 1 3 4
1922–23 Ottawa Senators NHL 22 11 5 16 16 2 0 1 1 0
1922–23 Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup 6 1 1 2 10
1923–24 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 10 3 13 14 2 0 1 1 0
1924–25 Ottawa Senators NHL 26 5 2 7 18
1925–26 Ottawa Senators NHL 35 12 13 25 40 2 0 0 0 0
1926–27 Ottawa Senators NHL 38 6 6 12 26 6 1 1 2 0
1927–28 Ottawa Senators NHL 42 8 5 13 46 2 0 0 0 2
1928–29 Ottawa Senators NHL 30 1 4 5 22
1929–30 Ottawa Senators NHL 19 0 0 0 0
1929–30 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 22 2 0 2 0
NHL totals 348 136 60 196 242