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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Frank Spring
Selected in first round
No.
4 overall by Boston Bruins
Born October 19, 1949
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-3 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Edmonton (WCHL)
Birthplace: Cranbrook, B.C. (Canada)
Hometown:
Cranbrook, British Columbia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
Edmonton | WCHL |
57 |
24 | 27 |
51 | 85 | | 1968-69 |
Edmonton | WCHL |
41 | 9 |
16 | 25 |
60 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Starred for BCJHL's New Westminster Royals before moving up
to major junior with Edmonton. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 1970
Numbers:
28 (Boston); 28 (St. Louis); 28 (California/Cleveland)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1978 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1970-1977 | BOS, STL, CAL/CLE |
61 | 14 | 20 |
34 | 12 |
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NHL AWARDS
AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played one game for 1969-70 Boston
team that went on to win Stanley Cup. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oklahoma City (CHL);
Hershey, Richmond (AHL); Denver (WHL); Denver (CHL); Salt Lake (CHL); New
Haven (AHL); Indianapolis (WHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL All-Star Second Team: 1975-76
(Salt Lake)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Chicago)
CHL Goals Leader: 1975-76 (Salt Lake) (44 goals)
Miscellaneous: Full name is
Franklin Patrick Spring. ... Earned Canadian Hockey Order of Merit award for
service to amateur hockey in 1981. ... British Columbia Amateur Hockey
Association named its Association of the Year award, the Frank Spring Trophy,
after him.
Personal: Older brother of former WHA player Dan Spring
and former minor-leaguer Derek Spring. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| INTRA-LEAGUE DRAFT: Boston left Spring
unprotected for the 1971 NHL Intra-league Draft and he was claimed by
Philadelphia on June 8, 1971. |
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SNAPSHOT '69 | | Total Selected: |
84 | | Forwards: |
58 | | Defense: |
18 | | Goaltenders: |
8 | | Major Junior: |
68 | | College Players: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
78 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
4 | | U.S.-Born: |
4 |
| European: |
1 |
| Reached NHL: |
49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
7 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
11 |
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