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Frank Brimsek

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-9    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: September 26, 1915 in Eveleth, Minnesota
Died: November 11, 1998

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1966

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1938-39 23 Boston Bruins NHL 43 2610 33 9 1 67 .779 10 68 1.56 0 0 0 0
1939-40 24 Boston Bruins NHL 48 2950 31 12 5 67 .698 6 98 1.99 0 0 0 0
1940-41 25 Boston Bruins NHL 48 3040 27 8 13 67 .698 6 102 2.01 0 0 0 0
1941-42 26 Boston Bruins NHL 47 2930 24 17 6 54 .574 3 115 2.35 0 0 0 0
1942-43 27 Boston Bruins NHL 50 3000 24 17 9 57 .570 1 176 3.52 0 0 0 0
1945-46 30 Boston Bruins NHL 34 2040 16 14 4 36 .529 2 111 3.26 0 0 0 0
1946-47 31 Boston Bruins NHL 60 3600 26 23 11 63 .525 3 175 2.92 0 0 0 2
1947-48 32 Boston Bruins NHL 60 3600 23 24 13 59 .492 3 168 2.80 0 0 0 0
1948-49 33 Boston Bruins NHL 54 3240 26 20 8 60 .556 1 147 2.72 0 0 0 2
1949-50 34 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 4200 22 38 10 54 .386 5 244 3.49 0 0 0 2
Career NHL 514 31210 252 182 80 584 .568 40 1404 2.70 0 0 0 6

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1938-39 23 Boston Bruins NHL SC 12 863 8 4 16 .667 1 18 1.25 0 0 0 0
1939-40 24 Boston Bruins NHL 6 360 2 4 4 .333 0 15 2.50 0 0 0 0
1940-41 25 Boston Bruins NHL SC 11 678 8 3 16 .727 1 23 2.04 0 0 0 0
1941-42 26 Boston Bruins NHL 5 307 2 3 4 .400 0 16 3.13 0 0 0 0
1942-43 27 Boston Bruins NHL 9 560 4 5 8 .444 0 33 3.54 0 0 0 0
1945-46 30 Boston Bruins NHL 10 651 5 5 10 .500 0 29 2.67 0 0 0 0
1946-47 31 Boston Bruins NHL 5 343 1 4 2 .200 0 16 2.80 0 0 0 0
1947-48 32 Boston Bruins NHL 5 317 1 4 2 .200 0 20 3.79 0 0 0 0
1948-49 33 Boston Bruins NHL 5 316 1 4 2 .200 0 16 3.04 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 2 68 4395 32 36 64 .471 2 186 2.54 0 0 0 0

Other Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1934-35 19 Pittsburgh Yellowjackets X-Games 16 960 14 2 0 28 .875 1 39 2.44
1935-36 20 Pittsburgh Yellowjackets EAHL 38 2280 20 16 2 42 .553 8 74 1.95
1936-37 21 Pittsburgh Yellowjackets EAHL 47 2820 19 23 5 43 .457 3 142 3.02
1937-38 22 Providence Reds IAHL 48 2950 25 16 7 57 .594 5 86 1.75
1938-39 23 Providence Reds IAHL 9 570 5 2 2 12 .667 0 18 1.89
1943-44 28 Coast Guard Cutters X-Games 27 1620 19 6 2 40 .741 1 83 3.07
Career EAHL 85 5100 39 39 7 85 .500 11 216 2.54
Career IAHL 57 3520 30 18 9 69 .605 5 104 1.77
Career X-Games 43 2580 33 8 2 68 .791 2 122 2.84

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1935-36 20 Pittsburgh Yellowjackets EAHL 8 480 4 3 1 9 .563 2 19 2.37
1937-38 22 Providence Reds IAHL 7 515 5 2 0 10 .714 0 16 1.86
1937-38 22 New Haven Eagles IAHL 1 93 0 1 0 0 .000 0 3 1.94
1943-44 28 Coast Guard Cutters X-Games 5 300 4 0 0 8 1.000 1 4 0.80
Career EAHL 8 480 4 3 1 9 .563 2 19 2.37
Career IAHL 8 608 5 3 0 10 .625 0 19 1.88
Career X-Games 5 300 4 0 0 8 1.000 1 4 0.80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1947 NHL
1948 NHL

Awards

1938-39 NHL Calder Memorial Trophy
1938-39 NHL Vezina Trophy
1941-42 NHL Vezina Trophy

Honors

1938-39 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1939-40 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1940-41 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1941-42 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1942-43 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1945-46 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1946-47 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1947-48 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Games Played

1939-40 NHL 48 (2)
1940-41 NHL 48 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 50 (1)
 1946-47 NHL 60 (2)
1947-48 NHL 60 (2)
1949-50 NHL 70 (2)

Games Played (Goalie)

1938-39 NHL 43 (6)
1939-40 NHL 48 (1)
 1940-41 NHL 48 (1)
 1941-42 NHL 47 (3)
1942-43 NHL 50 (1)
 1945-46 NHL 34 (5)
1946-47 NHL 60 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 60 (1)
 1948-49 NHL 54 (6)
1949-50 NHL 70 (1)
 Career NHL 514 (49)

Wins (Goalie)

1938-39 NHL 33 (1)
 1939-40 NHL 31 (1)
 1940-41 NHL 27 (2)
1941-42 NHL 24 (3)
1942-43 NHL 24 (2)
1945-46 NHL 16 (4)
1946-47 NHL 26 (3)
1947-48 NHL 23 (3)
1948-49 NHL 26 (3)
1949-50 NHL 22 (5)
Career NHL 252 (36)

Losses (Goalie)

1938-39 NHL 9 (8)
1939-40 NHL 12 (6)
1940-41 NHL 8 (8)
1941-42 NHL 17 (6)
1942-43 NHL 17 (4)
1945-46 NHL 14 (4)
1946-47 NHL 23 (3)
1947-48 NHL 24 (3)
1948-49 NHL 20 (5)
1949-50 NHL 38 (1)
 Career NHL 182 (64)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1938-39 NHL 1 (8)
1939-40 NHL 5 (3)
1940-41 NHL 13 (1)
 1941-42 NHL 6 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 9 (4)
1945-46 NHL 4 (5)
1946-47 NHL 11 (1)
 1947-48 NHL 13 (1)
 1948-49 NHL 8 (4)
1949-50 NHL 10 (6)
Career NHL 80 (35)

Points (Goalie)

1938-39 NHL 67 (1)
 1939-40 NHL 67 (1)
 1940-41 NHL 67 (1)
 1941-42 NHL 54 (3)
1942-43 NHL 57 (2)
1945-46 NHL 36 (4)
1946-47 NHL 63 (3)
1947-48 NHL 59 (3)
1948-49 NHL 60 (3)
1949-50 NHL 54 (6)
Career NHL 584 (37)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1938-39 NHL .779 (1)
 1939-40 NHL .698 (1)
 1940-41 NHL .698 (1)
 1941-42 NHL .575 (3)
1942-43 NHL .570 (2)
1945-46 NHL .529 (4)
1946-47 NHL .525 (3)
1947-48 NHL .492 (3)
1948-49 NHL .556 (2)
1949-50 NHL .386 (6)
Career NHL .568 (25)

Shutouts

1938-39 NHL 10 (1)
 1939-40 NHL 6 (2)
1940-41 NHL 6 (1)
 1941-42 NHL 3 (3)
1942-43 NHL 1 (2)
1945-46 NHL 2 (2)
1946-47 NHL 3 (4)
1947-48 NHL 3 (4)
1948-49 NHL 1 (5)
1949-50 NHL 5 (5)
Career NHL 40 (27)

Goals Against

1938-39 NHL 68 (8)
1939-40 NHL 98 (5)
1940-41 NHL 102 (4)
1941-42 NHL 115 (7)
1942-43 NHL 176 (3)
1945-46 NHL 111 (4)
1946-47 NHL 175 (2)
1947-48 NHL 168 (2)
1948-49 NHL 147 (4)
1949-50 NHL 244 (1)
 Career NHL 1404 (55)

Goals Against Average

1938-39 NHL 1.56 (1)
 1939-40 NHL 1.99 (3)
1940-41 NHL 2.01 (2)
1941-42 NHL 2.35 (1)
 1942-43 NHL 3.52 (3)
1945-46 NHL 3.26 (4)
1946-47 NHL 2.92 (3)
1947-48 NHL 2.80 (4)
1948-49 NHL 2.72 (4)
1949-50 NHL 3.49 (6)
Career NHL 2.70 (42)
      

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

October 27, 1938: Signed as a free agent by Boston, October 27, 1938.

September 8, 1949: Traded to Chicago by Boston for cash, September 8, 1949.