Bob Froese
Date of birth | June 30, 1958 |
place of birth | St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada |
size | 180 cm |
Weight | 79 kg |
position | goalkeeper |
Catch hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Amateur Draft |
1978 , 10th lap, 160th position St. Louis Blues |
Career stations | |
1974-1976 | St. Catharines Black Hawks |
1976-1977 | Oshawa Generals |
1977-1988 | Niagara Falls Flyers |
1978-1981 | Saginaw Gears |
1981-1982 | Maine Mariners |
1982-1986 | Philadelphia Flyers |
1986-1990 | New York Rangers |
Robert Glenn "Bob" Froese (born June 30, 1958 in St. Catharines , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who played for the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League from 1982 to 1990 .
Career
During his junior years he played in his hometown with the St. Catharines Black Hawks in the OMJHL . After a change within the league, he played with Mike Gartner at the Niagara Falls Flyers . In the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft , the St. Louis Blues selected him in the tenth round as 160th.
He began his senior career in the IHL with Saginaw Gears . The Milwaukee Admirals followed as further stations in the IHL and later the Maine Mariners in the AHL .
In 1981 he signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers and in the 1982/83 season he fought his way to the place behind Pelle Lindbergh . When he had a fatal accident at the beginning of the 1985/86 season , Froese took over his job. He prevailed even though they had brought in another experienced goalkeeper in Glenn Resch . Together with Darren Jensen , he won the William M. Jennings Trophy . When the Flyers performed poorly in the playoffs a year later, he was one of the players Mike Keenan blamed for it.
Shortly after the start of the 1986/87 season , he was given to the New York Rangers . In return, the Flyers received Kjell Samuelsson . After early elimination in the playoffs, he took part with the Canadian national team in the 1987 Ice Hockey World Championship . In the Rangers he was number two behind John Vanbiesbrouck . After Mike Richter contested this place in the 1989/90 season , he ended his career.
In the 1995/96 season he was the goalkeeping coach of the New York Islanders . Today he is a pastor at the Faith Fellowship Church in Clarence , New York .
NHL statistics
Seasons | Games | Victory cut | Conceded goal | Shutouts | |
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Regular season | 8th | 242 | 0.529 | 3.10 | 13 |
Playoffs | 5 | 18th | 0.167 | 3.98 | 0 |
Sporting successes
Personal awards
- NHL Second All-Star Team : 1986
- William M. Jennings Trophy : 1986 (with Darren Jensen )
- Participation in the NHL All-Star Game : 1986
- Best catch quota in the NHL : 1986
Web links
- Bob Froese at hockeydb.com (English)
- Bob Froese at hockeygoalies.org
- Bob Froese at legendsofhockey.net (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Froese, Bob |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Froese, Robert Glenn |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Catharines , Ontario |