Frank McCool

Frank McCool
Date of birth	October 27, 1918
place of birth	Calgary , Alberta , Canada
date of death	May 20, 1973
Nickname	Ulcers
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
1936-1937	Calgary Bronks
1937-1939	Calgary Columbus Club
1939-1942	Gonzaga University
1942-1943	Calgary Currie Army
1944-1946	Toronto Maple Leafs

Francis "Frank" McCool (born October 27, 1918 in Calgary , Alberta ; † May 20, 1973 ) was a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League from 1944 to 1946 .

Career

Frank McCool began his career as an ice hockey goalkeeper in his hometown of Calgary, where he played for a few smaller teams before playing for the Gonzaga University team from 1939 to 1942 . For the 1942/43 season McCool returned to Calgary to play for the Calgary Currie Army , before he suspended the war in the following season with the ice hockey.

On October 25, 1944, the Canadian received a contract as a free agent with the Toronto Maple Leafs from the National Hockey League , with whom he won the prestigious Stanley Cup in his first season . In addition, the goalie received the Calder Memorial Trophy as best rookie . In the finals against the Detroit Red Wings , McCool set an NHL record with three shutouts at the beginning of the best-of-seven series, which is still there.

In his second NHL season, McCool came on 22 missions before he had to end his career due to illness at the age of 28. After a long illness, he finally died in 1973 at the age of 54.

Achievements and Awards

• 1945 Stanley Cup win with the Toronto Maple Leafs
• 1945 Calder Memorial Trophy

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Victories	Defeats	draw	Shutouts
Regular season	2	72	34	31	7th	4th
Playoffs	1	13	8th	5	-	4th

Web links

• Frank McCool at hockeydb.com (English)
• Frank McCool at legendsofhockey.net (English)