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  Frank Mahovlich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Frank Mahovlich was hailed as a superstar while playing junior hockey, and he went on to record 533 goals and 570 assists during his NHL career.
Mahovlich was traded to the Canadiens on January 13, 1971 (where he rejoined his brother), and the moody superstar went on to enjoy the happiest times of his career.
Mahovlich was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.
www.hockeyresearch.com /jwood/bios/frank_mahovlich.htm   (453 words)

  
 Ghosts of The Past
Frank Mahovlich purchased a travel agency in 1967 because he was sure that he had just a season or two left as a professional hockey player.
Mahovlich then proceeded to follow up his rookie campaign with a 22 goal, 49 point effort to prove that his rookie season was no fluke.
Mahovlich skated with the Red Wings for parts of four seasons before he was dealt to the Montreal Canadiens for the second half of the 1970-71 campaign.
www.sportznutz.com /nhl/ghostsofthepast/frank_mahovlich.htm   (1060 words)

  
 Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge - Players - Frank Mahovlich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Frank Mahovlich was a talented and classy winger, a large man with the skills and hands of a pure scorer.
Mahovlich and Montreal were a natural fit and only his aging legs and a move toward younger athletes in the Canadiens organization prevented him from continuing to put up big numbers late into his career.
Frank Mahovlich was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981, and in 1998, in recognition of his years of class on the ice and off, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
www.oldtimershockey.com /players/mahovlich.html   (2214 words)

  
 1972 Summit Series: A September to Remember
But Frank Mahovlich was a winner from his many days in Toronto and helped teach this team how to win as well.
Mahovlich's only goal was an extremely important insurance goal in game 2, coming just 2 minutes after his brother scored in spectacular fashion to give Canada the lead.
Mahovlich was portrayed in the media as being one of the most paranoid Canadians in Moscow during the series.
www.1972summitseries.com /fmahovlich.html   (384 words)

  
 Mahovlich's story told in new book
Mahovlich continues to skate in oldtimers' games and his son wangled a lineup spot for a swing through Western Canada to play with his father and conduct many of the interviews necessary to write this book.
Mahovlich was a contract holdout in 1962, which led to a story about a $1-million purchase offer from the Chicago Blackhawks that has become a hockey legend.
Mahovlich moved on to the WHA to finish his career with a four-year contract with John Bassett Jr.
www.canoe.ca /SlamReviews/thebigm.html   (1203 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Frank Mahovlich was one of the most gifted and talented players to ever play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he could easily have also been the most misunderstood and underappreciated Leaf players ever.
Frank Mahovlich was born Jan. 10, 1938 in Timmins, Ont. From the beginning, he seemed destined to be a superstar.
Mahovlich was happy to escape the pressure of playing in Toronto and found new life in Detroit.
www.penaltybox.com /legends/frank_mahovolich.html   (679 words)

  
 Senators - Detailed Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mahovlich's trademark grace and powerful skating style made him one of professional hockey's true superstars.
Mahovlich has been a great ambassador for the game of hockey and an outstanding role model.
Mahovlich was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
www.parl.gc.ca /common/senmemb/senate/isenator_det.asp?senator_id=137&sortord=N&Language=E&M=M   (211 words)

  
 Mahovlich book upbeat, funny
What strikes you, if you never really knew Mahovlich as a person but watched him as a fan, is what a happy guy he is at age 61.
If you remember watching Frank Mahovlich in full stride as a Toronto Maple Leaf, you remember his misery as well as his glory.
Mahovlich always has been full of strong opinion, bordering on the outrageous, but Toronto never knew this side of him as a Leaf.
www.canoe.ca /SlamReviews/mahovlichstory.html   (679 words)

  
 CTV.ca | Leafs honour Frank Mahovlich
Mahovlich was born in Timmins, Ont. The family moved to nearby Schumacher when he was a boy, and it was there that he'd listen to Foster Hewitt on radio call the play-by-play of Leafs games.
Mahovlich became a swift left winger with a blazing shot in his NHL prime.
Horton, another of the few Leafs to ever have a banner raised, was his first NHL roommate, and Mahovlich sat beside Armstrong in the Leafs' dressing room for his 11 years with the team beginning in 1957.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025062271105_20471471   (600 words)

  
 Detroit Red Wings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1960-61, hockey fans anticipated Mahovlich would be a 50-goal scorer when he netted 35 times in Toronto’s first 38 games and many expressed their disappointment when Mahovlich finished with 48 goals.
By the time Mahovlich arrived in Detroit late in the 1967-68 season, his battles with the Toronto fans and coach Punch Imlach were well-documented.
Mahovlich feared he wouldn’t be accepted as a Red Wing.
www.detroitredwings.com /history/wol/wol-frankmahovlich.jsp   (507 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mahovlich announced this week he put 110 items up for auction from his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens.
Mahovlich won the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year in 1958 and the following season played in his first of 15 all-star games.
Mahovlich left the NHL after the 1973-74 season with 533 goals and 570 assists in 1,181 career regular season games.
www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=138738   (576 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Big M: The Frank Mahovlich Story: Books: Ted Mahovlich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ted Mahovlich, Franks son, interviewed such hockey greats as Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Guy LaFluer and Henri "Rocket" Richard to recreate one of the greatest NHL careers of all-time.
Frank Mahovlich was one of THE great players in the history of hockey.
Ted Mahovlich is a very accomplished writer, telling his father's story with compassion, respect and honesty in a fine style that makes the book hard to put down.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1583820299?v=glance   (711 words)

  
 Sweater #27   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Big "M" Frank Mahovlich came from St Michael's College to the Leafs in 1956 and had a three game trial at the end of the 1956 -57 season.
Mahovlich, who was a quiet individual, had a rough relationship with the Leaf Coach, Punch Imlach.
When a rumored deal with Chicago for one million dollars fell though in 1962, he was traded to Detroit in March 1968 in a multi-player which brought Normam Ullman to Toronto.
www.execulink.com /~c67leafs/Sw27.htm   (243 words)

  
 Frank Mahovlich
This unique photo of Frank Mahovolich is accompanied by an authentic cloth number 27 and raised over a Toronto Maple Leaf jersey print background.
This unique photo of Toronto Maple Leaf's great, Frank Mahovlich is accompanied by an authentic cloth number 4 that has been hand-signed and raised over a Toronto Maple Leaf's jersey print background.
This 16x20 photo of Toronto Maple Leaf star Frank Mahovlich is hand-signed and includes a descriptive plate and two collectors' pins.
www.frameworth.com /cart/catalog/11Frank-Mahovlich-p-1-c-13.html   (509 words)

  
 Hockeydb.com Forums - Frank Mahovlich
I know frank mahovlich is a member of the liberal party.
My stuff was sent back unsigned and a note saying that he does not sign through the senate, and he does not sign pucks.
Frank Mahovlich will be at the Kozlov Center in Barrie,Ontario, June,11,05
www.hockeydb.com /vb/showthread.php?t=11062   (210 words)

  
 PLAYING HOCKEY THE WORLD OVER - Modo vs Toronto Toros 1975
In 1971-72 he coached the Swedish national team and was then hired by John Basset as coach for the WHA-Ottawa Nationals, which soon moved to Toronto to become the Toros.
According to Frank Mahovlich, it was Harris' idea to train in Örnsköldsvik.
Having spent their first ten days of the pre-season camp in Örnsköldsvik - apart from a trip to Finland - the Toronto Toros was scheduled to meet their hosts Modo on 16 September.
www.angelfire.com /space/u_line/toros.htm   (654 words)

  
 Legends of Hockey -- Silverware -- 1957-58 Calder Memorial Trophy Winner -- Mahovlich, Frank
FRANK MAHOVLICH, born January 10, 1938 in Timmins, Ontario, was part of the Leafs building plans of the late 1950s.
Besides MAHOVLICH, Tim Horton, George Armstrong, Dick Duff, Dave Keon and Al Arbour all came from the area to feed the Toronto farm system.
MAHOVLICH joined the Leaf lineup for three games in 1956-57, but was added as a regular the next season.
www.legendsofhockey.net:8080 /LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=CMT&year=1957-58   (153 words)

  
 Canadian Style Hockey: Summit Series Game 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mahovlich faked a shot and slid the puck by him and cut in front of Tretiak.
Mahovlich deked to the right and then used his long reach to tuck the puck behind Tretiak, finishing up by falling over the Russian goalie with one of the best looking goals you'll ever see.
Hometown favourite Frank Mahovlich completed the scoring for a 4-1 Canadian win.
www.geocities.com /colosseum/bench/9383/summit/game2.html   (258 words)

  
 ANSPORTS: Toronto Maple Leafs autographed Jersey
Perhaps the most misunderstood man in pro hockey was Frank Mahovlich, the skating giant of the NHL, who weathered two nervous breakdowns in his successful quest for superstardom.
A trade was inevitable, and on January 13, 1971, Mahovlich was dealt to the Canadiens.
When Smythe returned, he was furious that the deal had been made without his having been consulted, and this disagreement between Smythe and Selke was one of the factors in Selke's decision to move to Montreal in 1946.
www.ansports.com /jerseys/leafs.html   (1090 words)

  
 - Frozen Pond - Company Information
Frank Mahovlich is one of the greatest players ever to wear the Blue and White.
He was the main offensive weapon on Toronto teams that won the Stanley Cup in 1962-63-64 and 1967, yet Mahovlich did not get along with GM Punch Imlach and was traded to the Red Wings in 1968.
Mahovlich starred for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series versus the Soviet Union, and also represented his country at the same event in 1974.
www.frozenpond.com /xcart/customer/help.php?section=publicity   (1195 words)

  
 Canada Post - Press Releases - Canada Post's power play: Fourth set of hockey All-Stars to be honoured with stamps Ray ...
Frank Mahovlich was already being hailed as a future superstar during his junior days with the St. Mike's Majors of the Ontario Hockey Association.
After helping the Leafs win three consecutive Stanley Cups from 1962 to 1964 and a fourth in 1967, "The Big M" was traded to the Detroit Red Wings as the central figure of a blockbuster deal.
On January 13, 1971, Mahovlich was traded to the Montreal Canadiens, where he rejoined his brother, and won two more Stanley Cups (1971 and 1973).
www.canadapost.ca /common/corporate/about/newsroom/pr/archive-e.asp?prid=757   (1559 words)

  
 Pete Mahovlich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Because his older brother, Hall-of-Famer Frank Mahovlich, was known as "the Big M," Pete became known by the nickname of "The Little M." Pete ranks second in the NHL in Fastest Two Goals by One Player, scoring twice in 5 seconds versus the Chicago Blackhawks on Feb. 20, 1971.
Mahovlich has served as a head coach in the IHL, the AHL, and a color commentator for Montreal.
"A shifty stickhandler and the wise-cracking younger brother of the 'Big M,' Frank Mahovlich, Pete was caught out after curfew by Canadiens' coach Scotty Bowman and fined $100.
www.hockeyresearch.com /atkinsj/players/M/mahovlich.html   (296 words)

  
 croatia2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Frank Mahovlich’s father immigrated to Canada from Gornji Ostrc, a farming community in Croatia, during the interwar years, eventually settling in the mining community of Timmins, northern Ontario.
Born, Schumacher, Ontario, 1938, young Frank played his Junior Hockey at St. Michael’s College, Toronto, joining the Toronto Maple Leafs, 1957-58, winning the Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year.
In this 1998 view, The Honourable Frank Mahovlich, son of a Croatian immigrant, addresses the Toronto media after being appointed to the Canadian Senate.
collections.ic.gc.ca /heirloom_series/volume7/countries/croatia2.html   (170 words)

  
 www.tbsource.com Thunder Bay's Source Sports  2006
This team was led by the potent Big M. Frank Mahovlich lit it up that year with 36 goals but he had help from a young centre named Dave Keon, a skilled shooter and playmaker who was also fabulous defensively and on the face-offs.
Flower Power was evident as Guy Lafleur drilled one by Johnny Bower at 6:21, and then late in the period, the Little M, Peter Mahovlich knocked in the power play equlaizer on a loose puck at the side of the net.
After he alowed a power play goal by Peter Mahovlich at 4:38 of the first, the China Wall is solid for the win.
www.tbsource.com /tbSPORTS/index.asp?cid=71866   (1373 words)

  
 Canadiens de Montreal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
March 21, 1973: Frank Mahovlich becomes the third member of the Canadiens and the fifth player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal plateau.
March 22, 1972: In a 3-3 tie with the visiting Maple Leafs, Frank Mahovlich scores his 42nd goal of the season to become the highest goal-scoring left winger in Canadiens history.
Mahovlich overtakes Dickie Moore, who scored 41 times in 1958-59.
www.canadiens.com /eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=4144   (1039 words)

  
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Marcel Dionne and Frank Mahovlich helped "lift the curtain" on our upcoming NHL Legends line of action figures.
Mahovlich looked over the "2-up" prototype for his upcoming figure and even signed off on it -- autographing the base it stands on.
The Mahovlich figure was pushed to the front of our production line in order to be ready for display at the Expo.
www.spawn.com /news/news6.aspx?id=12363   (270 words)

  
 Frank Mahovlich, Montreal Canadiens Poster - Sports Posters Inc. 1973   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
His intense privacy made Frank Mahovlich a difficult player for fans to love - but on the ice, he was one of the best, a true Hall-of-Famer.
Mahovlich led the Toronto Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cups in the 1960s, then moved on to win two more Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970s.
All images contained on this site are property of their respective rights holders, and may not be copied or reproduced without expressed written consent.
www.sportsposterwarehouse.com /warehouse/mahov73.htm   (158 words)

  
 www.rivionline.ca - Frank Mahovlich holding the Stanley Cup (#355)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This 8 x 10 photo shows Toronto Maple Leaf's legend Frank Mahovlich holding the Stanley Cup.
It has been hand signed by the leaf player and includes a descriptive plate and a collectors pin.
Framed in fl wood with acid free double matting and a decorative v-groove.
www.rivionline.ca /c192537p16436668.2.html   (56 words)

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