April 13, 1966(1966-04-13) (aged 73) Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight
160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position
Centre
Shot
Left
Played for
Toronto Blueshirts Vancouver Millionaires Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career
1912–1930
Julius Francis Joseph Nighbor (January 26, 1893 – April 13, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played primarily for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey Association (NHA) and National Hockey League (NHL). He also played for the Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA, Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), and Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. Nighbor won the Stanley Cup once with the Millionaires and four times with the Senators. He was also known as the "Pembroke Peach",[1] "The Flying Dutchman" and as "Peerless Frank."[2]
An excellent defensive forward, Nighbor's poke check, backchecking, and bodychecking abilities thwarted enemy forwards' scoring attempts.[3] For his somewhat high penalty totals, he was a clean player and one of the last 60-minute hockey players. For his contributions on the ice, Nighbor was the first player to be awarded the Hart Trophy and the first to be awarded the Lady Byng Trophy.
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contributions on the ice, Nighbor was the first player to be awarded the Hart Trophy and the first to be awarded the Lady Byng Trophy. FrankNighbor began his career...
trophy's first winner would be FrankNighbor of the original Ottawa Senators. Late in the season, she invited Nighbor to Rideau Hall, showed him the trophy...
the series by Stanley Cup trustee William Foran to the centers FrankNighbor and Frank Foyston. The ice became soft and pools of water developed. Foyston...
trophy was first awarded at the conclusion of the 1923–24 NHL season to FrankNighbor of the original Ottawa Senators. The original Hart Trophy was retired...
Rusty Crawford Si Griffis Newsy Lalonde Hughie Lehman Mickey MacKay FrankNighborFrank Patrick Tommy Phillips Didier Pitre Gordon Roberts Barney Stanley...
point, Frank Patrick (manager-coach/owner) cover point, Fred "Cyclone" Taylor rover-center, Duncan "Mickey" MacKay center-left wing, FrankNighbor right...
required to keep their roster within required limits after they signed FrankNighbor to a contract. Completing the season in Toronto, Crawford and the Arenas...
Wilson and future hall-of-famers Hap Holmes, Harry Cameron, Frank Foyston, and FrankNighbor. The Torontos finished the year in a tie for third place. Before...
is also famous as he demanded that his friend FrankNighbor also be signed. While playing with Nighbor in the Upper Ottawa Valley Hockey League (UOVHL)...
scoring lead with FrankNighbor of the Ottawa Senators. Malone was in the scoring lead until the final game of the season when he played Nighbor and the Senators...
The first recipients were Ty Cobb, playing for the Detroit Tigers, and Frank Schulte of the Chicago Cubs. The award was discontinued in 1955, after it...
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Cleghorn of the Montreal Canadiens injured three Ottawa Senators players (FrankNighbor, Eddie Gerard and Cy Denneny) in a game on February 1, leading Ottawa...
Mickey MacKay, Vancouver, Eddie Oatman, Portland, and FrankNighbor, Vancouver, forward. 1916–17 – Frank Foyston, Seattle - most valuable player 1917–18 –...
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