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Brimsek died on November 11, 1998, in Virginia, Minnesota, leaving behind his wife, Peggy, his two daughters, Chris and Karen, and his five grandchildren. [18] In 1998, Brimsek was ranked number 67 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, and was the highest ranked American goaltender. [41]
13 lis 1998 · Frankie (Mr. Zero) Brimsek, the Boston Bruins' Hall of Fame goaltender who was renowned for a remarkable string of shutouts during his first weeks in the National Hockey League, died...
9 lis 2018 · Brimsek was known as ‘Frigid Frankie’ for reasons that went beyond the crease. In spite of his good looks and athletic prowess, he was painfully shy and a little reclusive.
Brimsek married and had two daughters, and he died at age eighty-three. He is buried in the town of Virginia. Brimsek's goaltending for the prewar Boston Bruins will forever be cited by hockey cognoscenti as the definitive work of its time.
Frank Brimsek's star flashed on the NHL scene with an initial brilliance few rookies have ever matched. Coming up from Providence in the fall of 1938, he replaced the great Cecil "Tiny" Thompson in the Boston Bruins net and proceeded to blank the opposition in six of his first eight games.
31 sie 2022 · Brimsek had lost his edge and became what some critics called "puck shy." According to one tale, while a member of the Black Hawks, Frankie was walking along Boston streets with a teammate.
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