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Frank Nighbor

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-9    Weight: 160 lbs.
Born: January 26, 1893 in Pembroke, Ontario
Died: April 13, 1966

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1947

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1917-18 25 Ottawa Senators NHL 10 11 8 19 1.90 14 1.35 6
1918-19 26 Ottawa Senators NHL 18 19 9 28 1.56 19 1.04 27
1919-20 27 Ottawa Senators NHL 23 26 15 41 1.78 27 1.19 18
1920-21 28 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 19 10 29 1.21 20 0.84 10
1921-22 29 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 8 10 18 0.90 12 0.58 4
1922-23 30 Ottawa Senators NHL 22 11 7 18 0.82 11 0.48 14
1923-24 31 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 11 6 17 0.85 11 0.55 16
1924-25 32 Ottawa Senators NHL 26 5 5 10 0.38 7 0.26 18
1925-26 33 Ottawa Senators NHL 35 12 13 25 0.71 18 0.50 40
1926-27 34 Ottawa Senators NHL 38 6 6 12 0.32 9 0.24 26
1927-28 35 Ottawa Senators NHL 42 8 5 13 0.31 10 0.23 46
1928-29 36 Ottawa Senators NHL 30 1 4 5 0.17 4 0.13 22
1929-30 37 2 Teams NHL 41 2 0 2 0.05 1 0.02 2
1929-30 37 Ottawa Senators NHL 19 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
1929-30 37 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 22 2 0 2 0.09 1 0.05 2
Career NHL 349 139 98 237 0.68 161 0.46 249

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1918-19 26 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 2 2 1.00 3
1920-21 28 Ottawa Senators NHL SC 2 1 3 4 2.00 2
1921-22 29 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 2 1 3 1.50 4
1922-23 30 Ottawa Senators NHL SC 2 0 1 1 0.50 0
1923-24 31 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 1 1 0.50 0
1925-26 33 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 2
1926-27 34 Ottawa Senators NHL SC 6 1 1 2 0.33 0
1927-28 35 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 2
Career NHL 3 20 4 9 13 0.65 13

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1910-11 18 Pembroke Debaters UOVHL 6 6 4 10 1.67 3
1911-12 19 Port Arthur Bearcats NOHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 9
1912-13 20 Toronto Blueshirts NHA 19 25 0 25 1.32 9
1913-14 21 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 11 10 5 15 1.36 6
1914-15 22 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 17 23 7 30 1.76 12
1915-16 23 Ottawa Senators NHA 23 19 5 24 1.04 26
1916-17 24 Ottawa Senators NHA 19 41 10 51 2.68 24
1931-32 39 Buffalo Bisons IHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career IHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Career NHA 61 85 15 100 1.64 59
Career NOHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 9
Career PCHA 28 33 12 45 1.61 18
Career UOVHL 6 6 4 10 1.67 3

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1910-11 18 Pembroke Debaters UOVHL 2 6 2 8 4.00 0
1914-15 22 Vancouver Millionaires St-Cup 3 4 6 10 3.33 0 6 0 0.00
1916-17 24 Ottawa Senators NHA 2 1 1 2 1.00 6
1919-20 27 Ottawa Senators St-Cup 5 6 1 7 1.40 2
1920-21 28 Ottawa Senators St-Cup 5 0 1 1 0.20 0
1922-23 30 Ottawa Senators St-Cup 6 1 1 2 0.33 10
Career NHA 2 1 1 2 1.00 6
Career St-Cup 19 11 9 20 1.05 0 18 0 0.00
Career UOVHL 2 6 2 8 4.00 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1923-24 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1924-25 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1925-26 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Games Played

1918-19 NHL 18 (1)
 1920-21 NHL 24 (1)

Goals

1918-19 NHL 19 (3)
1919-20 NHL 26 (3)
1920-21 NHL 19 (5)
1923-24 NHL 11 (10)

Goals Per Game

1917-18 NHL 1.10 (5)
1918-19 NHL 1.06 (3)
1919-20 NHL 1.13 (3)
1920-21 NHL 0.79 (6)
1923-24 NHL 0.55 (8)

Assists

1917-18 NHL 8 (6)
1918-19 NHL 9 (2)
1919-20 NHL 15 (1)
 1920-21 NHL 10 (3)
1921-22 NHL 10 (8)
1923-24 NHL 6 (3)
1925-26 NHL 13 (1)

Assists Per Game

1918-19 NHL 0.50 (2)
1919-20 NHL 0.65 (1)
 1920-21 NHL 0.42 (5)
1921-22 NHL 0.50 (7)

Points

1917-18 NHL 19 (9)
1918-19 NHL 28 (2)
1919-20 NHL 41 (3)
1920-21 NHL 29 (5)
1923-24 NHL 17 (8)
1925-26 NHL 25 (8)

Points Per Game

1917-18 NHL 1.90 (5)
1918-19 NHL 1.56 (3)
1919-20 NHL 1.78 (3)
1920-21 NHL 1.21 (6)
1923-24 NHL 0.85 (6)
1925-26 NHL 0.71 (10)

Goals Created

1918-19 NHL 18.6 (2)
1919-20 NHL 27.3 (3)
1920-21 NHL 20.1 (6)
1923-24 NHL 11.1 (10)
1925-26 NHL 17.6 (8)

Goals Created Per Game

1917-18 NHL 1.35 (4)
1918-19 NHL 1.03 (3)
1919-20 NHL 1.19 (3)
1920-21 NHL 0.84 (7)
1923-24 NHL 0.55 (6)
1925-26 NHL 0.50 (9)
    

Transactions

Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.

October 22, 1915: Signed as a free agent by Vancouver (PCHA), October 22, 1915.

November 12, 1915: Signed by Ottawa (NHA) after jumping contract with Vancouver (PCHA), November 12, 1915.

December 22, 1917: Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, December 22, 1917.

January 31, 1930: Traded to Toronto by Ottawa for Danny Cox and cash, January 31, 1930.