Harold Franklin Steele (March 9, 1905 – December 3, 1992) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Falcons during the 1930–31 NHL season. He played on December 25, 1930, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, recording 2 penalty minutes.[1] The rest of his career, which lasted from 1927 to 1940, was spent in the minor leagues, primarily in the International Hockey League. Steele died in Hollywood, Florida, in 1992.[2]
| Frank Steele | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 9, 1905 Stamford, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
December 3, 1992 (aged 87) Hollywood, Florida, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Detroit Falcons | ||
| Playing career | 1927–1940 | ||
Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1923–24 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | OHA Jr | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Niagara Falls Catracts | OHA Jr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Niagara Falls Falcons | OHA Int | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Niagara Falls Falcons | OHA Int | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Hamilton Tigers | Can-Pro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Calumet Miners | NMHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | Can-Pro | 40 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 42 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1930–31 | Detroit Falcons | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 40 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 48 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1932–33 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | AHA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Duluth Hornets/Wichita | AHA | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 44 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 43 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 45 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1937–38 | Detroit Holzbaugh | MOHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Detroit Pontiacs | MOHL | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1938–39 | Detroit Pontiacs | MOHL | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1939–40 | Detroit Pontiacs | MOHL | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 278 | 65 | 41 | 106 | 218 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
editReferences
editBibliography
edit- Frank Steele Game Logs 1930–31, National Hockey League, 2020, retrieved May 12, 2020
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database