Frank Bathe
| Frank Bathe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 27, 1954 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1984 | ||
Francis Leonard Bathe (born September 27, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers.
Frank currently resides in Maine. Where he owns and operates the Jetport Gas/Convenience located at 446 Western Ave, South Portland, ME 04106.
Playing career
The former Philadelphia Flyers defencemen is the son of Alan Bathe, who signed as a free agent with the Canadian Maple Leafs. Sporting a full beard and a head of shaggy red hair made him a true standout on the ice. He was known as a fighter and a funny guy. He won the Barry Ashbee Trophy for best defenceman in 1982. A back injury ended Frank's NHL career in 1984.
Currently residing in southern Maine, Bathe is a successful business owner and the father of five children. His son, Landon Bathe, followed in his footsteps to professional hockey only to encounter a similar career-ending injury.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Windsor Spitfires | SOJHL | 59 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Windsor Spitfires | SOJHL | 58 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Virginia Wings | AHL | 50 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 148 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 | ||
| 1976–77 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 71 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 78 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 159 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1978–79 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 175 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 1981–82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1983–84 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 223 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 542 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 42 | ||||
| AHL totals | 165 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 437 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | ||||
| IHL totals | 128 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 444 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 | ||||
External links
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- 1954 births
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Sportspeople from Oshawa
- Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
- Living people
- Maine Mariners players
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Port Huron Flags (IHL) players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Virginia Wings players
- Windsor Spitfires players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1950s births stubs