Frank Eddolls

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Frank Eddolls

Born	(1921-07-05)July 5, 1921 Lachine, QC, CAN
Died	August 13, 1961(1961-08-13) (aged 40) Ridgeway, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers
Playing career	1941–1954

Frank Herbert Eddolls (July 5, 1921 in Lachine, Quebec – August 13, 1961 in Ridgeway, Ontario) was a defenceman in the National Hockey League who played for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers, and coached the Chicago Black Hawks in 1954–55. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1946.

Eddolls is known as one of the very few defencemen that consistently succeeded in defending the legendary Maurice "Rocket" Richard.^[1]

Frank was playing golf on August 13, 1961 with friends at the Cherry Hill Country Club in Ridgeway, Ontario, one friend being Stan Mikita, when he complained on the 9th hole of heartburn. On the 17th hole, he collapsed and died of a heart attack.

Transactions

June 7, 1940 - Rights traded to Toronto by Montreal for the rights to Joe Benoit.
September 10, 1943 - Traded to Montreal by Toronto for the rights to Ted Kennedy.
August 19, 1947 - Traded to NY Rangers by Montreal with Buddy O'Connor for Hal Laycoe, Joe Bell and George Robertson.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	Pts	Division rank	Result
CHI	1954–55	70	13	40	17	43	6th in NHL	DNQ
Total		70	13	40	17	43

References

Frank Eddolls Obituary at LostHockey.com

↑ Now Back to You, Dick: Two Lifetimes in Hockey

External links

Frank Eddolls's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Buddy O'Connor	New York Rangers captain 1950–51	Succeeded by Allan Stanley
Preceded by Sid Abel	Head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks 1954-55	Succeeded by Dick Irvin

v t e Chicago Blackhawks head coaches

Muldoon Stanley Lehman Gardiner Irvin Shaughnessy Tobin Iverson Matheson Gorman Loughlin Stewart Thompson Gottselig Conacher Goodfellow Abel Eddolls Ivan Pilous Reay White Pulford Johnston Magnuson Pulford Tessier Pulford Murdoch Keenan D. Sutter Hartsburg Graham Molleken Pulford Suhonen B. Sutter Yawney Savard Quenneville

Persondata
Name	Eddolls, Frank
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	July 5, 1921
Place of birth	Lachine, QC, CAN
Date of death	August 13, 1961
Place of death	Ridgeway, ON, CAN

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