Fernie Flaman

Fernie Flaman
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1990
Fernie Flaman at a public signing on March 6, 2011
Born	January 25, 1927 Dysart, SK, CAN
Died	June 22, 2012 (aged 85) Westwood, MA, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1943–1964

Ferdinand Charles Carl "Fernie" Flaman (January 25, 1927 – June 22, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. He was known as a physical defensive defenceman and a consummate bodychecker. As a coach, Flaman was successful at the collegiate ranks as the head coach of Northeastern University.

Career

After being signed by the Bruins in 1943 and playing three seasons for the minor-league Boston Olympics (during which time he was named to the Eastern Hockey League's First All-Star Team in 1945 and 1946), Flaman made the big club for good in the 1947 season. He played five seasons for Boston before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, with whom he won a Stanley Cup the year he was dealt in 1951.

He played three more seasons for Toronto before being dealt back to the Bruins in 1954 (in which he led the league in penalty minutes with 150), for whom he played seven more seasons. Those were his peak years, as he was named Bruins' captain in 1955 (and served as such for the rest of his NHL career), was named to three NHL Second All-Star Teams (1955, 1957 and 1958), and played in five All-Star Games.

In 1961, Flaman was named the player-coach-general manager of the AHL Providence Reds, retiring as an active player after the 1963–1964 season. He coached Providence for one more year after that, coaching teams in the Western Hockey League and the Central Hockey League thereafter. In 1970, Flaman was named the head coach of the Northeastern University Huskies men's college team, and coached for nineteen seasons (the longest tenure in school history), amassing a 256–301–24 record. He was named United States college coach of the year in 1982, and led the Huskies to four Beanpot Tournament championships and a Hockey East championship in 1988. He retired from Northeastern the next year. He carried out the remainder of his career serving as a scout for the Devils.

Flaman finished his NHL career with 34 goals and 174 assists for 208 points in 910 games, and added 1370 penalty minutes. At the time of his retirement, he was third in NHL history in career penalty minutes.

Flaman was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. He died in 2012.^[1]

Career Statistics     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1942–43 Regina Abbots MJHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1943–44 Boston Olympics EAHL 32 12 7 19 31 12 2 6 8 14 1943–44 Brooklyn Crescents EAHL 11 5 9 14 12 — — — — — 1944–45 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1944–45 Boston Olympics EAHL 46 16 27 43 75 10 3 5 8 13 1945–46 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1945–46 Boston Olympics EAHL 45 11 23 34 80 12 2 7 9 11 1946–47 Boston Bruins NHL 23 1 4 5 41 5 0 0 0 8 1946–47 Hershey Bears AHL 38 4 8 12 64 — — — — — 1947–48 Boston Bruins NHL 56 4 6 10 69 5 0 0 0 12 1948–49 Boston Bruins NHL 60 4 12 16 62 5 0 1 1 8 1949–50 Boston Bruins NHL 69 2 5 7 122 — — — — — 1950–51 Boston Bruins NHL 14 1 1 2 37 — — — — — 1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 39 2 6 8 64 9 1 0 1 8 1950–51 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 11 1 6 7 24 — — — — — 1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 61 0 7 7 110 4 0 2 2 18 1952–53 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66 2 6 8 110 — — — — — 1953–54 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 62 0 8 8 84 2 0 0 0 0 1954–55 Boston Bruins NHL 70 4 14 18 150 4 1 0 1 2 1955–56 Boston Bruins NHL 62 4 17 21 70 — — — — — 1956–57 Boston Bruins NHL 68 6 25 31 108 10 0 3 3 19 1957–58 Boston Bruins NHL 66 0 15 15 71 12 2 2 4 10 1958–59 Boston Bruins NHL 70 0 21 21 101 7 0 0 0 8 1959–60 Boston Bruins NHL 60 2 18 20 112 — — — — — 1960–61 Boston Bruins NHL 62 2 9 11 59 — — — — — 1961–62 Providence Reds AHL 65 3 33 36 95 3 0 1 1 6 1962–63 Providence Reds AHL 68 4 17 21 65 6 0 2 2 0 1963–64 Providence Reds AHL 22 1 5 6 21 3 0 1 1 4 NHL totals 910 34 174 208 1370 63 4 8 12 93 College Head Coaching Record Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Northeastern Huskies (ECAC Hockey) (1970–71–1983–84) 1970–71 Northeastern 7-22-0 3-14-0 16th 1971–72 Northeastern 6-20-0 3-17-0 16th 1972–73 Northeastern 17-12-0 10-11-0 10th 1973–74 Northeastern 10-13-4 7-10-2 12th 1974–75 Northeastern 15-11-2 10-11-1 9th 1975–76 Northeastern 9-16-1 6-16-1 14th 1976–77 Northeastern 11-16-0 9-13-0 13th 1977–78 Northeastern 10-17-1 7-16-1 15th 1978–79 Northeastern 12-15-0 11-11-0 9th 1979–80 Northeastern 7-20-0 5-16-0 16th 1980–81 Northeastern 13-13-0 12-9-0 6th ECAC Quarterfinals 1981–82 Northeastern 25-9-2 14-6-1 2nd NCAA Consolation Game (Win) 1982–83 Northeastern 13-14-1 9-11-1 12th 1983–84 Northeastern 16-12-1 10-10-0 t-9th Northeastern: 171-210-12 162-171-7 Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East) (1984-85–1988-89) 1984–85 Northeastern 13-24-1 11-22-1 6th Hockey East Quarterfinals 1985–86 Northeastern 20-17-2 18-14-2 3rd Hockey East Quarterfinals 1986–87 Northeastern 13-21-3 11-18-3 5th Hockey East Semifinals 1987–88 Northeastern 21-13-4 13-9-4 2nd NCAA West Regional Quarterfinals 1988–89 Northeastern 18-16-2 13-11-2 3rd Hockey East Consolation Game (Loss) Northeastern: 85-91-12 66-74-12 Total: 256-301-24       National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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See also

• Captain (ice hockey)

References

1. McGran, Kevin (June 23, 2012). "Hockey great and ex-Leaf Fern Flaman dies". thestar.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
2. "2013-14 Northeastern Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved 2014-07-14.

External links

• Fernie Flaman's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Fernie Flaman's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database