Frank Mario

Frank George Mario (February 25, 1921 — June 18, 1995) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 53 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 1941 and 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1954, was mainly spent with the Hershey Bears in the minor American Hockey League.

Mario scored nine NHL goals, the first of which came on January 25, 1942 in Boston's 7-3 home win over the Montreal Canadiens.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1939–40 Regina Abbotts S-SJHL 12 8 9 17 6 2 0 1 1 0 1939–40 Regina Abbotts M-Cup — — — — — 6 4 7 11 2 1940–41 Regina Rangers S-SJHL 32 13 19 32 26 8 4 5 9 9 1941–42 Boston Bruins NHL 9 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1941–42 Hershey Bears AHL 42 12 27 39 38 5 1 1 2 0 1942–43 Cornwall Army QSHL 32 15 27 42 51 6 0 2 2 12 1942–43 Cornwall Army Al-Cup — — — — — 14 6 5 11 17 1944–45 Boston Bruins NHL 44 8 18 26 24 — — — — — 1945–46 Hershey Bears AHL 37 6 24 30 29 3 1 0 1 2 1946–47 Hershey Bears AHL 64 24 47 71 65 11 5 13 18 7 1947–48 Hershey Bears AHL 68 30 36 66 32 2 1 0 1 0 1948–49 Hershey Bears AHL 68 26 46 72 27 11 2 3 5 0 1949–50 Hershey Bears AHL 48 9 25 34 25 — — — — — 1950–51 Hershey Bears AHL 58 21 38 59 40 6 0 4 4 0 1951–52 Hershey Bears AHL 68 15 38 53 26 5 0 4 4 0 1952–53 Quebec Aces QSHL 55 8 22 30 30 22 3 9 12 2 1953–54 Cornwall Colts EOHL — — — — — — — — — — 1953–54 Cornwall Colts Al-Cup — — — — — 5 0 1 1 2 AHL totals 453 143 281 424 282 43 10 25 35 9 NHL totals 53 9 19 28 24 — — — — —