Frank Spring

Franklin Patrick Spring (born October 19, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 61 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 13 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He was born in Rossland, British Columbia and raised in Cranbrook, British Columbia. He played with the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons, and Indianapolis Racers.

Family Spring's father, Frank Spring Sr., owned a car dealership in Cranbrook and served as president of the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association. Spring's brother, Danny Spring played in the WHA for the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers. Spring's son Corey Spring played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the late 1990s.

Career statistics Career playing statistics:

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 57 24 27 51 85 13 3 4 7 12 1968–69 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 41 9 16 25 60 17 10 2 12 16 1969–70 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1969–70 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 62 17 22 39 55 — — — — — 1970–71 Hershey Bears AHL 43 12 12 24 32 — — — — — 1971–72 Richmond Robins AHL 75 12 19 31 61 — — — — — 1972–73 Richmond Robins AHL 70 12 19 31 96 4 1 1 2 6 1973–74 Richmond Robins AHL 18 0 5 5 25 — — — — — 1973–74 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1973–74 Denver Spurs WHL 47 17 11 28 41 — — — — — 1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1974–75 Denver Spurs CHL 31 19 9 28 27 — — — — — 1974–75 California Golden Seals NHL 28 3 8 11 6 — — — — — 1975–76 California Golden Seals NHL 1 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 75 44 29 73 50 5 0 0 0 8 1976–77 Cleveland Barons NHL 26 11 10 21 6 — — — — — 1976–77 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 19 8 10 18 12 — — — — — 1977–78 Indianapolis Racers WHA 13 2 4 6 2 — — — — — 1977–78 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 45 14 11 25 35 13 2 4 6 0 NHL totals 61 14 20 34 12 — — — — — WHA totals 13 2 4 6 2 — — — — — AHL totals 251 50 66 116 249 17 3 5 8 6 CHL totals 187 88 70 158 144 5 0 0 0 8