Fernie Flaman
Ferdinand Charles " Fernie " Flaman ( born January 25, 1927 in Dysart, Saskatchewan, † 22 June 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach, who played from 1946 to 1961 for the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.
Career
Flaman played during his time in the Eastern Junior Hockey League for the Brooklyn Crescents and Boston Olympics. Its development was accelerated by the player shortage, which had been triggered by the Second World War. Early age of 16 he came in the 1944/45 season for his debut with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. A year later, another game. After 23 events in season 1946/47, he still played half at the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League, he managed to work out a regular place at the Bruins. He strengthened three years with his defensive game, the defense of the Bruins before he was released in mid November 1950, among others, Leo Boivin to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Bill Ezinicki sent to Boston for this.
After he was initially sent to the AHL to the Pittsburgh Hornets, he managed soon to jump to the NHL back and was due to his naturalization by Elwyn "Doc" Romnes and Roger Jenkins only the third player from the United States in the jersey of the Maple Leafs. In his first year he won his first Stanley Cup with the new team. After the hero of the final series, Bill Barilko, during the summer break was killed, Flamans role on the team was more important. After the 1953/54 season, the Leafs kept their defense for compact enough to deliver Flaman. He returned to the Boston Bruins.
This time, he was one of the dominant players in the Bruins and gave the defense extra grip. He was four years Team Captain. He was also active for the rights of the players and was involved in the founding of the first players 'union, a forerunner of the National Hockey League Players' Association. After more than 900 games in 1961, he finished his career in the NHL.
In the AHL, he joined the Providence Reds, where he acted as a player, coach and general manager. When he left the team in 1965, he was inducted into the Rhode Iceland Hockey Hall of Fame. As a coach and general manager, he moved to the Fort Worth Wings in the CHL.
As a Scout, he returned in 1969 to the Bruins back. His focus was on talent in the American university leagues. He came to the position as coach of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, where he has won several awards for his achievements.
A special honor was 1990, the inclusion in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
NHL stats
Sporting successes
- Stanley Cup: 1951
Personal Awards
- Second All-Star Team: 1955, 1957 and 1958
- Participate in the NHL All-Star Game: 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959