Francis Charles "Mr Zero" Brimsek was an American professional ice hockey goaltender who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks.
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25 Facts About Frank Brimsek
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Frank Brimsek won the Calder Memorial Trophy as a rookie, and the Vezina Trophy twice, and he was named to the NHL All-Star team eight times.
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In 1998, Frank Brimsek was ranked number 67 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest ranked American goaltender.
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Frank Brimsek was born in the hockey hotbed of Eveleth, Minnesota on September 26,1913.
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Soon, Frank Brimsek found himself spending most of his spare time playing hockey.
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Unlike most of his friends who wanted to be high-scoring forwards, Frank Brimsek never showed any desire to play any other position than goalie.
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Frank Brimsek graduated from college with a machine shop student's degree.
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Frank Brimsek finished with twenty wins and eight shutouts, the most by any goalie in the league.
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Frank Brimsek was named to the league's second All-Star team and awarded the George L Davis Trophy for the lowest goals against average.
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Art Ross, the Bruins' coach and general manager, had seen enough of Frank Brimsek to consider promoting Frank Brimsek to starting goalie with the Bruins.
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Also, Frank Brimsek wore red hockey pants instead of the team's colors, and he was wearing Thompson's former jersey number 1.
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Frank Brimsek went on to earn six shutouts in his first seven games, and the fans and the media began to call him "Mr Zero".
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Frank Brimsek won the Calder Memorial Trophy and the Vezina Trophy, and he was named to the NHL first All-Star team.
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However, it was popular opinion at the time that Frank Brimsek deserved the spot on the first All-Star team over Johnny Mowers, including Mowers' own coach and general manager, Jack Adams.
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However, Frank Brimsek was not as sharp as he was before due to having not played any professional hockey for two years.
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Frank Brimsek was applauded for his performance in the playoffs, compensating for his team's weak defence.
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Frank Brimsek was named to the NHL second All-Star team for the fifth time in his career.
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Frank Brimsek played one season with the Black Hawks, recording 22 wins, 38 losses and 10 ties in 70 games.
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Frank Brimsek played a stand-up style of goaltending, in which a goalie usually stays on his feet instead of dropping down on his knees to make a save.
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Frank Brimsek is remembered for having a quick catching hand and for "taking the feet out" of opposing players that were being a nuisance in front of his net.
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In 1998, Frank Brimsek was ranked number 67 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, and was the highest ranked American goaltender.
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