Frank Rankin

Frank Gilchrist Rankin (April 1, 1891 – July 23, 1932) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. As a player, Rankin played the rover position for the Toronto Eaton's and Toronto St. Michael's Majors in senior hockey. Rankin coached the Toronto Granites to the gold medal for Canada at the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Frank Rankin
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1961
Born (1891-04-01)April 1, 1891
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Died July 23, 1932(1932-07-23) (aged 41)
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Rover
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Eaton's
Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Playing career 1904–1915

Personal

Rankin was one of six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rankin of Stratford, Ontario. He had four brothers: Gordon, Jimmy, Reginald and Sid and one sister.[1]

Hockey career

Rankin played junior hockey in his hometown of Stratford with the Stratford team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1904 until 1910. His brother Jimmy also played with the team.[1] He then moved to Toronto and played senior hockey with the Toronto Eaton's. He played two seasons with the Eaton's, scoring 21 goals in ten games. He then joined the senior Toronto St. Michael's Majors where he played in three seasons. In 1912, Rankin scored an incredible 20 goals in five games. In the 1914–15 season, while playing for St. Michael's, Rankin was seriously cut in the face and suffered blood poisoning, which required hospitalization.[2]

Rankin became coach of the Toronto Granites, leading them to the Allan Cup championship in 1922 and 1923. For winning the Cup in 1923, the Granites were selected to represent Canada at the 1924 Winter Olympics. The team won six consecutive games to take the gold medal.

Frank Rankin was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player in 1961.[3]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1909–10 Stratford HC Exhib. 2 4 0 4 — — — — — —
1910–11 Toronto Eaton's OHA-Sr. 4 15 0 15 — 2 4 0 4 —
1911–12 Toronto Eaton's OHA-Sr. 6 6 0 6 — 4 3 0 3 12
1912–13 Toronto St. Michael's OHA-Sr. 5 22 0 22 — 4 4 0 4 —
1913–14 Toronto St. Michael's OHA-Sr. 2 10 0 10 — 2 3 0 3 —
OHA-Sr. totals 17 53 0 53 — 12 14 0 14 —

References
  • Hockey Hall of Fame (2003). Honoured Members: Hockey Hall of Fame. Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing. ISBN 1-55168-239-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Notes
  1. "Jimmy Rankin Is Dead After Long Sickness". The Globe. Toronto, Ontario. December 28, 1926. p. 6.
  2. "Frank Rankin Has Blood Poisoning". The Globe. Toronto. February 19, 1915. p. 10.
  3. Hockey Hall of Fame 2003, p. 42.


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