Fred Glover (ice hockey)

Frederick Austin Glover (January 5, 1928 – August 16, 2001) was a Canadian National Hockey League (NHL) and American Hockey League (AHL) player and coach. He was the brother of Howie Glover, who also played in the NHL.[1][2]

Fred Glover
Born (1928-01-05)January 5, 1928
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died August 16, 2001(2001-08-16) (aged 73)
Hayward, California, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Cleveland Barons
Playing career 19461968

Playing career

Glover played junior hockey in his native Toronto. At age 21, he signed his first professional hockey contract and debuted with the American Hockey League's Indianapolis Capitals, leading his team in scoring as a rookie. In 1950, he won the first of his record five Calder Cup championships, and he received his first NHL recall during the same year. He scored a career high 48 goals in 1951. Glover played 54 games with the Detroit Red Wings in 1951–52, but he was not active during the playoffs as the Wings won the Stanley Cup. Glover was traded to the Cleveland Barons in 1953, and he became the most celebrated player in team history. In fifteen seasons with Cleveland, he won four Calder Cups and three league MVP awards. He scored a career high 107 points in 1960. He retired in 1968 as the AHL's career leader in games played (1,201), goals (520), assists (814), points (1,334) and penalty minutes (2,402).

Coaching career

Between 1962 and 1968, Glover served a dual role as both star player and head coach. He won his 1964 championship while working in this capacity. He took a job as an NHL bench boss in 1968 as he joined the Oakland Seals. As a rookie coach, he was honored by The Sporting News as coach of the year, as he led his second year expansion franchise to a 22-point improvement over their initial season. However the team's performance diminished in each of the next two seasons, and he was fired just three games into the 1971–72 campaign. Just weeks later, he became the first coach to manage two teams in one season, as he joined the Los Angeles Kings and finished out their season after the franchise had fired coach Larry Regan. He returned to the Seals in 1972 as a mid-season replacement, coaching the team to a last place finish, before being fired during the next season.

Awards and honors

NHL coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTPtsFinishResult
Oakland Seals1968–69 76293611692nd in WestLost in Quarter-Finals
Oakland Seals1969–70 76224014584th in WestLost in Quarter-Finals
California Golden Seals1970–71 7820535457th in WestMissed playoffs
California Golden Seals1971–72 3012(2)(fired)
Los Angeles Kings1971–72 6818428(44)7th in WestMissed playoffs
California Golden Seals1972–73 66143913(41)8th in WestMissed playoffs
California Golden Seals1973–74 5711388(30)(fired)
Total42411424961

References

  1. "Fred Glover (player)". Sports Reference, Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  2. "Fred Glover (coach)". Sports Reference, Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  3. "Story of the Calder Cup". The American Hockey League.
Preceded by
Gord Fashoway
Garry Young
Head coach of the Oakland / California Golden Seals
196871
197274
Succeeded by
Vic Stasiuk
Marshall Johnston
Preceded by
Bill Torrey
Garry Young
General Manager of the Oakland / California Golden Seals
1970–71
197274
Succeeded by
Garry Young
Bill McCreary, Sr.
Preceded by
Larry Regan
Head coach of the Los Angeles Kings
1971–72
Succeeded by
Bob Pulford
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