Fred Glover
Born (1928-01-05)January 5, 1928
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died August 16, 2001(2001-08-16) (aged 73)
Hayward, California, US
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
Playing career 1946–1968

Frederick Austin Glover (January 5, 1928 – August 16, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 92 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1949 and 1952, though most of his career, which lasted from 1947 to 1968, was with the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League (AHL). After his playing career he coached the Barons for several years, and coached in the NHL with the Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals and Los Angeles Kings between 1968 and 1974, also serving as general manager of the Golden Seals on two occasions during that time. He was the brother of Howie Glover, who also played in the NHL.[1][2]

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 promotion 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).[3][4]

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 coach in 1968 as he joined the Oakland Seals.[5] 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.[6] However the team's performance diminished in each of the next two seasons, and he was fired 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.[7]

Awards and honors

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1945–46 Galt Red Wings OHA 20 20 9 29 16 5 1 2 3 4
1946–47 Galt Red Wings OHA 32 34 26 60 67 9 6 2 8 21
1947–48 Omaha Knights USHL 66 16 39 55 79 3 0 0 0 0
1948–49 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 68 35 48 83 59 2 0 0 0 2
1948–49 Detroit Red Wings NHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0
1949–50 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1949–50 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 55 22 29 51 65 8 5 4 9 8
1950–51 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 69 48 36 84 106 3 0 1 1 8
1950–51 Detroit Red Wings NHL — — — — — 6 0 0 0 0
1951–52 Detroit Red Wings NHL 54 9 9 18 25 — — — — —
1951–52 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 10 5 6 11 8 — — — — —
1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 31 4 2 6 37 — — — — —
1952–53 St. Louis Flyers AHL 7 3 3 6 8 — — — — —
1952–53 Cleveland Barons AHL 29 9 16 25 74 11 2 2 4 36
1953–54 Cleveland Barons AHL 55 23 42 65 117 9 8 6 14 15
1954–55 Cleveland Barons AHL 58 33 42 75 108 4 4 1 5 8
1955–56 Cleveland Barons AHL 64 31 48 79 187 8 2 9 11 2
1956–57 Cleveland Barons AHL 64 42 57 99 111 12 6 8 14 34
1957–58 Cleveland Barons AHL 64 28 48 76 147 7 4 2 6 26
1958–59 Cleveland Barons AHL 66 22 39 61 136 7 3 2 5 31
1959–60 Cleveland Barons AHL 72 38 69 107 143 7 4 3 7 30
1960–61 Cleveland Barons AHL 61 23 46 69 138 4 1 2 3 9
1961–62 Cleveland Barons AHL 70 40 45 85 148 6 2 4 6 14
1962–63 Cleveland Barons AHL 71 26 54 80 171 6 3 4 7 12
1963–64 Cleveland Barons AHL 69 26 50 76 155 9 3 4 7 21
1964–65 Cleveland Barons AHL 72 20 41 61 208 — — — — —
1965–66 Cleveland Barons AHL 47 8 28 36 74 12 0 3 3 41
1966–67 Cleveland Barons AHL 60 25 35 60 107 5 1 1 2 10
1967–68 Cleveland Barons AHL 70 13 32 45 132 — — — — —
AHL totals 1201 520 814 1334 2402 120 48 56 104 307
NHL totals 92 13 11 24 62 8 0 0 0 0

NHL coaching record

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Finish Result
Oakland Seals 1968–69 76 29 36 11 69 2nd in West Lost in quarter-finals
Oakland Seals 1969–70 76 22 40 14 58 4th in West Lost in quarter-finals
California Golden Seals 1970–71 78 20 53 5 45 7th in West Missed playoffs
California Golden Seals 1971–72 3 0 1 2 2 Fired —
Los Angeles Kings 1971–72 68 18 42 8 44 7th in West Missed playoffs
California Golden Seals 1972–73 66 14 39 13 41 8th in West Missed playoffs
California Golden Seals 1973–74 57 11 38 8 30 Fired —
NHL totals 424 114 249 61 — — —

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. ^ a b "Glover, Fred". Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Fred Glover". AHL Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ^ Currier 2017, p. 70
  6. ^ Currier 2017, p. 156
  7. ^ "FRED GLOVER". kings.nhl.com.
  8. ^ "Story of the Calder Cup". The American Hockey League.
  9. ^ "Glover, Howie". Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

Bibliography

  • Currier, Steve (2017), The California Golden Seals: A Tale of White Skates, Red Ink, and One of the NHL’s Most Outlandish Teams, Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 978-0-8032-8848-5

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Preceded byGord FashowayGarry Young Head coach of the Oakland / California Golden Seals 1968–711972–74 Succeeded byVic StasiukMarshall Johnston Preceded byBill TorreyGarry Young General manager of the Oakland / California Golden Seals 1970–711972–74 Succeeded byGarry YoungBill McCreary, Sr. Preceded byLarry Regan Head coach of the Los Angeles Kings 1971–72 Succeeded byBob Pulford
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