Leafs Hall of Famer Fernie Flaman passes away
Posted June 23, 2012 4:05 pm.
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Hockey Hall of Famer Fernie Flaman, a defenceman with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins, died Friday night. He was 85.
During his playing career, in the 1940s and ’50s, Ferdinand Charles Flaman had a reputation for being a physical presence. A defensive defenceman from Dysart, Sask., he finished his NHL career with 34 goals, 176 assists and 1,370 penalty minutes in 910 NHL games. When he retired, Flaman ranked third all-time in career penalty minutes.
Drafted by Boston in 1943, Flaman joined the Bruins in 1947 and played five seasons before being traded to the Maple Leafs. Flaman helped the Leafs win the Stanley Cup in his first season in Toronto, in 1951. Three years later, he was dealt back to the Boston, where he was named captain in 1955. He played in five All-Star Games and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.
Flaman was the only Northeastern men’s hockey coach to win a Beanpot championship. He achieved the feat four times (1980, 1984, 1985, 1988) and coached Northeastern from 1970 through 1989.
Three months ago, Flaman was honoured at the Hobey Baker Award banquet in St. Paul, Minn.
Flaman served as a scout for the New Jersey Devils.
