HOCKEY NOTES

Frank Foyston

Center / Right Wing

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b. 2 Feb 1891 Minesing, Ontario
d. 19 Jan 1966 Seattle, Washington

Frank Corbett Foyston was a consistent, albeit underrated, star for many years with the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). He was usually among the top scorers in the league and was widely considered one of the best all-around hockeyists of the period from 1910 until 1930.

Many have cited Foyston as the finest player ever to play in the PCHA. Bold and clever around the enemy net, his stickhandling wizardry and superior shooting enabled him to become one of the first men to hit the 200-goal mark. He was on the winning side in three Stanley Cup finals -- with Toronto in 1914, Seattle in 1917, and Victoria in 1925.

After Foyston passed away in 1966, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer  placed him in the sporting pantheon with these words: "You missed one of the all-time greats if you never saw Frank Foyston perform with a hockey stick. He wielded it like Fritz Kreisler his bow, Willie Mays his bat, and Arnold Palmer his two-iron."

In 361 games in several leagues, Foyston managed 240 goals and 319 points. He was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.

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