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Julius Francis "Frank" Nighbor (January 26, 1893 in Pembroke, Ontario – April 13, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey Association(NHA) and Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA and Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). An excellent backchecker, his poke check and bodychecking abilities thwarted enemy forwards' scoring attempts. For his somewhat high penalty totals, he was a clean player and one of the last 60 minute hockey players. His nickname was "The Pembroke Peach". and she presented it personally to him.

Post-playing career

Frank coached for the Buffalo Bisons and London Tecumsehs of the International League and the New York Rovers of the East Coast Hockey League. He would later turn to an insurance business he was a partner in and run it until he became ill. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. He has also been inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame and the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. In 1998 he was ranked number 100 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. He died of cancer on April 13, 1966 in Pembroke, Ontario at the age of 73.

Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1914–15	Vancouver Millionaires	PCHA	17	23	7	30	12	-	-	-	-	-
1914-15	Vancouver Millionaires	Stanley Cup	3	4	6	10	6	-	-	-	-	-
1915-16	Ottawa Senators	NHA	23	19	5	24	26	-	-	-	-	-
1916-17	Ottawa Senators	NHA	19	41	10	51	24	2	1	1	2	6
1917-18	Ottawa Senators	NHL	9	11	0	11	3	-	-	-	-	-
1918-19	Ottawa Senators	NHL	18	18	4	22	27	-	-	-	-	-
1919-20	Ottawa Senators	NHL	23	26	7	33	18	-	-	-	-	-
1920-21	Ottawa Senators	NHL	24	18	3	21	10	-	-	-	-	-
1921-22	Ottawa Senators	NHL	20	8	8	16	2	-	-	-	-	-
1922-23	Ottawa Senators	NHL	22	11	5	16	16	-	-	-	-	-
1923-24	Ottawa Senators	NHL	20	10	3	13	14	-	-	-	-	-
1924-25	Ottawa Senators	NHL	26	5	2	7	18	-	-	-	-	-
1925-26	Ottawa Senators	NHL	35	12	13	25	40	-	-	-	-	-
1926-27	Ottawa Senators	NHL	38	6	6	12	26	-	-	-	-	-
1927-28	Ottawa Senators	NHL	42	8	5	13	46	-	-	-	-	-
1928-29	Ottawa Senators	NHL	30	1	4	5	22	-	-	-	-	-
1929-30	Ottawa Senators	NHL	19	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
1929-30	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	22	2	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals			348	136	60	196	242	-	-	-	-	-

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