Bob Froese

Bob Froese
File:Bob Froese 1986.JPG Froese in 1986
Born	(1958-06-30) June 30, 1958 St. Catharines, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers New York Rangers
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	160th overall, 1978 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1979–1990

Robert Glenn Froese (born June 30, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers.

Playing career

Froese shared the William M. Jennings Trophy (for backstopping the team that gave up the fewest goals) with Darren Jensen as a member of the Flyers in the 1985–86 season. He played for a total of eight seasons, appearing in 242 games and winning 128.

On November 29, 1987, Froese briefly became the second NHL goalie to score a goal in a game. An errant pass by the New York Islanders' Brent Sutter slid the length of the ice and into the Islanders' empty net on a delayed penalty call. Froese, the closest Ranger player to the play, was given credit for the goal. Later reviews showed that Froese had not actually touched the puck, and the goal was given to David Shaw.

Froese currently is the senior pastor at Faith Fellowship Church in Clarence, New York.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1974–75	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OMJHL		15	—	—	—	871	71	0	4.89	—
1975–76	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OMJHL		39	—	—	—	1976	193	0	5.86	—
1976–77	Oshawa Generals	OMJHL		39	—	—	—	2063	161	2	4.68	—
1977–78	Niagara Falls Flyers	OMJHL		53	—	—	—	3128	246	0	4.72	—
1978–79	Saginaw Gears	IHL		21	—	—	—	1050	58	0	3.31	—
1978–79	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		14	—	—	—	715	42	1	3.52	—
1979–80	Maine Mariners	AHL		1	0	1	0	60	5	0	5.00	—
1979–80	Saginaw Gears	IHL		52	—	—	—	2827	178	0	3.78	—
1980–81	Saginaw Gears	IHL		43	—	—	—	2298	114	3	2.98	—
1981–82	Maine Mariners	AHL		33	16	11	4	1900	104	2	3.28	—
1982–83	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		25	17	4	2	1407	59	4	2.52	.896
1982–83	Maine Mariners	AHL		33	18	11	3	1966	110	2	3.36	—
1983–84	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		48	28	13	7	2863	150	2	3.14	.887
1984–85	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		17	13	2	0	923	37	1	2.41	.913
1984–85	Hershey Bears	AHL		4	1	2	1	245	15	0	3.67	—
1985–86	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		51	31	10	3	2728	116	5	2.55	.909
1986–87	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		3	3	0	0	180	8	0	2.67	.909
1986–87	New York Rangers	NHL		28	14	11	0	1474	92	0	3.74	.883
1987–88	New York Rangers	NHL		25	8	11	3	1440	85	0	3.54	.878
1988–89	New York Rangers	NHL		30	9	14	4	1621	102	1	3.78	.870
1989–90	New York Rangers	NHL		15	5	7	1	812	45	0	3.33	.873
NHL totals				242	128	72	20	13,448	694	13	3.10	.889

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1975–76	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OMJHL		4	1	3	240	20	0	5.00	—
1977–78	Niagara Falls Flyers	OMJHL		4	2	2	236	17	0	4.36	—
1978–79	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		7	—	—	334	23	0	4.14	—
1979–80	Saginaw Gears	IHL		4	—	—	213	13	0	3.66	—
1980–81	Saginaw Gears	IHL		13	12	1	806	29	2	2.16	—
1983–84	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		3	0	2	154	11	0	4.29	.857
1984–85	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		4	0	1	146	11	0	4.52	.845
1985–86	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		5	2	3	293	15	0	3.07	.880
1986–87	New York Rangers	NHL		4	1	1	165	10	0	3.64	.896
1988–89	New York Rangers	NHL		2	0	2	72	8	0	6.68	.843
NHL totals				18	3	9	830	55	0	3.98	.869

International

Year	Team	Event			GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1987	Canada	WC			5	1	3	1	300	18	1	3.60
Senior totals					5	1	3	1	300	18	1	3.60

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Bob Froese's Senior Pastor - Faith Fellowship Church (Clarence, New York, USA)