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Frank Brimsek

#1 · Goalie · Chicago Blackhawks · Hockey Hall of Fame

Born Sep 26, 1915 in Eveleth, Minnesota, USA · 5'9", 170 lb · Catches left

Trophy case

×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 1940-41, 1938-39
×2 Vezina Trophy Top Goaltender 1941-42, 1938-39
Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year 1938-39

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 1940-41. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dave Kerr NYR · 48 GP, 0.000 Johnny Mowers DET · 48 GP, 0.000 Turk Broda TOR · 48 GP, 0.000 Bert Gardiner MTL · 42 GP, 0.000 Earl Robertson NYA · 36 GP, 0.000

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

02040601938-39: 43 games4338-391939-40: 48 games4839-401940-41: 48 games4840-411941-42: 47 games4741-421942-43: 50 games5042-431945-46: 34 games3445-461946-47: 60 games6046-471947-48: 60 games6047-481948-49: 54 games5448-491949-50: 70 games7049-50

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1938-39 BOS 43 3391010 0 0 68 1.56 0.000
1939-40 BOS 48 3112506 0 0 97 1.97 0.000
1940-41 BOS 48 2781306 0 0 102 2.01 0.000
1941-42 BOS 47 2417603 0 0 115 2.35 0.000
1942-43 BOS 50 2417901 0 0 176 3.52 0.000
1945-46 BOS 34 1614402 0 0 111 3.26 0.000
1946-47 BOS 60 26231103 0 0 175 2.92 0.000
1947-48 BOS 60 23241303 0 0 168 2.80 0.000
1948-49 BOS 54 2620801 0 0 147 2.72 0.000
1949-50 CHI 70 22381005 0 0 244 3.49 0.000
10 seasons Career 514 25218280040 0 0 1403 2.70 0.000

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1938-39 BOS 12 8401 0 0 18 1.25 0.000
1939-40 BOS 6 2400 0 0 15 2.50 0.000
1940-41 BOS 11 8301 0 0 23 2.04 0.000
1941-42 BOS 5 2300 0 0 16 3.13 0.000
1942-43 BOS 9 4500 0 0 33 3.54 0.000
1945-46 BOS 10 5500 0 0 29 2.67 0.000
1946-47 BOS 5 1400 0 0 16 2.80 0.000
1947-48 BOS 5 1400 0 0 20 3.78 0.000
1948-49 BOS 5 1400 0 0 16 3.04 0.000
9 seasons Playoffs 68 323602 0 0 186 2.54 0.000

1940-41 season totals

GP Starts WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
48 48 2781306 0 0 102 2.01 0.000

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Mar 18, 1941 vs DET W 4-1 W 0 0 1 0.000 60:00
Mar 16, 1941 @ DET T 2-2 (OT) T 0 0 2 0.000 70:00
Mar 13, 1941 @ NYA W 8-3 W 0 0 3 0.000 60:00
Mar 11, 1941 vs TOR W 3-2 W 0 0 2 0.000 60:00
Mar 9, 1941 vs MTL W 8-0 W, SO 0 0 0 0.000 60:00
Mar 4, 1941 vs CHI W 3-2 W 0 0 2 0.000 60:00
Mar 2, 1941 @ CHI W 4-3 W 0 0 3 0.000 60:00
Mar 1, 1941 @ TOR T 0-0 (OT) T, SO 0 0 0 0.000 70:00
Feb 25, 1941 vs NYR L 0-2 L 0 0 2 0.000 60:00
Feb 23, 1941 vs NYA W 3-1 W 0 0 1 0.000 60:00
Feb 18, 1941 vs TOR T 2-2 (OT) T 0 0 2 0.000 70:00
Feb 15, 1941 @ MTL W 5-0 W, SO 0 0 0 0.000 60:00
Feb 13, 1941 @ NYR W 5-3 W 0 0 3 0.000 60:00
Feb 11, 1941 vs DET W 4-0 W, SO 0 0 0 0.000 60:00
Feb 9, 1941 @ DET T 2-2 (OT) T 0 0 2 0.000 70:00
Feb 8, 1941 @ TOR W 3-2 W 0 0 2 0.000 60:00
Feb 4, 1941 vs MTL W 5-3 (OT) W 0 0 3 0.000 70:00
Feb 2, 1941 vs NYA W 4-1 W 0 0 1 0.000 60:00
Jan 28, 1941 vs CHI W 3-2 W 0 0 2 0.000 60:00
Jan 26, 1941 @ NYA W 6-1 W 0 0 1 0.000 60:00
Jan 21, 1941 vs NYR W 4-3 (OT) W 0 0 3 0.000 70:00
Jan 19, 1941 @ CHI T 4-4 (OT) T 0 0 4 0.000 70:00
Jan 18, 1941 @ TOR W 1-0 W, SO 0 0 0 0.000 60:00
Jan 16, 1941 @ NYR T 2-2 (OT) T 0 0 2 0.000 70:00
Jan 12, 1941 vs MTL W 7-5 W 0 0 5 0.000 60:00
Jan 11, 1941 @ MTL W 2-1 W 0 0 1 0.000 60:00
Jan 7, 1941 vs DET T 1-1 (OT) T 0 0 1 0.000 70:00
Jan 5, 1941 vs CHI T 2-2 (OT) T 0 0 2 0.000 70:00
Dec 31, 1940 vs NYR T 2-2 (OT) T 0 0 2 0.000 70:00
Dec 27, 1940 @ NYA T 3-3 (OT) T 0 0 3 0.000 70:00
Dec 25, 1940 vs NYA W 8-1 W 0 0 1 0.000 60:00
Dec 22, 1940 @ DET W 5-3 W 0 0 3 0.000 60:00
Dec 21, 1940 @ MTL L 1-3 L 0 0 3 0.000 60:00
Dec 19, 1940 @ NYR L 3-5 L 0 0 5 0.000 60:00
Dec 17, 1940 vs TOR W 5-2 W 0 0 2 0.000 60:00
Dec 10, 1940 vs NYR W 6-2 W 0 0 2 0.000 60:00
Dec 8, 1940 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) L 0 0 3 0.000 70:00
Dec 7, 1940 @ TOR L 2-3 L 0 0 3 0.000 60:00
Dec 3, 1940 vs NYA W 6-2 W 0 0 2 0.000 60:00
Dec 1, 1940 @ NYA W 10-3 W 0 0 3 0.000 60:00
Nov 26, 1940 vs MTL L 2-3 L 0 0 3 0.000 60:00
Nov 24, 1940 @ DET T 1-1 (OT) T 0 0 1 0.000 70:00
Nov 23, 1940 @ NYR W 2-1 W 0 0 1 0.000 60:00
Nov 21, 1940 @ CHI W 2-0 W, SO 0 0 0 0.000 60:00
Nov 19, 1940 vs DET T 4-4 (OT) T 0 0 4 0.000 70:00
Nov 17, 1940 vs TOR L 1-4 L 0 0 4 0.000 60:00
Nov 12, 1940 vs CHI L 5-6 L 0 0 6 0.000 60:00
Nov 3, 1940 @ MTL T 1-1 (OT) T 0 0 1 0.000 70:00